Self-Improvement - The DESK Magazine (Page 4)

A matter of self-perception

Let’s do a quick experiment. Take out your phone, turn on your self-facing camera and look at yourself on the screen. Don’t take a picture. Just look at yourself.

by Tobias van Schneider

“Yeah, but I could have done that too”

It is one of the phrases I've heard a lot recently, especially from designers. It's an interesting thing to say or even think, and I can tell you I've been guilty of thinking it several times.

by Lizzy Spano

As a writer, remote worker and introvert-in-denial, I spend quite a bit of time alone. Most often I relish this time to myself. If I'm not working, I'm reading, riding my bike, cooking. I am rarely bored when left to my own devices.

by Tobias van Schneider

Obsessed with the best

The Netflix series, Black Mirror, looks at futuristic worlds that are not so distant from our lives today. In the first episode of season 3, the show introduces a society that operates around personal ratings.

by Tobias van Schneider

Could this be my super power?

I’ve always been fascinated with superheroes for the same reasons kids are: They wear costumes. They beat bad guys. They have awesome powers. The older I get, though, the more I realize how amazing real human beings are.

by Tobias van Schneider

Write to get ideas, not to express them

As I'm finishing the new book by Tim Ferris "The Tools of Titans" this week I stumbled upon the following quote: (great book btw)

by Tobias van Schneider

The anti-New Year’s resolutions

I suck at New Year's Resolutions. Most of them are boring which is one reason we don't really stick with them.

by Tobias van Schneider

No Alcohol, No Coffee for 27 Months

Exactly today (Dec. 26th 2016) I haven’t had a single drop of alcohol or coffee in 27 months. If you're reading this later, you can do the math yourself.

by Tobias van Schneider

My 23 Favorite Books on Creativity, Productivity & Life

I read a lot. I didn't used to, but over the last couple years I made an effort to change myself and I'm happy to report that I've succeeded. One of the best decisions I made was ordering a Kindle from Amazon and reading my books on there instead of purchasing physical books.