Archive for the ‘values’ Category

It can be tempting to think that life is built around universal principles that are devoid of any fallacies or contradictions. Unfortunately, as we all know, life is full of paradoxes and I’ve recently come across one in my own quest for a simpler life. One of the benefits of living with a more minimalist [...]

Abraham Maslow was a psychologist that developed a theory known as the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs(see image to right). This theory describes what people must have in order to live a fulfilling life. At the very lowest level of his hierarchy are the very basic physiological needs of food, water, shelter, sex etc. Without first [...]

It’s not enough to just have values, they must become the cornerstones of your decision making process. Anybody can say they have values, but that’s not the point. In fact, you shouldn’t even have to articulate them in order for the people you interact with most to be able to describe them; if you actually [...]

It’s that time of year again. That one where we all make promises to ourselves that get broken in about two months. We all start with the greatest of intentions but life seems to slowly intervene until we’re back to December wondering why our resolutions from a year ago didn’t stick. There are as many [...]