I’ve been mentoring people for a while now. Mostly I help people to write engaging and curiosity-sparking content, build a sustainable brand, and get into the habit of consistently producing high-quality content. And that’s cool…
“Everybody is creative” This is a sentence I’ve struggled a lot with in the past. Sometimes it’s a heavy YES and sometimes it’s a clear No. Especially cause I never thought of myself as a…
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but Social Media has been changing. Last night I laid down in bed and uninstalled Instagram on my phone so I can’t go watch reels (I install and uninstall Instagram…
In today’s age we hear a lot about rising mental and physical struggles. Depression, anxiety, obesity, the list goes on… But we forget about one of the worst ones: In the 21st century, most people…
In the last mail, I told you about my mushroom trip in the woods – How I was able to surrender and to accept the feelings and thoughts that came up. It was the experience…
I started to pursue this “online thing” 1st of June 2023. Didn’t know at aaaaall what I was doing. Bought a course for USD1399, started a website and blogged about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Yerba Mate Tee,…
Many people are new to my newsletter so I wanted to reintroduce myself: I’m Heythem. Nowadays I make money with what I love: Writing about Psychology. It allows me to travel, follow my interests, and…
I’ve been writing online for over a year now. And when I look back at how I wrote a year ago, I cringe horribly. No literally, it pains my eyes. And at the same time,…
the world has changed. Only 30 years ago your University degree was the most valuable thing you could get. But in today’s digital world, most university degrees don’t hold much value. Nowadays, most people go…
Most advice for people in their 20s is broad and unspecific: Self-help books and self-improvement gurus tell you: “Trust life”“Set goals”“Stay positive”“Explore and learn”“Find your passion”“Believe in yourself”“Take care of yourself” But that doesn’t seem…
Everybody talks about Mindfulness nowadays. It’s a competition to see who has the best meditation technique (which is actually the opposite of mindfulness). But the truth is: Most of those techniques are not sustainable. Most…
there’s a lot of misconception about what trauma is. So I want to clear some things up. You don’t have to have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to experience trauma. Trauma is universal – everyone has…
You think Counseling and Medication is the most effective way to treat mental health issues? Think again. In 2023 Dr Singh et al. published a revolutionary Study that will make you question everything you know…
Most people live in artificial environments. You go to work in a cubicle.You work out in a cubicle.You eat in a cubicle.You go to bed in a cubicle. Your life is ruled by going from…
the more time I spend studying the mind the more I realize…. most people live a life of constant worry, stress & anxiety. So what’s the solution?? Self-improvement Gurus tell you to work harder. But…
“You need Willpower to be successful!” Ever heard that statement? Every Self-Improvement Guru seems to be shouting it from the rooftops. DISCIPLINE. GRIND. SUFFER. WILL. AAHHHHHHHH!!!!! a bit too aggressive for my taste… I’m here…
Most people live in artificial environments (me included). You go to work in a cubicle.You work out in a cubicle.You eat in a cubicle.You go to bed in a cubicle. Your whole life is ruled…
I spent 50+ hours reading Sigmund Freud. He’s the first person to introduce the “unconscious” mind to us. Since then, it’s been in every Psychologist’s mouth & I feel like he doesn’t get the credit…
Everyone can be a writer. But throw everything you know about communication out the window. Everyone can be a writer. No matter how bad your writing is. But if you want to be a writer,…
Like my favorite Psychologist, Carl Jung, said: “That which you need the most will be found where you least want to look. “ These 7 Uncomfortable Truths I’m gonna share with you are not easy…