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Category: Musings

  • Aim for the middle – contentment vs pleasure [Jocko Ted Talk]

    Just some random shit I was thinking about… People who seek pleasure, tend to be very up and down. Not that I’m judging – but boxers and MMA fighters for example, you get a massive dopamine hit and euphoria when fighting (and winning) in front of a crowd, but the downs are massive. I thought…

  • Gifts for the Impossible Man UK [2022]

    if you want to buy something for the proverbial (and commonly searched for on Google) Impossible man, then look no further JetBoil Camping Stove if the man in question likes the outdoors or camping in anyway, or just likes cooking stuff quickly, then the jetboil is an amazing present. Stand Up Punchbag If you need…

  • Wellbeing and Business Podcast Episode 2

    Second episode of this amazing podcast. Stress – stress is the inability to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and doesn’t necessarily relate to a mental feeling of stress. Stress of sorts can be caused by shallow breathing, poor posture or just not having time to switched off or socialise https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSGv8VhF/

  • New Philosophy on Life

    Combing the Teachings of Aristotle & Rocky Sorry – my posts are very short at the moment as I’m working from home and juggling looking after the kids – one who’s just started walking Decide on Your Virtues Every tribe has a code, every religion, every civilization, traditionally – has had a written or unwritten…

  • Guide to UK Trees

    Nothing to do with MMA – sorry – however, I thought this would be very useful for educating the kids whilst going on one of our very common walks in the woods and countryside. It’s also interesting for me to find out and have a future reference. Most Common UK Trees European Ash Aspen –…

  • 5 Reasons Why Wrexham is a Good Place to Live (or Work)

    Completely off topic, more of a personal blog post.. Ryan Reynolds and Rob Macalvoy just bought Wrexham FC! Wrexham is Beautiful – Really! A lot of people complain about Wrexham, but we’ve got a lot to be grateful for. If you don’t like living in this beautiful part of the country, it’s because you’re not…

  • Best Carl Jung Quotes

    Carl Jung was an early advocate of analytical psychology and like Freud is well known for his work relating to theories of personality & the human subconscious. Whilst Freud’s work, was still rooted in 19th century theories regarding suppressed desires, Jung generally believed that a deeper analysis was required of the subconscious mind (particularly dreams)…

  • Intrinsic Goals vs Extrinsic Goals – How they can hinder success & happiness

    Goals have been associated with sports psychology and general high-achievers for several decades. They’re also inherently tied to personal development and Positive psychology. The type of goal you set is in many ways, as important as the outcome. Coaches and athletes tend to set outcome/extrinsic goals. However, according to Hardy, Jones and Gould (1993) elite…

  • We Are All One (Why Nobody Really Dies)

      It was World Mental Health Day yesterday. I’m not a huge fan of ‘awareness’ days, I think they bring problems but not solutions. I think depression is a problem that has a number of causes… Lack of exercise Poor Diet & Gut inflammation Lack of sunlight Too much sitting/Poor posture Social Media Marketing Shite…

  • Easy Ways to Increase Positive Energy

    Not directly MMA related, but an optimistic mindset and enthusiasm will definitely help with the grind of training and pre-fight nerves. Positive Self Talk Have a mantra such as “Cool, calm & collected” Here‘s a list of other possible mantras Positive Room Entrance Each time that you walk into a room, pick out 2 things…