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  We all have some poor habits, whether it's: Eating junk. Having one too many lemonades on a school night. Playing that game on our phone at times when we shouldn't. It can become an unpleasant cycle of Cue, Craving, Response and Reward.   But.... did you know that we can use these stages to our advantage?  Habits aren’t just a part of your life – an annoying tendency that you can’t seem to shake. Or a surprising trait that you developed out of nowhere. Habits are developed – often accidentally, but we can also create habits. Creating a habit is very much like learning a new skill. We keep practicing until it becomes natural, or until we reach our desired level of competence. With a new skill, perhaps you just want to be able to perform the activity successfully in one take? Or maybe you want to be able to do it naturally, with barely any awareness that it’s happening.   Developing a habit is similar. The activity in question may be a skill or activity t...

Hey everyone! It’s Matt here and a warm welcome back to Stridi Towers. Happy Monday. Happy Beginning of the Week.  Photo by Julia M Cameron from Pexels     Today I’m going to chuck a load of technical jargon at you about the way your mind works. Just joking. I’ll give you a load of easily digestible knowledge that you can use as you wish. You’re probably having a quick read on your break, or on your way home. Maybe you’re looking for some tips to regain your mojo for the week. Well, let’s learn some awesome facts! We have loads of things going on in our minds. Often, especially when it comes to making decisions, there are three particular things happening. There’s a place called your Emotional Mind, which is where our instantaneous, emotional responses come from. There’s our analytical mind, which is where we crunch the numbers and take a more measured approach. And there’s our intelligent mind, where we make an informed decision on the basis on what our other mi...

Hi Everyone, it’s Matt here to check in and say hello! Recently, a contact of mine sent me a list of random, interesting little tasks to keep you occupied at weekends, days off, or any time when you’re feeling a bit lost or bored. I’ve adapted them to include my own suggestions, and to make it a little lighter and more bloggy, I’ll put a bit of spiel with some of them. Photo by JESHOOTS.com from Pexels Some of these tasks will take a couple of minutes. Some maybe an hour or two. It’s just a few things to try really.   -         Read a few pages of a book. If you’re not much of a reader, just pick a book from the shelf that looks interesting and try a few pages. -         Go for a walk around the block. -         Plan a lunch or meal that includes all of the food categories. -         Pick a random new sitcom or film on whicheve...