Single-Tasking, Yes. Multitasking, No.

Marc Bilodeau/ Minimalism, Self Help, Subjectivity

Multitasking is balancing one or more action at the same time. Everyone multitasks, and thinks they’re good at it. In fact, people tell me they’re better than most at multitasking. In truth, people are bad at multitasking, and technology drags us into this myth even further. Now is the time to practice single-tasking. Multitasking vs. Single-Tasking The reality is people can’t effectively do multiple tasks at the same time. As humans,

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Romantic Relationships from an Analytical Mind

Marc Bilodeau/ Health, Self Help, Subjectivity

I approach everything using logic, reason, and an open-mind. Unfortunately, there is one weakness to this approach. It leaves emotions and feelings as secondary concerns. Life requires tough choices, and I believe that emotions and feelings can cloud one’s judgement when making rational and effective decisions. However, there are some things in life that simply won’t abide by logic and reason. One being romantic relationships. However, I’ve been attempting to use a logical approach to understand happy and successful

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Self-Reflection instead of Resolutions

Marc Bilodeau/ Health, Self Help, Subjectivity

A new year, a time for renewal and change. Many people make New Year Resolutions, a promise to change a habit, to self-improvement. However, I prefer self-reflection. I believe it’s important to routinely take a moment and review personal milestones and core values. By definition, self-reflection is the act of examining introspectively. The willingness to learn more about how one behaves, their purpose in life, and essence. This isn’t easy to do. It took me awhile to wrap my head

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