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Like USB sticks, flying, sports, shopping, but mainly people, definitely people. — People are annoying. Like sometimes really annoying. You know it, I know it, there is no use in feeling guilty about it. Have you been outside? Have you seen the people? Having a positive mindset all the time is an unrealistic aspiration. Sometimes we need to release all that negative…

A positive mindset and a comfortable environment go a long way — Cast your mind back to a time in your life when you were really happy. Feel the warmth of the sun on your face as the muscles in your face contract and you smile big. Close your eyes and focus on that memory. Look around. Where are you? Who is…

Anyone can do it with time, patience, and a lot of love. — Disclaimer: psychedelic mushrooms, are illegal in most countries. Excepting Denver, Colorado and Oakland and Santa Cruz, California, possession of psilocybin and psilocin is illegal in all of the United States. The selling of mushroom spores is legal except in California, Idaho and Georgia, but for the purpose of growing psychedelic…

Barbers are closed for the foreseeable future. Can I really cut my own hair? — One aspect of life on lockdown is the inability to get to the barbers. Unless you were fortunate to have had a haircut not long before our lives were consumed by COVID 19, it's likely your hair is out of control. So what do I do about my hair? Do…

A new publication for psychedelics, mindfulness and the war on drugs — Welcome to Entheogen! There is not one place I have found on Medium to home stories commonly curated under psychedelics. Whether that is due to sensitivity around their legality, I don't know. I do know from experience many publications are wary of the topic. I have managed to get just…

Showing empathy is increasingly important for leaders. Science suggests that psychedelics could help. — Improvement. We all seek it. As leaders, whether that's as the CEO of a multi multi-million dollar company, a middle manager, or just a regular Joe, we all want to be better. Today’s leader not only has to be strong, visible and decisive, they increasingly need to be empathetic. But…

Sink, swim, or just change your perspective — Sometimes in life, it feels as if I am trapped and it becomes difficult to see beyond my immediate environment. I look out the window and see the grass and the trees. Yet there is so much I can’t see. What's above, what's below, what's behind me through these walls? …

#1 Embody your creativity. — I love music. Music has the power to transform how you feel, take you to a different place and reminisce about the past. For every individual, music can have its own meaning. That could be because you associate a particular song with a particular person. Maybe it reminds you of…

Professional development fails to address issues of race in the classroom, be yourself and let your students fill the gap — ‘Sir does it bother you that you are like white, and we are like…. all black?’ Teachers get bombarded with questions every day. How long until the end of the lesson? When do we get to go on a field trip? Sir, can I slap John he’s annoying me? Most…