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The Art of Self-Improvement

Cutting-edge and ancient techniques for overcoming exhaustion.

Stress
Are You Feeling Constantly Overwhelmed?

Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. on December 11, 2024

Personal Perspective: Too many things can happen too fast. It can feel as if our emotions, bodies, and spirits are lagging behind, unable to catch up with our experiences.

Personal Perspective: Too many things can happen too fast. It can feel as if our emotions, bodies, and spirits are lagging behind, unable to catch up with our experiences.

Hypnosis
What's So Great About Hypnotherapy?

Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. on July 18, 2024

Hypnotherapy is a powerful therapeutic intervention which can help you get unstuck by bypassing your conscious analytical mind and activating inner resources.

Hypnotherapy is a powerful therapeutic intervention which can help you get unstuck by bypassing your conscious analytical mind and activating inner resources.

Attention
Your Attention, Please!

Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. on March 15, 2024

Damaging myths about attention keep us from cognitive thriving. We have much to gain if we change our perspective and treat attention as a precious and limited resource.

Damaging myths about attention keep us from cognitive thriving. We have much to gain if we change our perspective and treat attention as a precious and limited resource.

Career
Work as a Keystone Habit

Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. on February 27, 2024

Changing our keystone habits can have a ripple effect on other habits. What if changing the way we think about and engage with work is the key to unlocking transformation?

Changing our keystone habits can have a ripple effect on other habits. What if changing the way we think about and engage with work is the key to unlocking transformation?

Philosophy
On 'Cosmic Insignificance Therapy'

Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. on January 23, 2024

Learn how adopting a cosmological perspective can create an empowering distance to your challenges and unhelpful thoughts so that you can become more serene and lighthearted.

Learn how adopting a cosmological perspective can create an empowering distance to your challenges and unhelpful thoughts so that you can become more serene and lighthearted.

Social Media
Why Decision Paralysis Is Trending on TikTok

Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. on November 21, 2023

The reason why decision fatigue is trending is related to perfectionism, fear of failure, and overwhelm with endless optionality and the imperative to self-realise all the time.

The reason why decision fatigue is trending is related to perfectionism, fear of failure, and overwhelm with endless optionality and the imperative to self-realise all the time.

Burnout
5 Surprising Ways to Combat Burnout

Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. on October 10, 2023

Appreciation is one of our core psychological needs. If we don't receive it at work, our chances of burnout almost double. But there are ways of coping without it.

Appreciation is one of our core psychological needs. If we don't receive it at work, our chances of burnout almost double. But there are ways of coping without it.

Scripts
Career
Recognizing the Toxic Cultural Scripts That Shape Us

Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. on May 2, 2023

What deeper cultural scripts are running you unconsciously? Selecting the playbooks you want to live by more discerningly can be a key to flourishing and living more purposefully.

What deeper cultural scripts are running you unconsciously? Selecting the playbooks you want to live by more discerningly can be a key to flourishing and living more purposefully.