Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Psycholocrazy Quit your job, live your life, go crazy! ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Why Today is the Most Important Day of Your Life](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/why-today-is-the-most-important-day-of-your-life) - Time doesn't care. It cannot be reasoned with. It cannot be bargained with. It will not stop, until you are dead... so Terminator puns aside - learn how to make time your bitch.. - [5 Reasons Why Self-Doubt Is a Waste of Time (and how to change your mentality)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-reasons-why-self-doubt-is-a-waste-of-time-and-how-to-change-your-mentality) - [5 Obvious Things I Learned From a 30 Day News Blackout (that completely surprised me)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-obvious-things-i-learned-from-a-30-day-news-blackout-that-completely-surprised-me) - Last month I took part in a 30 day challenge whereby I completely removed news from my life. How did I cope? Were there withdrawals akin to a drug? Am I now a clueless idiot? All is revealed... - [How Your Employer is Turning You into a Battery Chicken: 5 Reasons to Break Out of the Cage](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/how-your-employer-is-turning-you-into-a-battery-chicken) - Battery hens. That’s what this is like. It’s like being a battery hen. Except it’s worse... Look around. The door isn’t locked. The iron bars are only in your head. You can leave this place. You can be free. - [39 Insanely Stupid Things You Should Probably Stop Doing](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/39-insanely-stupid-things-you-should-probably-stop-doing) - A list of the 39 stupidest, damaging and useless things we do to ourselves, our loved ones and to the world around us. Do yourself a favour and erase them one by one. - [My Insane 30 Day Challenge (part 2) – No News or Internet, Plus Daily Workouts and a Ton of Writing](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/my-insane-30-day-challenge-part-2-no-news-or-internet-plus-daily-workouts-and-a-ton-of-writing) - Welcome to another insane 30 day challenge. See what happens without news or Internet, plus Daily Workouts and writing 1000 words per day. - [5 Reasons Why Depression Can Be A Good Thing](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-reasons-why-depression-can-be-a-good-thing) - “Hey cheer up, it can’t be that bad. Pull yourself together” Anyone who has ever experienced depression knows how words such as those can really get our blood boiling. - [5 Reasons Why Waking Up at 5am Will Improve Your Life (and how to actually do it)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-reasons-why-waking-up-at-5-am-will-improve-your-life) - Running out of time? No energy? Lack of momentum and motivation? Here are 5 great reasons why waking up at 5am will improve your life. - [Sex, Sun and The Peltzman effect - Why Playing It Safe Is Ruining Your Life](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/the-peltzman-effect) - [40 Amazing Personal Development Bloggers to Watch In 2015 (plus my number 1 blog of the year)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/40-amazing-personal-development-bloggers-to-watch-in-2015) - A comprehensive guide to the greatest motivators, coaches and personal development bloggers in the world right now... and some weird and wonderful people too. - [Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/dont-be-so-hard-on-yourself) - Basically, this article is a 1000 word ramble on why I allowed an arbitrary deadline to stress me to the point of exhaustion. Don't be like me. - [10 Cunning Ways to Grow Your Business and Earn More Money](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/10-cunning-ways-to-grow-your-business-and-earn-more-money) - Forget the boring 'how to' guides on starting your own business. What you need are some.. shall we say... 'alternative' methods to help you succeed in this cut-throat world. - [4 Imaginary Problems You’re Experiencing Right Now (and how to fix them)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/4-imaginary-problems) - What if most of your problems were all an illusion? Imaginary demons of your own creation, intent on holding you back and ruining your life... what could you do about it? - [6 Survival Tips For the Recently Unemployed (or how quitting your job can rock your world)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/6-survival-tips-for-the-recently-unemployed) - [Deus ex Machina – How to Create Something Out of Nothing by Playing God With Your Life](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/deus-ex-machina) - Deus ex machina - or God from the machine! An infamous plot device used in some of the best movies of all time. Learn how you can adapt it to improve your own life. - [Are You Willing To Die?](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/are-you-willing-to-die) - I practiced 6 hours a day – every single day. At an age when my friends were heading off to university, I embraced the isolation required to master my craft. - [9 Dumb Reasons Why You Fail (and the number 1 secret to success)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/9-dumb-reasons-why-you-fail) - It’s not nice being a failure is it? You try your best, but you can’t help shake the feeling you’re destined for the scrapheap. Every day is the same old shit and there’s not even a Groundhog in sight. - [The Little Things](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/the-little-things) - Kevin, a smartly dressed man in his late twenties, with an impeccable hairstyle and a looming deadline, wipes the sweat from his brow as he struggles to concentrate... - [6 Weird Ways Religion Is Influencing Your Brain (as proven by science)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/6-weird-ways-religion-is-influencing-your-brain) - Are you religious? Are you happy with your identity and your life? Are you you feeling a little... lost? You may not want to hear this, but I know the reason why... - [What Really Turns You On?](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/what-really-turns-you-on) - There is a world out there and it’s crying out for someone new, someone like you, someone with the balls to take control and dominate every waking moment. Do you have what it takes? - [5 Popular Self-Help Tips That Are Full of Shit](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-popular-self-help-tips-that-are-full-of-shit) - From bogus Yale studies and Jim Rohn to self-self love and Simon Cowell - everything you thought you knew about self-help... could be a load of bull! - [Why Excellence Is a Full Time Job](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/why-excellence-is-a-full-time-job) - How dedicated are you in striving to achieve that one thing you spend all day dreaming about? Discover how (and where) Andrea Pirlo found the answer to success. - [21 Quick And Easy Ways Of Freeing Up More Time](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/21-ways-more-free-time) - Do you keep saying no to your friends? Are you always stuck at work when you should be having fun? Is your schedule crammed? It's time to check out these 21 tips and reclaim your life. - [6 Amazing Lessons Arnold Schwarzenegger Can Teach You About Success](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/6-amazing-lessons-arnold-schwarzenegger-success) - Arnold Schwarzenegger is the definition of success - dominating three of the most challenging careers in existence. Here are 6 reasons why he became a legend. - [7 Underrated, Yet Inspiring Books That Everyone Should Read](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/7-underrated-and-inspiring-books) - These are 7 of the most underrated and inspirational personal development books in existence. Number 1 on this list will change your outlook on life completely. - [How I Quit My Job, Built My Guitar Tuition Business From Scratch And Gained 25 Students In Under 18 Months](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/how-to-quit-your-job-and-start-a-business) - This is my step by step process of how I quit my boring 9-5 job and created my own successful guitar tuition business. (I will also show you how you can do it too) - [5 More completely random and awesome ways to re-wire your brain](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-more-completely-random-and-awesome-ways-to-re-wire-your-brain) - Brains are brilliant, they rule the world after all and the best part is that anyone can perform a few simple tricks to give us Einstein-esque superpowers - [Do You Work In Retail? 7 Reasons Why You Must Quit Your Job, NOW!](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/quit-your-retail-job) - Retail had its invisible shackles on me for over 10 years but eventually I managed to break free, and you can do it too. Perform a lifestyle upgrade immediately. - [5 Reasons Why Everyone Secretly Hates You (and how to change your ways)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-reasons-why-everyone-secretly-hates-you) - If you think everyone loves you, then think again. You're just as annoying as everyone else, except you don't know it. Thankfully, I'm here to show you why! - [Analysis Paralysis - Why I Need To Re-evaluate My Life (and why I need your help)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/analysis-paralysis) - I feel trapped right now. Whatever the opposite of a ‘rut’ is, I am there. My mind is being torn in a multitude of directions – quartered without the hung and the drawn. - [Always Wear Your Game Face – 4 Reasons Why Preparation Is The Key To Success](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/4-reasons-why-preparation-is-the-key-to-success) - Don’t let other people decide who you are – show them. If you pre-empt the world around you, everyone else will be dancing to your tune. How ready are you? - [Looking After Number One – 4 Reasons Why You Need To Be More Selfish](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/looking-after-number-one) - Is selfish a dirty word? Is it the hallmark of a bad person? With this article I aim to show you why being selfish is necessary to succeed in life. - [Are You Getting Better Or Are You Happy Being Average?](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/are-you-getting-better) - We’re all capable of amazing things. There is no such thing as ‘sink or swim’. When backed into a corner – you’ll have no choice but to unleash your inner beast. - [Steroids For The Brain - How I Used Modafinil To Study For 19 Hours Straight](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/modafinil-real-limitless-pill) - If you're lacking in motivation and the procrastination monster has you in its grip - this article will show you how it's possible to unleash your potential. - [10 Reasons Why Living In The UK Sucks (and why I can't wait to leave)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/10-reasons-why-uk-sucks) - There are plenty of things the world knows about the UK and the British in general. Our weather is awful, we drink tea and we bend over whenever the US gets a little frisky. - [18 Things I Want To Tell My 18 Year Old Self (a conversation)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/18-things) - If I had the opportunity to meet with my 18 year old self I would sit him down and pass on these 18 golden nuggets of wisdom. Failing that, I would kick his ass! - [4 Ridiculously Common Misconceptions About Depression (and how to change your thoughts)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/4-ridiculously-common-misconceptions-about-depression) - Depression sucks. It’s the vampire of diseases. It hides in plain sight, waiting to pounce. You don’t hear it coming, It's too swift and clever for that, and then it pounces... - [Depression is NOT a mental illness](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/depression-is-not-a-mental-illness) - This is an article that I wish to get out there because it constantly irritates me about the many misconceptions regarding depression and who it affects. - [Have You Done Your 10,000 Touches Today?](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/10000-touches) - There is a philosophy deeply ingrained in Dutch football. It is the idea that every youth player should be touching the ball 10,000 times per day. - [9 Warning Signs You’re About To Start a Toxic Relationship](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/warning-signs-toxic-relationship) - There are some crazy people out there - I know, I've dated most of them. Here is my guide to the warning signs to look out for so you don't have to go through it too. - [I Had NO IDEA How I Was Gonna Do This… but I did it anyway!](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/i-had-no-idea-how) - Brilliant guest post from Dana Gore about how she quit her job to follow her passion and become the author of the book - 'A simple guide to exercise safely'. - [5 People You Should Eliminate From Your Life Immediately](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/eliminate-social-circle) - Our lives are full of negative people who want to drain our positive energy at every opportunity - learn how to recognise and eliminate these from our life. - [Just Because I’m Not Alone Doesn’t Mean I’m Not Lonely](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/lonely-vs-alone) - Those who are battling depression are the greatest method actors of our time; living every second of every day via a persona created with the sole intention of fooling the entire world. - [7 Stupid Life Rules You Should Stop Paying Attention To](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/stupid-life-rules) - How I escaped conformity and started living life on my own terms by breaking these 7 common (yet incredibly idiotic) rules on how to function in society. - [7 Counter intuitive ways to live a longer life](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/7-ways-to-live-a-longer-life) - When Queen released the song “Who wants to live forever” I’m not sure if they were being rhetorical but I’ll answer it anyway. Yes Freddie, that would be great, thanks. - [The Alternative Bucket List - 75 things to try that you wouldn't normally do](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/alternative-bucket-list) - This is my alternative bucket list and if you manage complete all 75 of these activities, your life will take on a whole new form of awesomeness! - [The 15 Best Psycholocrazy articles of 2013 - A Year In Review](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/psycholocrazy-best-articles-2013) - A collection of the 15 articles that I feel best represented Psycholocrazy during 2013 - a mixture of my favourite posts and my most popular content. - [If The Answers Aren’t Frightening Enough Then You Need To Start Asking Scarier Questions](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/frightening-answers-scary-questions) - you need to be continually challenging yourself to change. Pushing forwards and searching for new ways to smash through your self-imposed barriers. Scare yourself into progress! - [If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get – 3 Ways To Change Your Life, Today!](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/if-you-dont-ask-you-dont-get) - Why is it scary to ask someone out on a date? Why is it scary asking your boss for a pay rise or a promotion? Why is it scary asking someone for help? It isn't so stop being a wimp! - [5 Harmful things you need to stop doing today](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-harmful-things-you-need-to-stop-doing-today) - I don’t know about any of you lot but I’m continually doing things which are either unhealthy or a total waste of time. Worrying about factors that are totally out of my control - [3 Insane Reasons Why You Will Never Be Happy](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/3-insane-reasons-why-you-will-never-be-happy) - [5 Life lessons you wish you had found out sooner](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-life-lessons-you-wish-you-had-found-out-sooner) - Hindsight is a wonderful thing, or so they say anyway. In reality it makes us look back to our flawed younger self and all the dumb stuff we used to do. - [Yes and No – The Only Two Words You Will Ever Need](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/yes-and-no) - Yes means no and no means yes. How to learn when to say the right word at the right time and start living the life you actually want for a change. - [You’re Already Dead! – The Ultimate Guide To Kicking Death’s Ass](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/dealing-with-fear-of-death) - Are you afraid of dying? Is your fear of death consuming your life? This article is here to help you kick deaths ass and banish your fears forever. - [The Most Important Question You Will Ever Ask Yourself](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/the-most-important-question-you-will-ever-ask-yourself) - Is your life a virtual prison? Is that invisible ball and chain weighing you down? It sounds to me like you are ready to ask yourself a very important question.. - [6 Reasons Why Your Life Is Harder Than It Should Be (and what to do about it)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/6-reasons-why-your-life-is-harder-than-it-should-be) - We are constantly told that life is hard but people just make things difficult for themselves. Here are 6 reasons why your life is harder than it should be and how to change it. - [How a Dead Cat Can Help You Transform Your Life (honestly, it can)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/schrodingers-cat) - Find out how a dead cat cat, an Austrian physicist named Schrodinger and a bit of online dating can help you change your mind-set and transform your life. - [Has Anyone Ever Told You That You’re Amazing?](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/you-are-amazing) - I want you to know that it doesn't matter what your place in life is, what you've done in the past or what you're going to do in the future - you are amazing! - [3 Confidence Hacks To Kill Your Inner Shyness](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/confidence-hacks-kill-shyness) - If you are allowing fear and insecurity to overwhelm your life than check out these 3 awesome confidence hacks to supercharge your brain and change your world. - [The Idiots Guide To Being An Idiot](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/the-idiots-guide-to-being-an-idiot) - If we lived in a perfect world then life wouldn’t be worth living. We need to learn how to make more mistakes and I’m going to show you how to do that as efficiently as possible. - [Stop Using Your Age as an Excuse!](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/stop-age-excuse) - Time will continue to pass regardless of the path you choose for yourself, so don’t become that person that looks back on their life with regret. - [4 Terrifying Life Lessons We Only Learn As We Age (and how to accept them)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/terrifying-life-lessons-learn) - Check out this article and learn which life lessons have terrified the hell out of me thus far in my 32 years living on this planet. (and how I accepted them) - [6 Scary Life Situations That We Should All Learn To Love](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/6-scary-life-situations) - We are often told that life is hard, that we should be scared, to cling to what we have and to fear the unknown. How about opening yourself up to the world? - [8 Awesome Ways To Improve Your Job (that you can try today)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/improve-your-job) - Money is great but sadly, Jobs suck, they really do. If you are fed up with the 9-5 then check out these 8 awesome tips to start kicking ass at your workplace. - [The Magic Of Bruges](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/the-magic-of-bruges) - Being in Bruges is like being a character in a fairy tale. Here I explain why visiting this beautiful medieval city is an absolute must for any traveller. - [The 4 Biggest Lies We Tell Ourselves Every Day](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/biggest-lies-tell-ourselves) - These are created to protect us from the unknown, from the possibility of failure and thus a damaged ego. Recognise them, challenge them and ultimately remove them. - [How To Hack Your Life In Just 2 Years](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/two-year-life-hack) - That one thing you want more than anything else. Are you going to take those first steps towards achieving it today or are you going to let time kick your ass? - [Monkey See, Monkey Do – A Tale Of Mimicry](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/monkey-see-monkey-do) - Most of us tend to just follow the crowd, Read this article for an explanation of why individuality is infinity more desirable than conformity. - [6 Reasons Why Being Beautiful Sucks](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/being-beautiful) - I don’t know about you lot but it seems to me that there are more beautiful people roaming the planet than at any time in history. Of course the standards were a lot lower in the past - [F*ck Realism](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/fuck-realism) - When I think about the woman I will spend the rest of my life with, I’m not imagining a person who lacks intelligence or has no sense of humour. I don’t want someone who I’m not physically attracted to or has no direction in life. - [How To Use Pareto's 80/20 Principle To Streamline Your Life](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/pareto-principle) - What would you say if I told you that there was a simple, yet effective way of streamlining your productivity without affecting your results? - [Stop Procrastination Now – 7 Awesome Ways To Cure The Lazy Disease](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/stop-procrastination-now-7-awesome-ways-to-cure-the-lazy-disease) - Procrastination is a pain in the ass. You would think that by sitting back and doing absolutely nothing that we would be content and happy. Why else would we continue to put things off? - [My Insane 30 Day Challenge – The Results](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/30-day-challenge-results) - FINALLY my insane 30 day challenge is over, no more, finished, done with. To be honest I am pretty darn glad. If you have no idea what I am talking about then check out the start of the challenge here, and the halfway point here. - [How To Shut Down That (negative) Inner Voice](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/negative-self) - Whenever we try and do something that challenges us or is outside of our normal comfort zone, it can get a little scary. Initially when we first come up with a thought or - [12 questions to ask yourself before quitting your job](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/quitting-your-job) - This is just a quick post that was inspired by a lot of the questions (and self doubts) I had when I wanted to hand in my notice. - [18 Tips To Motivate and Supercharge Your Productivity](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/how-to-increase-motivation) - As someone who has battled with issues relating to motivation throughout my life I have compiled a list of tips that have helped me to overcome this - [The Fallen Man](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/the-fallen-man) - Shortly before Christmas I witnessed something that has had a pretty huge effect on me. I will be totally honest, at the time I didn’t give it much thought. - [Everything That Happens To Me Is Great](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/everything-that-happens-to-me-is-great) - We are conditioned from an early age to fear failure, to always look for the negatives and to seek happiness at every opportunity, but life isn’t black and white. - [How To Improve Your Social Life In 6 Easy Steps](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/how-to-improve-your-social-life) - How healthy is your social life? Does it need improving? I have provided 6 easy to follow practical steps that anyone can start doing today to kick start their social life! - [My Insane 30 Day Challenge – Halftime Report](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/my-insane-30-day-challenge-halftime-report) - As I promised, here is the halfway update on my insane 30 day challenge. As expected some of these things were easier than others and I in no way believed that I would complete all of them - [How To Deal With Bullies (from a former punchbag)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/how-to-deal-with-bullies-from-a-former-punchbag) - Being held in a headlock for 30 minutes is not fun – the feeling of utter helplessness and intense claustrophobia that kicks in as you realise that you are at the total mercy of someone else. - [Do You Realise How Lucky You Really Are?](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/do-you-realise-how-lucky-you-really-are) - During the summer of 2007 I had a job that was so demanding - I was constantly on the verge of curling up in the foetal position and declaring ‘game over’. - [How To Get Over A Relationship – The No B.S Guide](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/how-to-get-over-a-relationship) - Relationships are intriguing little things. On the surface they seem awesome and we spend a lot of time trying to enter one but 99% of them will end, usually involving some form of mutual resentment and if you’re particularly unlucky, a large loss of cash. - [6 Rites Of Passage That Every Blogger Must Go Through (and how to deal with it)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/rites-passage-blogger) - Blogging is awesome – it really is. Actually writing on the internet in general is pretty darn good and why wouldn’t it be? You get to write for millions of people - [If it’s not difficult, then you’re doing it wrong!](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/if-its-not-difficult-then-youre-doing-it-wrong) - How many of you complain and moan when something doesn’t go your way? How about when you take up a new hobby or try something that you have never done before? Do you hate learning new skills? - [My Insane 30 Day Challenge](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/my-insane-30-day-challenge) - On June 1st I will start a 30 day challenge that could possibly reduce me to a quivering wreck! I am going to be testing my willpower with TEN different challenges. - [15 reasons why today will be the best day of your life](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/15-reasons-why-today-will-be-the-best-day-of-your-life) - We spend so much of our lives thinking about the past and the future that we can forget to actually live in the present. The thing is they don’t exist. - [Why Do We Always Settle For Second Best?](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/why-do-we-always-settle-for-second-best) - This is a shorter article today but it’s about something that I feel strongly about. Basically the idea that many people, most in fact, are going through life just accepting whatever comes their way. - [5 Ways In Which Modern Life Is Screwing With Your Mind](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-ways-in-which-modern-life-is-screwing-with-your-mind) - Modern life and technology had done so many wonderful things for our world, yet almost without noticing, we are in danger of allowing it to control our thoughts - [4 Awful life situations you really need to see the funny side of](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/4-awful-life-situations-you-really-need-to-see-the-funny-side-of) - How many times have you been told that life is hard? It’s not really, it’s just wildly unpredictable and the people that tell you this are those who always look on the negative side. - [6 Ways To Instantly Make Yourself A Better Person](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/6-ways-to-instantly-make-yourself-a-better-person) - Everyone thinks they are a good person, and why wouldn’t they? But we all have our flaws, so that's why I have come up with 6 ways in which we can improve - [You Have All The Time In The World](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/you-have-all-the-time-in-the-world) - We all feel like everyone else gets more hours in their day than we do, it’s one of those strange beliefs that we all have but it’s just a trick of the mind. - [There Is No Tomorrow](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/there-is-no-tomorrow) - I would like question why as human beings, we always seem to look to the future instead of the here and now, and how putting things off is harming our potential - [Do one thing every day that scares you](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/do-one-thing-every-day-that-scares-you) - Fear can keep us trapped in our comfort zone. We need to break the habit of taking the easy way out and luckily, there is a very simple way to accomplish this. - [Are You An Introvert Or Just A Highly Sensitive Person?](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/are-you-an-introvert-or-just-a-highly-sensitive-person) - Dr. Elaine N. Aron coined the term 'highly sensitive person' do describe the 20% of us who on the outside, seem either shy, introverted or downright rude. - [5 Reasons Why Time Is More Important Than Money](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-reasons-why-time) - If you work ridiculous hours and have no time to actually have a life then you are doing it all wrong! Time is more important than money! There I’ve said it. - [5 Reasons Why Facebook Is Ruining Your Life](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-reasons-facebook) - Facebook and other social media sites such as Twitter are at the forefront of modern life and while they have a lot of positive aspects, they are also affecting us in ways we may not have realised. - [10 Inspiring Videos To Motivate And Kick Start Your Day](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/10-inspiring-videos-to-motivate-and-kick-start-your-day) - A collection of 10 videos that will inspire, motivate and kick start your day. Are you ready to take on the world? - [5 Things You Think You Know About Life (But Always Get Wrong)](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/5-things-you-think-you-know-about-life-but-always-get-wrong) - Life is basically one long ass experiment that we have to take part in. 70 plus years of trial and error where we all try to do our best to make the most of what we have without killing ourselves in the process. - [Retail is evil - Why I gave up my job](https://www.psycholocrazy.com/retail-is-evil-why-i-gave-up-my-job) - It felt like I had just been hit by a train. 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