Recently Updated Gravitational Habits
Some habits pull everything toward them. Exercise attracts better eating, early rising attracts productivity. Gravitational habits organize life around themselves
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100 Ways To Improve Your LifeCore Frameworks
Connecting the dots in a predictable way
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Recently Updated Making Your Bed In The Morning
Making my bed every morning isn't about tidiness—it's setting an anchor. When the bed is made before leaving, half the [...]
Recently Updated Healthy And Unhealthy Routines
Not all routines serve you. Some become prisons. Healthy routines create freedom through structure. Unhealthy ones trap you in automated [...]
Recently Updated Short, Medium And Long Term Strategies, It’s All A Question Of Zooming
Zoom in for daily tactics, zoom out for yearly strategy. Most people stay stuck at one altitude—mastery requires fluid perspective [...]
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Latest discoveries in personal optimization
Recently Updated Humans Need Entropy – Why You Need Some Chaos in Your Life
Why humans collapse without chaos: lessons from mouse utopia, and AI research. How to inject entropy into your life to [...]
Recently Updated The Danger Of “I Made It!”
You set up an ambitious goal. You work hard for it. You overcome obstacles, and, eventually, you reach it.
Recently Updated Most Of The World Is Functioning At The Grape Level
A grape is beautiful thing. Sweet, juicy, refreshing, nurturing. I love grapes.
Recently Updated Reusable Habits
Some habits transfer across domains. Focus, consistency, patience—meta-skills that work everywhere. Reusable habits compound across contexts
Practical Strategies
Actionable techniques for daily improvement
Recently Updated 33 Tips To Start Your Day
Morning optimization through 33 practical tips. Day beginning determines trajectory—starting well creates momentum lasting hours
Recently Updated Learning How To Learn
Meta-skill that multiplies all others. Learning how to learn makes every subject easier. The framework matters more than individual lessons
Recently Updated Shifting Focus
Focus shifts are expensive. Each transition costs momentum and mental energy. Minimizing shifts maximizes output. Single-tasking beats multitasking every time
Hacking Habits
Understanding how habits actually work and how to leverage them. From gravitational forces that shape behavior to practical techniques for [...]
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Trip To New Zealand – first impressions
New Zealand arrival creates immediate impact. First contact reveals island magic—initial impressions shape entire journey
My Most Downloaded Mind Maps – reloaded
Popular mind maps revisited updated. Visual thinking resources shared widely—most downloaded maps reveal universal needs
Raw Food Diet
Raw food journey begins with decision. Uncooked eating philosophy introduced—nutritional revolution starts single meal
Why Going To New Zealand
New Zealand chosen deliberately intentionally. Destination selection reveals personal values—travel destinations mirror internal landscapes
Change management: it’s still you, only better
Change preserves identity while improving. Transformation enhances rather than replaces—evolution maintains continuity through growth
Dragos Roua’s Next Steps
Future directions announced publicly. Next steps documented transparently—public commitment increases accountability dramatically
7 Things I Learned From My 2 Year Old Girl
Two-year-old teaches seven essential lessons. Toddler wisdom penetrates adult complexity—young children model authentic living
GTD Tips: It’s Not How You Feel About What You’re Doing…
GTD transcends emotional states. Feelings don't determine action necessity—productivity happens despite mood variations
Do It For Yourself – who’s benefiting from your actions?
Action beneficiaries examined honestly. Self-serving versus other-serving distinction matters—motivation clarity enables authentic choice
Do It For Yourself – who’s driving your actions
Action drivers identified consciously. Internal versus external motivation examined—understanding what drives enables redirection
Do It For Yourself
Self-directed action creates authentic life. Doing for yourself beats performing for others—internal alignment enables sustained effort
DragosRoua.com on Top 50 Productivity Blogs of the Year
Blog recognition validates consistent effort. Top 50 productivity ranking achieved—external validation confirms internal commitment
Keep your soul in good shape: managing your psychological calories
Psychological nutrition requires conscious management. Mental calories consumed through information—soul health demands intake control
Money and you
Money relationship examined personally. Financial reality reflects beliefs—wealth patterns reveal psychological foundations
Training For Happiness
Happiness trains like physical fitness. Joy develops through deliberate practice—emotional state strengthens systematically
Gtdagenda.com – an online GTD application reviewed
GTD Agenda reviewed thoroughly honestly. Online productivity tool evaluated—web-based task management assessed
Follow The Signs
Life signs guide when noticed. Synchronicity speaks through patterns—attention reveals meaningful coincidences
90 days blog challenge
90-day blogging commitment begins. Quarterly challenge creates momentum—extended period proves capability transforms habit
Back to blog
Blogging resumed after hiatus. Return signals renewed commitment—breaks enable perspective refresh
Living Life Like A Holiday
Holiday mindset applied to daily life. Vacation attitude transforms ordinary—celebration becomes continuous rather than occasional