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To welcome you into the New Year, we bring you many tips and hacks for starting 2021 right. For self-improvement, meditate your way through lockdown, and watch a video on how to form new and healthy habits. For health and fitness, find out how to make exercising more fun, and discover how to lose weight by eating your favourite foods on a daily basis.
On innovation and tech, NASA may be bringing us the first space hotel, and distract yourself with a list of recommended books to read this year. Moving to entertainment, find out about upcoming Museum Shows opening in the US, or listen to a podcast that details the life of the late Steve McQueen.
Enjoy!
Bilal
How to (Finally) Start Meditating (GQ, 6 min read)
To kick-start a habit of meditation, mindfulness is key. You want to remind yourself why you’re doing it, and overthinking meditation never helps. The most important aspect is to be realistic.
Tips for a Better Life (Kottke, 5 min read)
This blog by Conor Barnes provides some useful tips on how to lead a better life. One tip I found to be relevant is that bad things happen ‘dramatically’, while good things tend to appear gradually. This could be useful for our 2021 outlook.
The 1-minute secret to forming a new habit | Christine Carter (TEDTalks, 10 min video)
According to Christine, the secret is repetition, not high achievement. If you are ‘willing to be bad’ and not perfect tasks straight away, it is easier to stick to your goal daily.
5 Ways to Rebuild Good Habits in 2021 (GQ, 3 min read)
I’ve always searched for new ways to stick to exercise, and with the pandemic still hanging over us, it’s especially important to find ways new ways of living a healthier lifestyle. Drinking enough water and thinking positively stand out for me.
Exercise is Good. But How Do We Make More Fun? (Literary Hub, 3 min read)
Here are some key points to take away; i) make exercise sociable, it can deter you from quitting; ii) get outside into a welcoming environment if you can; and iii) reward yourself after exercising!
The Groundhog Day Diet: Why I Eat the Same Thing Every Day (The Art of Manliness, 5 min read)
Repeating what you eat on a weekly basis, say the same burger every Monday, could contribute to weight loss, as eating the same foods will make them lose their novelty.
Two Upcoming NASA Missions Will Study Earth-Threatening Space Weather (i09, 3 min read)
NASA intends to put two satellites up into space that will study solar flares and solar winds that are responsible for geomagnetic storms. These missions will hopefully improve how we predict stormy weather, and how the sun influences this.
This ‘Unusual Star’ Is Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before (i09, 5 min read)
Another breakthrough for astrophysicist’s this week. A new celestial object might provide insight into the science behind supernova-explosions.
Former NASA Chiefs Are Planning to Build a Hotel in Space by 2024 (Robb Report, 3 min read)
Dubbed as an ‘out-of-this-world hotel’, the idea behind this project is set to be the first luxurious private space station, with cabins that feature futuristic colour-changing LEDs and panoramic views of Earth.
Ditch the Zoom bookshelf: 4 tips from Jonathan Adler on how to create a home office you’ll love (Fast Company, 4 min read)
Interior designer, Jonathan Adler, advises on creating a corner for zoom meetings, and to play musical chairs with rooms – a little creativity and re-decoration might help with work environment.
This is a list for everyone who said their resolution was to read more. (Literary Hub, 2 min read)
What better way to kick-start your year than with a list of mind-grabbing books.
2021’s Dazzling Stargazing Events (Cool Hunting, 2 min read)
Follow the link to the National Geographic and check out the celestial calendar for 2021. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye for these magnificent events, particularly the meteor shower in August.
9 Must-See US Museum Shows Opening in Early 2021, From KAWS’s Brooklyn Blowout to a Homecoming for Laura Owens (Artnet News, 5 min read)
Check out these openings that are surely something to look forward to in 2021.
Podcast #673: The Complex Coolness of Steve McQueen (The Art of Manliness, 1 hour podcast)
This podcast details the behind-the-scenes lifestyle of Steve McQueen, from his hard childhood to his interest in race car driving.
The Best Sci-Fi Trips to Help You Escape…at Least for a Little While (i09, 4 min read)
This slideshow features some great films, all with one theme in mind; travel.
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