Category: QuietStrength Mind
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How a playlist became my emotional diary
I didn’t set out to track my feelings or do anything intentional with music. I was just listening to it. I was going through a more emotionally heavy period than usual. One of those stretches where everything feels a bit weightier, and I found myself listening to music more than normal. It started with one…
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Eat a burger
If you’ve made it through January, first of all… well done. I live in the UK and it’s probably the hardest month of the year. It’s cold, it’s dark, everyone’s skint and on 1st January your phone starts filling with people telling you how to fix your life with green juice, gym memberships and cutting…
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When the quiet days are anything but
Have you ever noticed how the days with nothing planned are often harder than the busy ones? Not the days where everything is back to back and you barely have time to think. Those tend to look after themselves. It’s the quieter days that do it. The ones with fewer demands, no real structure and…
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When “quiet” makes sleep worse
Have you ever been lying wide awake in a supposedly quiet room when you should be asleep? Or noticed that as soon as everything goes silent, your brain suddenly decides it’s the perfect moment to replay the entire day, revisit old conversations and solve problems that absolutely do not need solving at 2am? And is…
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The science behind QuietStrength Mind
Modern life throws constant noise at your nervous system: notifications, deadlines, decisions, expectations, interactions, overstimulation, and the emotional cost of simply being human in the modern world. QuietStrength doesn’t try to “fix” your thoughts. It helps you understand them gently, clearly, without pressure.