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How To Find Inspiration, Even When You’re Not Inspired (And the Rubber Band Trick I Use All The Time)

inspired-band-smallOne of the crappy things about Depression is that it zaps your energy level. Finding the energy to go to the gym, launch new campaigns or even just get out of bed might be hard to do.

So if you’re reading this today and your head tells you that breaking your current routine sounds difficult…

I have two pieces of good news for you:

  1. It only takes 30-60 days to set a new habit
  2. You can use outside stimuli to get inspired until the habit is formed

How To Form A Healthy Habit

If you do something over and over again it becomes a habit. I can’t say this enough. (So I’ll say it again). If you do something over and over again it becomes a habit.

And over time you get really good at your habits.

  • If you spend your time watching TV – you’re going to get really good at it
  • If you spend your time in bed crying – you’re going to get really good at it
  • If you spend your time going to the gym – you’re going to get really good at it
  • If you spend your time doing media buys – you’re going to get really good at it

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How I Cured My Depression: Part 3 Exercise The Demons

This is Part 3 of the ‘How I Cured My Depression’ series.

  1. ‘How I Cured My Depression: Part 1’
  2. ‘How I Cured My Depression: Part 2, Constructing a Future’

What Does Depression Look Like?

Picture a depressed person in your mind. What do you see? I see a man sitting with shoulders slumped, head and necked lowered – looking straight at the ground. Something like the guy in the left photo below.

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Now what about this guy on the right? Does he look depressed? I don’t think so. I’m pretty sure this guy feels like The Champion of The Universe right now.

So let’s talk about how to get out of the box on the left – and into the box on the right.

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What Shawn Blanc Taught Me About Being A Total Mobile Failure

Malan Darras - FacepalmWell, that was embarrassing.

If you visit my site on a regular basis you may have noticed I’ve been making some changes. I love tinkering and making the site cleaner and more readable.

I did a check with my mom a few nights ago and asked her how she uses the site. I like getting feedback from someone that wasn’t born with a cellphone and a Facebook profile.

She immediately said “Yes, on my phone there is a box that pops up over everything asking for my email address!” We tracked down (what I thought was) the problem and I thought it would be smooth sailing from there.

Then I wrote ‘Thanks’ and posted it yesterday.

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I’m Not Supposed to Post This, and Why I Probably Did

malan_small_headDear You,
I probably know your name, but as of today the geeks at The Internets haven’t figured out a way for my website to realize who you are based on your reflection it the computer monitor. So today – I’m just going to call you, “You”.

I was going to call you “Reader” or “Friend” but that sounds ridiculous. If we met in person I would never say “Hi Reader! I’m Writer” or “Hello Friend, I’m Friend!”

I’m sticking with “You”. Because I could very likely say “Hey… um, You!” if I forgot your name in a real life situation.

I am not supposed to be writing this today.

I am also not supposed to post anything on a Sunday because according to scientific research on writing and sharing content online – most people are not supposed to be reading sites like mine on a Sunday.

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How I Cured My Depression: Part 2 Constructing A Future

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“Depression is the inability to construct a future.” Rollo May

Most people with depression are lacking two important things: 

  1. A goal for your life (a future)
  2. A daily routine that is set up to help you accomplish that goal

I can’t choose your future for you – that is up to you. The part I can help you with is creating a routine that will help you accomplish whatever goal you choose.

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How I Cured My Depression: Part 1

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“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For many years I didn’t think I was going to make it.

I woke up each morning (or afternoon) with a feeling of unexplainable dread. Everything I did felt wrong. Every time I was in public I felt like jumping into the nearest dark corner and hiding.

I made a decision very early on that life was horrible, that my life specifically was doomed and that if there was a God he or she hated me and was punishing me 24 hours a day.

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