Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Drastically Improve Your Life With Just One Simple Trick

Do you want to do something useful with your time?
Does the phrase "What the hell am I doing with my life?" sound very authentic to you?
Am I shamelessly using marketing tactics at this very moment?
All the above questions have a surprisingly similar answer.


An Introduction


The world can sometimes be a dark and cruel place. What if I told you that everything that's going wrong in your life is all a reflection of the way you behave?

Nonsense? I say NAY!
Let's get to the bottom this!


How The Magic Happens


For those of you who are not familiar with "The Law Of Attraction", it goes as follows. That which you focus on will somehow make its way into reality. Short and simple.

I know what you're thinking:
"Kenzo, mah dude, I don't believe in magic."
Thank God, because neither do I.

Does that mean we cannot be wrong about the way we view life?
Reread the question. Think about it.

Many people feel superior to others because they believe to have the 'right' or 'logically correct' mindset.

Here comes the hammer of truth...
It does not matter that your mindset is logically correct. All that matters is if it works or not. That which is more practical always beats the theoretical.

This is the reason why a lot of religious people are way happier than a lot of atheist people. Atheists believe they are smarter because they 'know there is no such thing as a God'.
In the Western world, the contrary is often true.
Jews, for example, their religion did not stop them from becoming financially apt.
Albert Einstein was a very religious man. That did not stop him from developing his famous relativity theory.

No, this does not mean all religious people are good, by far not. There are some seriously bad religious people out there. Then again, the same can be said about atheists. Bad people are everywhere, but so are the good ones. I could write an entire blog post about this topic, but I have to buy myself a new pair of sandals today and it's a long walk to the shopping district.

Now, does this all mean you should become religious?
Of course not. I'm just giving you the required setup to be more open to new ideas.


The Magic Trick


I found a method to shift the way you view life in a manner that will positively benefit both you and all the people around you.

It's very simple. And all it requires is just a tiny bit of effort...

Excuse me for a moment whilst I take another bite of my 'croque monsieur'. Cool fact, the coffee shop I'm at makes its own meat. The workers here say that's why it tastes so incredibly delicious.
Needless to say, I thank all the pigs that died to make my 'croque monsieur' possible. Your sacrifice was certainly not in vain!
But I digress.

Alright, here's the exercise:
 At least once every day, you help a person with a problem. No matter how big or how small the problem is, you just help them out and you ask for nothing in return.
'Just' making someone's day a bit better also works.
Simple, not?

Do this every day for one month straight and watch the magic happen as your life changes right in front of your very eyes.


The Specifics


The first time I heard about it, I could not help but cringe. Everyone always says "be nice" or "be nice to your fellow man" as if those were some sort of cultish quotes. It's no wonder that very few people still know what it truly means. I am not saying you should be nice to your fellow man/woman all the time. Hell no, some people seriously deserve a footprint right in the middle of their ugly faces.
All I am saying is that you should help just one person out each day and ask nothing in return.

I guarantee magnifying results. Your life will become a lot brighter. You will become happier and people will want to be around you much more often.
And if not, well, you've literally lost nothing.

I'll give you some examples of how I've been doing it today. Remember, this can be very simple:
- Hold the door open for a lady (Nope, she was not attractive.)
- Give advice to people on Reddit who ask for it
- Open the fridge door for an old lady who does not have the arm-power to do it herself
- Tell the person at customer support that you are immensely grateful and that you hope she has a fantastic day

Other examples:
- Literally, just smile at a person
- Give someone a compliment
- Lend your ear and listen to someone's problems
- Do a chore
- Give someone advice (when asked for it)
- Buy your fellow bro or sis a drink

For more, inspiration, I'm sure this site will do the job.
( https://andthenwesaved.com/random-acts-of-kindness-ideas/ )

If you want to go full-on mad, another good one is putting a dollar in some books at the library. You add a small post-it note to make sure the person knows they can take the money and voila!
When you do this, however, you're not allowed to see who opens the book. Otherwise, you would be doing it for the response.


Some More Words


That was all for today, I hope this will be of benefit to some people. Although I know there's always a huge percentage of people who like to read about action instead of actually taking action.
If this was of benefit to you (which it will be, if you actually apply it), by all means, do send me an email. I would love to hear your stories. There's also a comment section below this page.

One last thing, if you are currently having any unwanted, problematic situations in your life, no matter how dramatic, I will gladly help you out or just listen to what you have to say. Because more often than not,
a bit of love and care is all a human needs.

My email: contact@kenzonius.com
(Yes, that's a thing now.)

Peace & hope y'all have a great day.

Saturday, March 30, 2019

The Uruguay Chronicles

It's been a few weeks now since I first arrived in Montevideo. And in all honesty,
it feels like years have passed.



The effects of changing your environment


I could not recommend anyone a bigger life change than to just pack your things and go live somewhere else. Preferably as far away from your current home as possible. Your perspectives will change, and your mind will be blown. If it isn't because of the culture shock, then the people you meet, and the prices of alcohol will do the trick just as fine.

Social Life


Which brings me to the people you meet. At first, I was insanely scared that I would be alone and isolated for a long time.

Thus, I jotted some plans down before coming here.
One of them was the following: "Meet at least one group of new people each week."
Which I saw as a very difficult task. It was an entirely new country after all.

Good news, hostels completely obliterate this problem.

For those who do not know what a hostel is. It's basically a house where people spend the night whilst traveling. So people hop in and out every few days. Some people also stay in hostels for a longer period of time because of work or language classes.
Or if they accidentally made a misclick on Airbnb.
*Cough cough*

But yeah- you can walk up to anyone and start chatting for a few hours. There are people in the house all the time, and each one of them is completely open to starting a conversation. Not to mention, most of those people are very friendly. That is crazy and truly awesome. I actually had to limit
the people I meet to 4-5 groups each week. Because otherwise, I would simply get too distracted
from my work.

Oh boy, then there's the variety of humans. One day you're talking to a music group consisting entirely of Brazilians, the other the group is an entire mash-up of Germans, Argentinians, Australians, Norwegians, and Belgians. Seriously, the only two continents that did not seem to participate in this orgy of nationalities are Asia and Africa. No offense, Asia and Africa, but you're seriously missing out.

This brought me to huge revelations about some cultures. For example,
did you know Aussies (a superior term for 'Australians') greet each other by saying:
"G'day, cunt."

Oh- the Aussies. Such fascinating creatures.

The people who manage the current hostel are really chill as well. And that's not only because they're stoned 80% of the time (the other 20% of the time they actually work). Which reminds me.

Did you know marijuana is legal in Uruguay? No? Do you suddenly feel the intense urge to visit this place?
This is probably a huge hint that you are, in fact, addicted.
But hey, who am I to judge?

Seriously though, that stuff is everywhere. I've literally seen it lying around in the streets. And I'm pretty certain that at each moment in time, 50% of the population is stoned. Although I don't have any scientific numbers to back that up.

Montevideo


Overall, Montevideo is a very safe place. The people are warm and nice. Apparently, this city has specialized itself in meat. Absolutely delicious meat. Sadly, this place is also the most expensive in South America. Or so I've heard. The prices are exactly the same as those of any normal Western country. Except for the alcohol, the alcohol is dead cheap. :winky_face:

Something I totally had not expected, the city is very progressive and gay.
Seriously, there's a lot of gay here. Gays walking in the streets, gays painted on the walls...
It's in the air or something.
Now I know what you're thinking: "Is this guy a HOMOPHOBE??!"

My answer to you is clear and simple:
Yes, of course. Gay people should be restrained, banned from Youtube and have their main source of energy removed. Namely pizza.

My real answer:
Of course not. Also, pizza is the main source of energy for literally everyone.

It just gets confusing.
Is that guy on my left staring at me a little bit too much?
Can I actually hit on the cute, red-haired girl that just served me my coffee without getting the aggravating response: "No, homo."

Only one way to find out...

I'll keep you updated.