Natalia | More Mindful Life

Web designer turned life designer. Writing about attention, intention, and designing a life that's actually yours.

[Natalia | More Mindful Life @nataliascorner]

@ruimiguelcolaco @ProductHunt My thoughts exactly.

Were meant to be impressed by it adding some text and an image in a really bad layout?

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@obsdmd @bedwej 👀

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@michwirantono @ProductHunt @typedreamHQ PH @bedwej

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@ASimpleNotion @heyassim Hopping in here to say I’ve also switched to pen and paper lately and my Notion dashboard is now collecting dust.

So far it feels like it’s making a big difference.

My adhd brain is also loving it. 👌🏼

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@sfweil Sam this looks epic and it would totally help me in my two main businesses! 🙏🏼

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A few years ago I would sit outside on my balcony every morning and journal.

The sun would rise and warm my skin as I sat there peacefully enjoying the fresh morning air.

It was one of my favourite things to do.

And then I moved house…

I still had a balcony but it was on a loud main road and the sun came up the other side of the house.

My journalling practice stopped.

Many days of personal reflection missed.

Fast forward to today…

We’ve just come out of a cold winter here in Australia and spring is warming the air.

Let me tell you, there is no better feeling than the change of season from winter to spring.

Last weekend I decided I needed a balcony again.

So I got 2 chairs and a milk crate and placed them outside in my garden.

I’m sitting here, journaling, the fresh spring air around me and the warm spring sun basking me in all its glory.

This is my happy place.

And my lesson from this is:

Your environment shapes your habits.

Now excuse me while I get back to my journal…

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@heyassim Yes I completely agree with that sentiment. It’s entirely true. Our brain processes things differently when our hands are involved.

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@Notion4Lawyers I’ll be around but less frequently for the time being. It’ll be more ad hoc updates like this one :)

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I miss 𝕏.

I've taken a back seat on here lately to refocus my priorities.

The truth is, I had two successful businesses before launching my third business here on 𝕏.

I was searching for an easier path to more income and thought that the one-to-many approach of selling digital products would be 'the one' and free me of 'trading my time for money'.

Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that it takes a lot longer to make substantial income on this path.

I put too much of my time into this endeavour and suffered the financial consequences as a result.

A stressful lesson to learn of course...

That's why I've changed my strategy.

As some of you know, I started this business with my brother @bedwej. We are both passionate about our mission here so we're not abandoning it, we'll simply be turning this into our side hustle instead of our main gig.

You may be wondering then - what is our main gig now?

Well, we just launched our new business together - Learnwell.

(That's now 4 businesses in total for me!)

We both work in e-learning and are very passionate about delivering engaging e-learning where there is no death by PowerPoint in sight. 💀

It's an exciting new adventure where we'll be working with large well-known companies to deliver e-learning to 1000s of people.

It's also a little daunting!

But that's where the fun is - right on the edge of your comfort zone.

So for now, I'll be here less...

But I've not forgotten about you.

I'll be back soon. 👌🏼

(And for those of you who may be curious, I'll link our website in the comments so you can check it out!)

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Here's our website:

https://t.co/RdAKt4RRSQ

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@thmspnnngr Finally a course/cohort/community video that is actually decent!!

Well done Thomas for showing your creativity and daring to be different.

I LOVE IT.

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@heyassim 1 ✅
2 ✅
3 - a genius idea not enough people do.

I’m currently on a notebook hype. I’ve abandoned my Notion dashboard (shh don’t tell anyone!) for a notebook with paper templates I’ve made instead.

I am LOVING it so far.

Pen and paper can’t be beaten.

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@evielync I’ve recently been pondering this myself as it’s how I’ve learned I work best.

I also think it serves us as women very well because I don’t know about you but when it’s my time of the month creativity is out the window!!

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Sweet potato crisps from the supermarket 3/10

Homegrown kale crisps from the garden 10/10

(No photo I’m afraid cos I already ate them all!)

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@brianwillcode Yeah it’s such a simple act that brings so much reward! 🙏🏼

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Here’s a simple hack that costs $0 and increases your well-being 10x:

Walk down a different street to usual.

Give it a try and let me know how it goes!

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@tibo_maker This looks nice 👌🏼 I’ll take one if they’re still going!

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@ShieldInvestor That’s what it’s all about Rafael!

If we’re not enjoying ourselves what’s the point!

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I came back from holiday and everything changed.

1. I broke my posting streak at day 123.

(I was too busy enjoying life and forgot to post)

2. I pivoted my time and energy towards a new venture.

(Gotta pay my bills)

3. My 𝕏 timeline looked so different and I stopped engaging.

But...

I miss talking with cool people on here.

I miss those micro moments of connection and laughs.

I miss the feeling of community!

So I'm making some changes around here...

1. I'm not focusing on growth. I'm focusing on enjoyment.

Once I get my new venture off the ground, I'll be back for the growth.

2. I'm tidying up my feed. No growth gurus and growth copycats.

I want to feed my mind with intrigue and curiosity not fast food trash.

3. I'll have more fun.

Cos that's what it's all about!

✌🏼

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@Notion4Lawyers Man this is painfully true.

It takes compassion and practice to not beat yourself up for it too!

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@joshmillgate That’s a smart marketing (smarketing as I like to call it).

Perfect for their audience too. 👌🏼