FOKUS ME - Learn Faster, Lead Smarter

After a public heart attack shatters his high-powered life, lawyer Julian Mantle abandons fame and fortune to seek meaning in the Himalayas. Three years later he returns transformed and teaches seven virtues—master your mind, follow your purpose. 
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On a trip to Ogimi, Okinawa, the hosts meet centenarians who reveal that ikigai—simple, daily reasons to wake up, like tending a garden—anchors a long, joyful life. 
This podcast  gives short, actionable habits you can try now and asks one question to carry forward: what ordinary ritual could make tomorrow worth waking up for?Buy this bookFOKUS ME - Expanding Minds Subscribe for more learning https://fokusme.podbean.com/www.youtube.com/@FokusBooks

Welcome to FOKUS Me—this episode distills James Clear’s Atomic Habits into a fast, practical guide: small daily changes compound, identity drives behavior, and good systems beat willpower.
Learn the Four Laws—make it obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying—plus habit stacking, the Two-Minute Rule, environment design, and simple tools to pick one 1% change today and let it grow.Buy this book FOKUS ME - Expanding Minds Subscribe for more learning https://fokusme.podbean.com/www.youtube.com/@FokusBooks

Discover why constant distraction steals your best work and how Cal Newport’s concept of Deep Work helps you reclaim meaningful, high-value focus.One helpful way to remember this is a simple formula: the quality of your work depends on how much time you put in, multiplied by how intensely you focus.Buy this book FOKUS ME - Expanding Minds Subscribe for more learning https://fokusme.podbean.com/www.youtube.com/@FokusBooks
 

Discover why silence is a strategic tool, not a surrender. This episode unpacks key ideas from "The Silent Advantage," by Joseph B Jones showing how a three-second pause, daily quiet practice, and strategic listening create clarity, control, and better decisions.Buy this book FOKUS ME - Expanding Minds Subscribe for more learning https://fokusme.podbean.com/www.youtube.com/@FokusBooks
 
 

New research from the Journal of Sustainable Tourism shows that travelers at all-inclusive resorts and on cruise ships feel about 65% more regret when they realize the environmental damage of food waste, but hope — the belief that individual choices matter — boosts commitment to reducing waste by roughly 80%.
Small, practical steps like taking smaller portions and finishing your plate turn guilt into positive action, making each cleared plate a small win for sustainability.
Syed Muhammad Fazal-e-Hasan, et al.
How tourists' negative and positive emotions motivate their intentions to reduce food waste
Journal of Sustainable Tourism
2024
Fazal-e-Hasan, S. M., Mortimer, G., Ahmadi, H., Abid, M., Farooque, O., & Amrollahi, A. (2024). How tourists' negative and positive emotions motivate their intentions to reduce food waste. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 32(10), 2039-2059. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2023.2264539
https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2023.2264539