
At the beginning of April, I went for a day hike in the South of England. Something happened that stayed with me … and, in hindsight, really surprised me.
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At the beginning of April, I went for a day hike in the South of England. Something happened that stayed with me … and, in hindsight, really surprised me.
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It was just after I sent my last newsletter about the book Don’t Believe Everything You Think that I received a beautiful reply from my good friend Mattias Hulting.
Mattias and I met while working together on a tough and highly complex ERP and HR project designed to integrate the former Wella business into P&G across Asia. It was one of those projects full of highs and lows, and I came to admire Mattias’ ability to keep things light while still being deeply thoughtful and sharp.
The note he sent, which shares a very interesting perspective on overthinking during the early morning hours, was so insightful I wanted to share it with you here unedited:
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Joseph Nguyen, ein Bestsellerautor, dessen Bücher in über 30 Sprachen übersetzt wurden, war lange Zeit in einem inneren Kampf gefangen. Angst, Frustration, Reizbarkeit, Leere – das waren seine ständigen Begleiter.
Er wollte unbedingt ausbrechen. Also versuchte er alles: Selbsthilfe-Methoden, Therapie, neue Morgenroutinen (inklusive 4 Uhr aufstehen!), Ernährungsumstellungen, spirituelle Retreats, die Ratschläge bekannter Coaches … und trotzdem gestand er sich irgendwann ein:

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Joseph Nguyen, a bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than 30 languages, once found himself in an overwhelming struggle. He was constantly battling feelings of anxiety, fear, frustration, irritability, and a persistent sense of emptiness.

Dr. Derek Summerfield, a South African psychiatrist, spent time in Cambodia studying the mental health effects of leftover landmines on the local population. Coincidentally, during this time, antidepressant medications were introduced to the region. But there was one problem. In the local Khmer language, there was no word for “antidepressant.”