The Rocco Effect

 A song about my teacher.

 A song about my baguette.

 A song about Scottish Independence.

  A song about a can, named ginger.

 A song about the covid vaccines.  

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 I decided to animate my first 'The Rocco Effect' comic.  I hope you enjoy.

  A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow. -  Charlotte Bronte We all know the importance of a good sleep, but sometimes getting that is easier said than done.  Lying in bed, overwhelmed by thoughts has kept everyone up at some point in their lives.  How do we clear our heads, so we can sleep?  You meditate and clear your head. But it's not always thoughts that keep us up.  Sometimes we have to much energy stored up inside us.  Being active throughout the day will minimize this.  Stretching before bed will serve as a 'cool down' and rest your body.  Not only will it rest your body, stretching improves your physical performance, decreases your risk of injury, and helps your joints move through their full range of motion.  Task Stretch and focus on your breath before bed.  If i thought enters your head, return focus back to your breath.  Stretch your head and work your way down to your toes. 1. Notice how rested you feel 2. Notice...

  Problems are the price you pay for progress. -  Branch Rickey Problems can seem so big that there are no solutions.  This sends us into depressions.  And when were in that state, things slowly just get worse.  In order to avoid this state, seek solutions to small problems. Do you expect to lift the heaviest weights the first time you enter a gym? of course not, you start small and work your way up.  Don't expect to change the world, if you can't change your clothes.  By starting small you learn that you ca solve problems, you learn that not only can find solutions, you can take action in order to solve them.  What small problems can you solve now? Task 1. look around you.  What problems can you see, that you can solve? 2. Take action and correct the problem. 3. How do you feel knowing that you helped make the world a little bit better? 4. Repeat this task daily

Don’t be overheard complaining…Not even to yourself -  Marcus Aurelius Complaining makes our sorrows grow.  We complain to get recognition for how we feel.  But why would you want agreement for these negative feelings?  If you aim to be calm and happy, stop complaining. Seek solutions. It may be as simple as looking at the situation from another perspective.  You might need to take action.  If you're scared ask yourself 'What's scarier, taking action or living with this problem indefinitely?'.  Taking action may lead to conflict, but that dies fast and beyond that chaos awaits a happier life. Is it your job to make sure your neighbors dishes are cleaned?  What if they are really upset about the mess?  We often assume others should fix OUR problems and script a narrative around why it's THEIR problem.  Forgetting that it's only a problem, if it bothers you.  Others won't fix your problems, assuming they will, will only bring you more...

 I animated this music video.  Hope you enjoy.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. - Bob Marley When we blank out, no longer paying attention to the music on the lyrics, we are in a trance.  Here the music talks to our subconscious and influences how we think, feel and act. You can see this by looking at different groups of fans.  We also hypnotize ourselves by repeating lyrics (What's repeated seems true).  We train ourselves to focus on the lyrics and as we are focused we are much more likely to see similar things in our own lives.   Task 1. What type of life do you want?   2. Does the music you listen to reflect this?   3. What music would help you grow? 4. What lyrics are you focusing on? 5. what would your life look like if you where happier? 

  It is more blessed to give than to receive. - Jesus Why do we give gifts? It's because it feels good.  If you want to create a strong bond with others, make them feel good.  An easy way to make others feel good it to ask for advice.  Advice is a gift we can all give.  Watch how quickly people light up when you ask genially for advice. I was out with friends.  I noticed one girl wasn't feeling good and staying out of the conversation.  So I asked her for relationship advice 'I'm rubbish with girls.  Can you help me out?'  Suddenly she was in her element, offering advice and feeling great as I took note and learned from her.  By offering her gift of knowledge to me, her life was given meaning. How do you feel when others want your advice? Task 1. What advice could others offer you? 2. Ask one person for their advice.  Take notes. 3. Notice how they feel whilst giving advice 4. Act on their advice.  Share with them your results....

When I see an anxious person, I ask myself, what do they want? For if a person wasn’t wanting something outside of their own control, why would they be stricken by anxiety? — Epictetus Most things are outside our control.  Focusing on what is outside our control is a quick way to experience anger, anxiety, stress and depression.  Do we have control over how others act?  Do we have control over the weather?  Do we have control over the past?  No, we don't. Life is a gamble.  We can do everything right, and lose.  We can focus on the loss and remain sad, or we can focus on the fact we did our best, we did all we could, we grew in the process. You didn't get what you wanted, but is this outcome really that bad?  What remains that you are grateful for? If we should remove focus from the outcomes, what should we focus on?  We should focus on two things we can control, our thoughts and our actions.  Reframing situations can be the difference t...

I can read minds, but I'm illiterate -  Mitch Hedberg   Is it possible to know if 'they think I'm ____'?  Their actions and words may point to one outcome, but how often have others misread your actions and words?  Is it likely that your skills outweigh theirs?   Mind-reading is a huge problem for all of us.  We imagine what others are thinking and then react to that.  All to often we imagine that they are thinking the worst about us.  As a result we build resentment towards them and dissatisfaction with ourselves. 'They did ____ because ____', How can we know the thoughts that lead to the action?  We often don't know why we perform some of our own actions.   Task 1. Take a mental note whenever you notice yourself mind reading (They think ____, They did that because ____) 2. Imagine others want the best for you.  Repeat positive thoughts when you see others. (They love me, They think I'm cool, They want to be my friend). 3...

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity. - James Clear (Atomic Habits) We are social creatures.  Not only do we want to be part of the group, we want to be at the peak of the group, the one others look up to.  Raising our status becomes part of our lives purpose. What do you post on social media?  Why?  How does your posts affect your status?  How does likes/comments/shares affect your status? Before we join a group we need to ask ourselves if it's worth being part of.  For example mental health.  Is the status game based on who is thriving most, despite their illness or is status based on who's life is the worst because of their illness?   Look around and you'll see people playing the  status game.  Some make themselves stronger and thrive, others make themselves sicker.  Who d...

  P - I'm hungry.  Know any good takeaways? M - Ten minus five

How to Break a Bad Habit Inversion of the 1st law (Cue): Make it invisible. Inversion of the 2nd law (Craving): Make it unattractive. Inversion of the 3rd law (Response): Make it difficult. Inversion of the 4th law (Reward): Make it unsatisfying.  ―  James Clear   We choose the easier option, most of the time.  Do you take the long path, or take the easy route and cut through the grass?  If a bad habit is the easy option (Snacks on your living room table, cold beers in the fridge, phone next to your bed ect.) your much more likely to choose that than the alternative (eating healthy, drinking water, going to sleep).  The opposite is also true.  If you want to eat better, don't have unhealthy snacks in your house and have healthy snacks at an easy to reach place.  Are you more likely to eat healthy, or trek to the store and buy a small, unhealthy snack?   Ask yourself 'What if' and add friction to your bad habits and reduce friction toward...