Monthly Archives: March 2019

Review of The Lego Movie

Posted on March 21, 2019 by admin

Last night, I rewatched The Lego Movie. It had been a few years since I last saw it, so I forgot how good and insightful it is. That may sound like a strange thing to say about a movie based … Continue reading →

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Moving Away from Materialism

Posted on March 20, 2019 by admin

For around a year now, I’ve been working on and off at decluttering and moving away from materialism. I still have a lot of stuff and occasionally buy more of it (usually books), but my interests have changed a lot … Continue reading →

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The Source of My Optimism

Posted on March 19, 2019 by admin

Until the past few months, I had never thought much about how I developed the strong sense of optimism that I’ve had from a young age. Now that I’ve thought about it for a bit, I think I have an … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Defeatist Thinking

Posted on March 18, 2019 by admin

I’ve never been good at accepting what I see as artificial limits that some people try to impose on others. This includes not seeing eye-to-eye with anyone who says that the world has always been like this and will always … Continue reading →

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Review of The Truman Show

Posted on March 17, 2019 by admin

The Truman Show is a wonderful movie. Before I delve into it, I’ll warn you that I’m going to spoil most of it down below, so I recommend skipping this post and watching it for yourself first if you’ve never … Continue reading →

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Control

Posted on March 16, 2019 by admin

I’ve read several books on persuasion and they’ve helped me protect myself against unwanted influence from other people. I’m still not great at saying no, but I’m a lot better at it than I used to be. However, I’ve noticed … Continue reading →

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Unplugging

Posted on March 15, 2019 by admin

I’m just old enough to remember what life was like before cell phones became ubiquitous and the internet was THE place to be nearly 24/7. However, I’m also young enough to have fallen into the trap of spending way too … Continue reading →

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A Few Reminders

Posted on March 14, 2019 by admin

Although I’m framing all of these reminders in the second person, if anything, I’m writing them for myself because I need to keep them in mind. I know my struggles inside and out but I don’t know yours. Still, I … Continue reading →

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People Pleasing

Posted on March 13, 2019 by admin

Within the past year (and especially the past month), I’ve realized that I’ve spent most of my life being a people pleaser. Overall, I’ve been hesitant to speak or act differently from those around me, and I’ve done a lot … Continue reading →

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The Power of Forgiveness

Posted on March 12, 2019 by admin

Forgiveness is something we all hear about from a young age, but what exactly is it and what is its purpose? I don’t have all the answers to those questions but I have some thoughts about them that I’d like … Continue reading →

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