Monthly Archives: May 2019

Realizations from My Most Recent Float

Posted on May 21, 2019 by admin

I’ve had some odd experiences in my last few floats. I fell asleep in each of them, but I’ve done that in most of my floats, so that isn’t the odd part. The odd part is that I’ve gotten fidgety … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged Alan Watts, float, floating, insights, realizations, Realizations from My Most Recent Float, revelations, sleep | Comments Off

My Lovely Sunday

Posted on May 20, 2019 by admin

I had a nice, relaxing Sunday yesterday. I started the day by getting up and going to work. It was a steady morning with a few slow periods in between the busy times, so I had no complaints about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing | Tagged dancing, floating, My Lovely Sunday, Sunday, swing dancing, The Volstead, unicycling | Comments Off

Some More of My Plan

Posted on May 19, 2019 by admin

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about ways to make a positive difference in the world. In the process, I’ve devised, adjusted, and abandoned a lot of plans that I hope will create the changes that I want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged change, direct alternatives, finances, freedom, indirect alternatives, life situation, personal freedom, relationships, self-improvement, self-improvement work, Some More of My Plan, stability, tipping point | Comments Off

The Law of Diffusion

Posted on May 18, 2019 by admin

In Start With Why, Simon Sinek talks about the Law of Diffusion, which explains how people react to something new. Those who are leading the way are called innovators, and they challenge the status quo and inspire people to think … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks | Tagged early adopters, ideas, Law of Diffusion, plan, Simon Sinek, The Law of Diffusion | Comments Off

Some of My Thoughts on Human Nature

Posted on May 17, 2019 by admin

I’ve been thinking a bit lately about human nature. Even though I haven’t directed much conscious thought at this subject in the past few years, I have spent a lot of time analyzing related subjects. That analysis appears to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged change, culture, environment, habits, human nature, nature, nurture, Rescripting, Some of My Thoughts on Human Nature, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Power of Habit, upbringing | Comments Off

Review of Thinking, Fast and Slow

Posted on May 16, 2019 by admin

Last night, I finished reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. The book is intended to reveal many of our cognitive shortcomings and show that our intuitions can often be incorrect even when they initially appear correct. Kahneman illustrates … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged biases, Daniel Kahneman, emotions, errors, intuition, irrationality, Jonathan Haidt, reason, Review of Thinking Fast and Slow, System 1, System 2, The Righteous Mind, thinking, Thinking Fast and Slow, thoughts | Comments Off

Having Better Conversations

Posted on May 15, 2019 by admin

I suspect that people have more in common than they think. It’s easy to think otherwise since a lot of attention is paid to hostility, violence, strong disagreements, and so on. However, while there are fundamental differences in the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other | Tagged altercations, arguments, common ground, communication, conversations, exchanges, Having Better Conversations, identification, identity, points of agreement, views | Comments Off

When Someone Acts Differently

Posted on May 14, 2019 by admin

Have you ever gotten to know someone fairly well and then seen them act in a way that seemed totally out of character for them? If so, you were probably shocked at their behavior and wondered if they’d changed or … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged compassion, lifting weights, limits, love, patience, strength, understanding, When Someone Acts Differently | Comments Off

Busy Night, Easy Morning

Posted on May 13, 2019 by admin

Saturday was a very busy day for me. For the most part, I was on the go from the time I woke up until I went to bed. The day got away from me and left me with a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged action, bed, breathe, Busy Night Easy Morning, planning, preparation, Saturday, sleep, stress, stress management, Sunday, worry | Comments Off

Accepting My Past Self

Posted on May 12, 2019 by admin

When I think about things in my life that I either regret doing or wish I had done, I tend to be quite hard on myself. I often think (and sometimes even say) that I used to be a terrible … Continue reading →

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