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Monthly Archives: June 2019
The Daily Stoic: “Stay Focused on the Present”
This is another great message from The Daily Stoic, and it’s one that I’ve been focusing on doing a lot more lately. While the quote from Marcus Aurelius sums it up nicely, the added commentary from Ryan Holiday and Stephen … Continue reading
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Tagged Marcus Aurelius, mindfulness, Presence, present moment, Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Stay Focused on the Present"
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10 Simple Things That Make a Big Difference
Sometimes I get complacent when things are going well for me and I don’t do the things that will keep me in that good place. When I neglect to do these things, I soon remember the importance of taking good … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Simple Things That Make a Big Difference, breathe, Life Hacks, self-care, self-love, take care of yourself
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Getting Away
Lately, I’ve been wanting to get away and live a simple life in a small house or cabin. The more I’ve read about and experienced different ways of living, the less satisfied I’ve grown with many aspects of present society. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Florida, Getting Away, modern life, road trip, simple living, travel
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Learning to Be Less Critical
I grew up around a lot of criticism. Several people close to me would criticize, condemn, and sometimes even mock anyone they thought dressed, spoke, acted, or lived strangely. They even criticized people who appeared more “normal” if their hair, … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged condemnation, criticism, inner critic, Learning to Be Less Critical, mockery
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A Cool Pool Party
Yesterday, I went to a pool party with several friends I know from swing dancing. A few of them rented the clubhouse in their apartment complex for a few hours of swimming, dancing, games, and other types of fun. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Swing Dancing
Tagged A Cool Pool Party, Charleston, dancing, food, friends, fun, games, juggling, pool party, potluck, Saturday, Shim Sham, World Juggling Day
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The Daily Stoic: “Try the Other Handle”
I recently started reading The Daily Stoic. This book contains a brief but profound philosophical message for every day of the year. It’s a great way to start my day and a great reminder that life is manageable. Lots of … Continue reading
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Tagged Epictetus, Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Try the Other Handle", William Seabrook
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What Do You Mean?
A lot of hostile exchanges originate from misunderstandings. When a misunderstanding occurs, there is an opportunity to ask for clarification, which can be done simply by asking “What do you mean?” in a calm, sincere fashion. If this opportunity is … Continue reading
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Tagged clarification, communication, conversations, discussions, OODA loop, What Do You Mean?
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Review of The Signal and the Noise
The Signal and the Noise is a cool book by Nate Silver. Silver, who is a statistician, talks a lot about predictions and the many things that relate to them. The book is centered around finding the useful information that … Continue reading
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Tagged accuracy, future, Nate Silver, Pierre-Simon Laplace, predictions, probability, Review of The Signal and the Noise, statistics, The Signal and the Noise
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Achievement Without Effort
One of my favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone is called “A Nice Place to Visit”. It involves a thief who is fatally shot and finds himself in a place where he gets anything and everything he wants. He doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Nice Place to Visit", accomplishment, achievement, Achievement Without Effort, challenge, effort, struggle, success, The Twilight Zone, victory
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Creative Destruction
There is an economic concept called creative destruction. This refers to the continuous changes that occur within an economy as old systems are eliminated and new systems arise. I’ve also heard this applied to specifically to industries or even individual … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, business, change, Creative Destruction, economics, elimination, improvement, progress
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