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Monthly Archives: September 2019
The Daily Stoic: “Maintain Composure, Maintain Control”
I’ve gotten much better at staying calm under pressure over the past year. One of the most helpful things I’ve found for this is taking positive action rather than dwelling on the anxious energy I feel in a stressful situation. … Continue reading
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Tagged affirmations, Fear, Marcus Aurelius, positive action, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Maintain Composure Maintain Control"
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Replicating the Benefits of Floating
At the time of this writing, I’ve floated for seven days in a row and hope to make it to day eight before taking a break. These daily floats have made me feel wonderful and allowed me to easily handle … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged floating, meditation, quiet time, Replicating the Benefits of Floating, social media
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Review of Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference is a wonderful book by Chris Voss. Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator, shares the techniques he used to secure the safe release of hostages from their captors and gives examples of how we can use … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks
Tagged Chris Voss, empathy, hostage negotiation, Negotiation, Never Split the Difference, Review of Never Split the Difference, understanding
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Floating to Different Frequencies: My Experiences
Earlier this week, I finished an amazing experiment. I found a list of frequencies to try during meditation and decided to see what would happen if I listened to them while floating. All of them relaxed me, I got some … Continue reading
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Tagged 432 hz, floating, Floating to Different Frequencies: My Experiences, frequencies, insights, relaxation, sleep
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The Daily Stoic: “How Can You Know If You’ve Never Been Tested?”
This entry from The Daily Stoic resonates quite strongly with me. When I think back to the most difficult season of my life, I can become sad or angry at how much it hurt to go through everything that happened. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged pain, self-improvement, swing dancing, testing, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "How Can You Know If You've Never Been Tested?", trials
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The SAM Strategy
This is generally what I do, or at least what I try to do, when I’m in a stressful situation. When I can manage to follow a strategy close to this, it always makes me feel better and allows me … Continue reading
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Tagged act, breath work, breathe, grounding, move on, positive action, stop, stress, The SAM Strategy
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Life Lessons from a Car Tire
Last week, the low tire pressure indicator in my car came on, so I filled all the tires and went on my way. The indicator came back on a few days later, so I found out which tire was low … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, floating, Life Lessons from a Car Tire, mindset, solving problems, tires
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Communication in Difficult Situations
In The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt says that it’s easier for us to find errors in other people’s thinking than in our own thinking. Lately, I’ve noticed this in myself with regards to communication. I’ve learned enough about communication to … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Communication in Difficult Situations, emotions, feedback, Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind
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Be a Seeker
Perhaps the one thing that has done the most for my personal growth has been my tireless search for knowledge, truth, and life hacks. Being a seeker has pointed me toward countless wonderful resources for improving myself in ways I … Continue reading
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Tagged Be a Seeker, discovery, inspiration, knowledge, learning, Life Hacks, searching, seeking, truth
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When
When we feel so alone, Thank goodness for those who make us feel seen and appreciated. When we’re “expected” to act a certain way, Thank goodness for those who let us act how we feel. When we can’t properly express … Continue reading
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Tagged friends, friendship, love, support, When
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