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“Three Rolls and a Pretzel”
This is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy. I first read this when I was a little kid and it’s been stuck in my head ever since. I’ll share some of my thoughts on it afterward: Feeling hungry one … Continue reading
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Tagged "Three Rolls and a Pretzel", achievement, groundwork, Leo Tolstoy, pretzels, rolls, success
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Knowing What the Future Holds
Few things are as strange to me as when someone says “that’s just the way it is, and that’s the way it’ll always be”. Things may be a certain way now, but who says they have to be this way, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Daniel Kahneman, emotion, intuition, Jonathan Haidt, Knowing What the Future Holds, reason, The Righteous Mind, Thinking Fast and Slow
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Some Thoughts on Habits
Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit is one of the best and most practical books I’ve ever read. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ways habits affect our lives, both for better and for worse. I’d like to … Continue reading
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Tagged businesses, change, Charles Duhigg, failure, habits, organizations, pain, Some Thoughts on Habits, success, The Power of Habit
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My Lovely Day
This past Wednesday felt like a perfect day to me. Everything went smoothly, I had plenty of time to myself, and I got to move at my own pace through one enjoyable activity after another. Here are the highlights from … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers: Endgame, day off, float, floating, food, My Lovely Day, work
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Review of Avengers: Endgame
I recently saw Avengers: Endgame and thought it was incredible. I was well prepared for it since I’ve seen every movie leading up to it at least once and was familiar with all the elements from those movies that came … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Avengers: Endgame, heroes, Marvel, MCU, Review of Avengers: Endgame, superhero movies
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The Book I’m Writing
I mentioned once that I’m writing a book. This isn’t the first book I’ve started writing, but it’s the only one I’ve continued to work on and I think it’ll be the first one (of many, I hope) that I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged blog posts, books, financial freedom, freedom, ideas, personal freedm, The Book I'm Writing, time freedom, time management, writing
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Time Management: Efficiency vs Effectiveness
In a past post, I talked about the importance of time management. Something I’ve thought about since then is that efficient time management is sometimes less important than effective time management. I’ll explain what I mean in the remainder of … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, effectiveness, obligations, time, time management, Time Management: Efficiency vs Effectiveness
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Creating the Life of My Dreams
This is an exciting time for me. I’ve been slowly building a better life for myself and I’m now seeing a lot of incredible things come to fruition. Here are some steps I’ve taken to get to this point. Perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged Creating the Life of My Dreams, dreams, life, life of my dreams, life path, life plan, life purpose, life situation, self-improvement
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Treasures and Trials
I’ve heard that when you get close to something you’ve wanted and worked toward for a long time, you’re met with a series of challenges and obstacles. Sometimes these also come after you get what you wanted. You might start … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, Eckhart Tolle, goals, motivation, obstacles, The Alchemist, The Power of Now, treasures, Treasures and Trials, trials
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Working Through Tough Times
Whenever I go through a rough time, I try to observe my reaction to it and adjust my actions accordingly. If I start getting bogged down in misery and negativity, then I’ll make extra efforts to do things that I … Continue reading
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