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Regression to the Mean

Posted on April 27, 2019 by admin

This is an excerpt from Thinking, Fast and Slow about Daniel Kahneman’s time spent working with flight instructors in the Israeli Air Force. Kahneman starts off with one of the instructor’s responses to his point that rewarding good behavior is … Continue reading →

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The Domino Effect

Posted on April 26, 2019 by admin

I’ve previously written about how small victories can add up over time to major wins. I recently started thinking about this again, and that reminded me of this video involving small dominoes knocking down increasingly larger ones. Even though each … Continue reading →

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Learning New Things

Posted on April 25, 2019 by admin

I’ve been thinking lately about practice, especially after reading Outliers. It’s easy to forget how much time and effort it can take to become proficient in something, especially when watching someone who does it exceptionally well. I often overlook the … Continue reading →

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Seeing More of the Bigger Picture

Posted on April 24, 2019 by admin

The past few years of my life have been unlike any others. Without even meaning to do so, I started on a path of radical self-improvement and experienced some major changes in several of my views. I still don’t know … Continue reading →

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Things I Do When I’m Stressed

Posted on April 23, 2019 by admin

I’ve noticed some things I tend to do whenever I’m stressed, especially for extended periods of time. When I start doing these things, I try to figure out what’s causing the stress and work on taking care of that. Otherwise … Continue reading →

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Managing Your Time

Posted on April 22, 2019 by admin

When I was a little kid, other people set up my schedule and determined how I spent most of my time. I found it easy to handle a lot of things during this period in my life: playing in the … Continue reading →

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Realizations About Three Songs I Love

Posted on April 21, 2019 by admin

Sometime within the past few weeks, I was talking with my mindfulness buddy about a video of dogs set to some nice music. I had some big realizations during that conversation about a few particular songs and why they mean … Continue reading →

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Direct Alternatives vs Indirect Alternatives

Posted on April 20, 2019 by admin

In How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World, Harry Browne talks about direct and indirect alternatives. Essentially, a direct alternative is something that is within your control, and an indirect alternative requires someone else’s involvement. Browne encourages readers of … Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Change

Posted on April 19, 2019 by admin

Right now, the biggest change I’m experiencing is a change of jobs. I’ve long been looking for something else and I’ve finally found it. Even though I haven’t been at this new place for long and I’m still working at … Continue reading →

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Handling Change

Posted on April 18, 2019 by admin

I’ve mentioned a few times now that I’m going through some major life changes. These have been the first big changes for me in a long time and I’m being reminded that I don’t handle major, sudden change well. Some … Continue reading →

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