Category Archives: Adventures

Training for Life

Posted on October 5, 2019 by admin

For a while now, I’ve appreciated the idea of preparing for the difficult times in life by undertaking some types of voluntary hardships. I learned about this from listening to athletes who talk about pushing themselves harder in training than … Continue reading →

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Classic City Swing 8

Posted on October 1, 2019 by admin

Classic City Swing 8 was the last weekend in September in Athens, Georgia, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. So far, this is the only swing dance workshop I’ve attended more than once. Just like last year, I also visited some … Continue reading →

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Floating to Different Frequencies: My Experiences

Posted on September 27, 2019 by admin

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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The Daily Stoic: “How Can You Know If You’ve Never Been Tested?”

Posted on September 26, 2019 by admin

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 →

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Life Lessons from a Car Tire

Posted on September 24, 2019 by admin

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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Field Day 2.0

Posted on September 1, 2019 by admin

Yesterday I participated in Field Day 2.0, which was an outdoor event organized by someone I know from swing dancing. Just like last year’s Field Day, this one was full of fun, games, and laughter. Here’s an overview of the … Continue reading →

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You Can Do It

Posted on August 27, 2019 by admin

I’ve learned how to do a lot of stuff that I once thought would be impossible for me. Some things turned out to be much easier than I expected, but many of them were difficult (sometimes even more difficult than … Continue reading →

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Review of Walden

Posted on August 18, 2019 by admin

Walden is an interesting book by Henry David Thoreau. It covers the period of just over two years that he spent living in a cabin near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. He did this to see what he’d learn by … Continue reading →

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My 1-Year Blogging Anniversary

Posted on August 15, 2019 by admin

My first blog post went up on August 15th, 2018, so I can officially say that I’ve been blogging for a whole year as of today. It feels like I’ve been blogging for much longer than a year, which may … Continue reading →

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Asking the Right Questions and the Overview Effect

Posted on August 11, 2019 by admin

The above quote from Thomas Pynchon has been incredibly influential to me. I think of it more quickly, more easily, and more often than most other quotes I know. Its message is so simple and straightforward, yet the more I … Continue reading →

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