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Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other
The Daily Stoic: “The Most Valuable Asset”
I like what this entry from The Daily Stoic says about self-reliance and independence. While I find immense value in forming and maintaining solid relationships with other people, I still want to always be able to depend on myself. I … Continue reading
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Tagged independence, Nero, self-reliance, Seneca, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "The Most Valuable Asset"
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Classic City Swing 8
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
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged adventures, Athens, Atlanta, Ben & Jerrys, Classic City Swing 8, David Goggins, Elze Visnevskyte, Fear, floating, freedom, friends, friendship, Jenna Applegarth, Joe Rogan, Jon Tigert, Killer Burgers, Mellow Mushroom, Mikey Pedroza, Nikki Marvin, pain, Panda Express, peace, Peter Kertz, road trip, swing dancing, unicycling, University of Georgia
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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
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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
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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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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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The Real Problem
This is an excerpt from Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. Here, Voss emphasizes that in any disagreement, the real problem is the underlying issue rather than any of the people involved. Focusing on resolving the issue helps everyone … Continue reading
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