Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other

Review of Walden

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

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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Self-Confidence

For the past few weeks, I’ve been feeling a lot less social than I usually do. This is especially the case around people I hardly know or don’t know at all, but I’ve even felt this way around some of … Continue reading

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Describing Problems

I had a phenomenal heart-to-heart yesterday with someone who helped me learn a lot more about myself. That exchange also reminded me of a great concept related to solving problems: if you can describe the problem, you can solve it. … Continue reading

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Unexpected Joys

Life is full of unexpected joys. These joys can appear at any time and work wonders. They can make a wonderful season even better or make a rough season easier to manage. Here are a few of these joys that … Continue reading

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Asking the Right Questions and the Overview Effect

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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A Fantastic Friday

Yesterday turned out to be a surprisingly busy day for me. Despite that, it also gave me plenty of time to rest and have enjoyable experiences with some cool people. Here are the major highlights of my day. I started … Continue reading

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A Life Lesson from My Spanish Lesson

Last year, I started using Duolingo to help me learn Spanish. I managed to stick with it pretty well by making it a daily habit. There were a few days in which I missed the lesson, but a feature called … Continue reading

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Review of Rain Man

Yesterday, I watched the movie Rain Man for the first time. I had been wanting to see it for a long time and I finally did. Although I had a rough idea of what it was about, I didn’t know … Continue reading

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Good Communication

Good communication is essential for modern life. Anything that takes more than one person to accomplishes requires everyone involved to communicate effectively with each other. Unfortunately, I regularly see one example after another of terrible communication, both online and in … Continue reading

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