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Category Archives: Great Books
Some of My Thoughts on Human Nature
I’ve been thinking a bit lately about human nature. Even though I haven’t directed much conscious thought at this subject in the past few years, I have spent a lot of time analyzing related subjects. That analysis appears to have … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged change, culture, environment, habits, human nature, nature, nurture, Rescripting, Some of My Thoughts on Human Nature, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Power of Habit, upbringing
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Review of Thinking, Fast and Slow
Last night, I finished reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. The book is intended to reveal many of our cognitive shortcomings and show that our intuitions can often be incorrect even when they initially appear correct. Kahneman illustrates … Continue reading
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Tagged biases, Daniel Kahneman, emotions, errors, intuition, irrationality, Jonathan Haidt, reason, Review of Thinking Fast and Slow, System 1, System 2, The Righteous Mind, thinking, Thinking Fast and Slow, thoughts
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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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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
Posted in Adventures, Great Books
Tagged Avengers, Avengers: Endgame, heroes, Marvel, MCU, Review of Avengers: Endgame, superhero movies
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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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Learning New Things
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
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged coordination, juggling, learning, Learning New Things, patience, persistence, Practice, skills, swing dancing, talent, teaching
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Seeing More of the Bigger Picture
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
Posted in Adventures, Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged big ideas, big picture, books, progress, Seeing More of the Bigger Picture, self-improvement, The Righteous Mind, Thinking Fast and Slow, views
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Managing Your Time
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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Tagged Managing Your Time, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Art of Manliness, time freedom, time management
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Direct Alternatives vs Indirect Alternatives
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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Tagged direct alternatives, Direct Alternatives vs Indirect Alternatives, freedom, Harry Browne, indirect alternatives, personal freedom
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