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Category Archives: Great Books
Review of Man’s Search for Meaning
Man’s Search for Meaning is a difficult, useful book. Difficult in that it describes Viktor Frankl’s experiences in concentration camps during the Holocaust and useful because it also includes the lessons he learned from those experiences. I knew what it … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, Friedrich Nietzsche, Holocaust, logotherapy, Mans Search for Meaning, meaning, Review of Mans Search for Meaning, suffering, Viktor Frankl
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Making the Unconscious Conscious
As I continue my self-improvement journey, I’m constantly learning more about the importance of making the unconscious conscious. By this I mean allowing unwanted thoughts, feelings, and emotions to rise to the surface rather than keeping them suppressed or repressed … Continue reading
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Tagged Daryl Davis, emotions, feelings, Letting Go, Making the Unconscious Conscious, pain, shadow, thoughts
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Solving Problems Instead of Managing Symptoms
One of the most memorable things I read in Never Split the Difference is Chris Voss’s point about focusing on the real problem in any situation. That problem isn’t you or anybody else involved in the situation; the real problem … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Voss, Earl Nightingale, Never Split the Difference, problems, Robert Seashore, solving problems, Solving Problems Instead of Managing Symptoms
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Some Realizations About Solving Problems
I had a few recent realizations about solving problems. Although I love helping other people and can point them in directions that might be beneficial to them, it’s important to show them respect by giving them space to solve their … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, independence, personal freedom, solving problems, Some Realizations About Solving Problems
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The Daily Stoic: “Never Complain, Never Explain”
I agree to a certain extent with this entry from The Daily Stoic. Generally, complaining and making excuses merely compounds existing problems rather than solving them. In some cases, however, I’ve managed to find solutions through complaining, venting, or even … Continue reading
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Tagged complaining, excuses, Marcus Aurelius, problems, solving problems, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Never Complain Never Explain"
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4 Books Everyone Should Read Right Now
Things seem to be getting crazier out there, or maybe it’s just me. I try to stay out of the worst of it as much as I can but I feel that I should say something about it. Thinking about … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 Books Everyone Should Read Right Now, cycles, empathy, generations, healing, Jonathan Haidt, Letting Go, peace, psychology, The Fourth Turning, The Righteous Mind, understanding, Viktor Frankl
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Just Relax
Being able to relax in difficult situations makes them much easier to handle. I started thinking about this on two separate occasions earlier in the week. The first situation took place in the shower. Whenever I take a cold shower, … Continue reading
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Tagged breathe, cold showers, Just Relax, Never Split the Difference, relaxation
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Gentle Guidance
This is a wonderful short story from How to Win Friends and Influence People. It does a great job showing how the power of gentle guidance and kindness works much better than force and brutality. I’ve been thinking of this … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, force, Gentle Guidance, guidance, How to Win Friends and Influence People, peace, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Stephen Covey: A Paradigm Shift
This is a story that Stephen Covey uses in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to demonstrate the power of paradigm shifts. Notice that nothing changes in the story except Covey’s perception on the situation; that one change made … Continue reading
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Tagged kindness, pain, paradigm shift, perception, perspective, Stephen Covey, Stephen Covey: A Paradigm Shift, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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Efficient Time Management
For at least the last week, I had been meaning to write about something related to my work but I kept putting it off, saying “I’ll do it later.” However, when “later” arrived, I continued delaying getting started. This morning, … Continue reading
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Tagged Efficient Time Management, getting started, pleasure, productivity, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, time, time management
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