Category Archives: Personal Freedom

The Daily Stoic: “Try the Other Handle”

Posted on June 15, 2019 by admin

I recently started reading The Daily Stoic. This book contains a brief but profound philosophical message for every day of the year. It’s a great way to start my day and a great reminder that life is manageable. Lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged Epictetus, Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Try the Other Handle", William Seabrook | Comments Off

What Do You Mean?

Posted on June 14, 2019 by admin

A lot of hostile exchanges originate from misunderstandings. When a misunderstanding occurs, there is an opportunity to ask for clarification, which can be done simply by asking “What do you mean?” in a calm, sincere fashion. If this opportunity is … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged clarification, communication, conversations, discussions, OODA loop, What Do You Mean? | Comments Off

Achievement Without Effort

Posted on June 12, 2019 by admin

One of my favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone is called “A Nice Place to Visit”. It involves a thief who is fatally shot and finds himself in a place where he gets anything and everything he wants. He doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged "A Nice Place to Visit", accomplishment, achievement, Achievement Without Effort, challenge, effort, struggle, success, The Twilight Zone, victory | Comments Off

Creative Destruction

Posted on June 11, 2019 by admin

There is an economic concept called creative destruction. This refers to the continuous changes that occur within an economy as old systems are eliminated and new systems arise. I’ve also heard this applied to specifically to industries or even individual … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged adaptation, business, change, Creative Destruction, economics, elimination, improvement, progress | Comments Off

Crescendo Amelia Big Band and the Roaring Twenties Dance

Posted on June 9, 2019 by admin

Last night, I danced to some awesome music by Crescendo Amelia Big Band. This was the first event of theirs that I’ve been to in a while and I had a blast. Here’s an overview of that great night. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Personal Freedom, Swing Dancing | Tagged Crescendo Amelia Big Band, Crescendo Amelia Big Band and the Roaring Twenties Dance, dancing, fun, music, Roaring Twenties, swing dancing, swing music | Comments Off

What’s the Rush?

Posted on June 7, 2019 by admin

How many people do you know who are always rushing around, never stopping to catch their breath or smell the flowers? For them, the present is an obstacle preventing them from getting to some point in the future where they’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged Alan Watts, breath, future, guided meditation, meditation, present, present moment, rushing, stress, thoughts | Comments Off

Life Paths

Posted on June 6, 2019 by admin

There is so much pressure to follow a certain path in life. I see so many people who are burnt out, going through the motions, and doing things that other people want them to do instead of things that they … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged communication, dreams, families, friends, goals, internet, Life Paths, plans | Comments Off

Adding Positive Experiences

Posted on June 5, 2019 by admin

I discovered a life hack last year that works wonders for recovering from difficult, awkward, or even painful situations. I have a hard time forgetting such situations and I tend to replay them in my head. Mindfulness meditation and floating … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing | Tagged Adding Positive Experiences, adventures, Alabama, Fear, Florida, fun, Lollies and Lemonade 2019, Orlando, peace, road trips, swing dancing, travel, trips | Comments Off

Small Talk

Posted on June 2, 2019 by admin

I’ve never been a fan of small talk. At best, it’s a harmless way to pass the time. At worst, it’s draining and completely uninspiring. I prefer talking to people I know well since that typically minimizes small talk and … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged close encounters of the social kind, communication, conversations, How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing With People, Les Giblin, small talk | Comments Off

A Lovely Season

Posted on June 1, 2019 by admin

This is an interesting season in my life. In short, it feels like I’m retired. This might seem like a strange thing to say, considering that I’m still working at my new job, I have about as many hours as … Continue reading →

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