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Category Archives: Self-Improvement
“The Value of a Smile at Christmas”
In How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie talks a lot about smiling, as well as the positive impacts it has both for the person doing it and the people seeing it. This short entry from the book … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Value of a Smile at Christmas", Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, smile, smiling
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Overcoming Writer’s Block
I frequently have difficulty coming up with new ideas for blog posts. Putting up a new post every day was easy for a while since I had lots of ideas clamoring to get out of my head, but now that … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged blog posts, Choose Yourself, idea machine, ideas, inspiration, James Altucher, Overcoming Writer's Block, relax, showers, thinking, writer's block, writing
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“Jack of All Trades”
“Jack of all trades, master of none” is a fairly well-known quote. It’s intended to caution people against trying to learn a lot of different skills and instead focus on becoming great at one thing. However, while I think it … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged "Jack of all trades, "Jack of all trades master of none but oftentimes better than master of one", expertise, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Robert A. Heinlein, Scott Adams, skills, specialization, talent stack
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Responses
Over the last few years, I’ve gotten much better at choosing my words carefully. Not just what I say but how and when I say it. This also includes knowing when something warrants a response and when it’s better left … Continue reading
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Tagged arguments, choosing words carefully, conversations, discussions, response, Responses
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Friends and Acquaintances
Most people have many acquaintances and a few friends. They may think they have more friends than they actually do until they stop and think about their relationships. Then they’ll probably realize that several people they thought of as friends … Continue reading
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Tagged acquaintances, communication, effort, energy, friends, Friends and Acquaintances, interactions, perspective, relationships
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Leveling Up
We’re all on one type of level in life. It’s not ultimately determined by age, income, societal status, etc. It comes down to what we do with what we’ve been given. How much self-improvement work you do determines whether you … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged emotions, feelings, freedom, Leveling Up, levels, life, perspective, reactions, self-improvement work, struggles, thoughts
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My Daytime Routine
Recently, I noticed I’ve developed a new routine during the day. This routine allows me to get a lot of stuff I need to do and want to do completed in my waking hours, makes my days feel longer, and … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Life Hacks, Self-Improvement
Tagged blog posts, exercise, gym, My Daytime Routine, routine, shower, Spanish, stretching, The Power of Now, unicycle
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“Father Forgets”
“Father Forgets” is a short story by W. Livingston Larned. I found out about it because Dale Carnegie included in How to Win Friends and Influence People. It illustrates the importance of compassion, perspective, empathy, understanding, and forgiveness. I love … Continue reading
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Tagged "Father Forgets", compassion, Dale Carnegie, empathy, forgiveness, How to Win Friends and Influence People, perspective, understanding, W. Livingston Larned
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Solitude and Finding Contentment Within Myself
For as long as I can remember, I’ve gone out regularly with a group of people I see on a regular basis: friends, coworkers, classmates, etc. I’ve been in many different groups over the past six years in particular, but … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged activities, contentment, emotions, events, experiences, feelings, hobbies, meditation, satisfaction, self-improvement work, socializing, solitude, Solitude and Finding Contentment Within Myself
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Why I Love Cold Showers
I’ve mentioned that I recently started taking cold showers in a few previous posts, but I haven’t talked much about them. Now that I’ve been taking them for a few weeks, I’ve noticed some things that I’d like to talk … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, cold exposure training, cold showers, discomfort, mental toughness, mindfulness, overthinking, relaxation, shower, thinking, thoughts, Why I Love Cold Showers
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