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Exploiting Glitches in the Matrix

I’ve always been fascinated by people who’ve done things differently. Those who fall into line and do things exactly as everyone else does them have never impressed me. They don’t do anything differently, accomplish anything great, or stand out in … Continue reading

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Achievement Without Effort

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

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A Strategy Based on Stephen Covey’s Ideas

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People contains so much wisdom and so many life hacks that I regularly refer back to it. Whenever I do, I always find something good that I had forgotten or never noticed before. I’ve … Continue reading

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“Three Rolls and a Pretzel”

This is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy. I first read this when I was a little kid and it’s been stuck in my head ever since. I’ll share some of my thoughts on it afterward: Feeling hungry one … Continue reading

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Review of Outliers

Outliers is a fantastic book by Malcolm Gladwell. In the book, Gladwell looks at those who have risen to a place of prominence and offers an explanation for how they did it. He covers a number of people from different … Continue reading

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