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Tag Archives: perspective
A Sobering Perspective
We’re all going to die someday. Even if advances in technology and medicine help us live much longer than we currently can, eventually either time will catch up with us or we’ll decide that we’ve had enough. Death is the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Sobering Perspective, death, life, opportunity, overview effect, perspective, Zoom Out
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My 2020 Gratitude List
For many months, I considered 2020 to be the worst year of my life. So much that I had found, developed, and come to love was taken away from me extremely quickly and with little to no time for me … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged 2020, communication, emotional healing, friends, friendship, gratitude, healing, inner work, Letting Go, My 2020 Gratitude List, perspective
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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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Asking the Right Questions and the Overview Effect
The above quote from Thomas Pynchon has been incredibly influential to me. I think of it more quickly, more easily, and more often than most other quotes I know. Its message is so simple and straightforward, yet the more I … Continue reading
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Tagged Asking the Right Questions and the Overview Effect, big picture, connection, floating, higher perspective, love, meditation, overview effect, perspective, Thomas Pynchon, Zoom Out
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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
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Tagged emotions, feelings, freedom, Leveling Up, levels, life, perspective, reactions, self-improvement work, struggles, thoughts
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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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Zoom Out
Sometimes my thoughts are overwhelming, especially when they’re negative. The unceasing torrent of thought can surround me and make me feel like I’m drowning. This doesn’t happen all the time or even as much as it used to, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged breathe, distance, loving-kindness, negative thinking, perspective, relax, thoughts, Zoom Out
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Don’t Rush
I have a bad habit of rushing through a lot of tasks, especially ones I’d rather avoid. It wasn’t until earlier this year that I realized this was a bad idea and learned to slow down. Here are some things … Continue reading
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Tagged Don't Rush, perspective, perspective changes, present moment, rushing, slowing down, time
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