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4 Ways I Take Extreme Ownership of My Life

One of the most influential books I read last year was Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. It’s inspired me to take more responsibility for my decisions instead of blaming other people or events for things that I … Continue reading

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The Daily Stoic: “Life Is Long – If You Know How to Use It”

This entry from The Daily Stoic is all about the importance of good time management. There are many days in which I feel like I’ve got little to no time to do the things I find meaningful but, upon reflection, … Continue reading

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Lessons from Sleeping In

Yesterday turned out quite differently than I thought it would. Although I set my alarm for 11 am, either it didn’t go off or I didn’t hear it and I ended up sleeping in until 1 pm. I was shocked … Continue reading

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Turning Two Days into a Week

I had a rare two days off in a row but they felt more like a week. I think that’s mostly because I did a lot of stuff on Tuesday and then had a much more relaxed day Wednesday, so … Continue reading

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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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10 Questions

I think of these questions, or some variant of them, regularly as a way to see if I’m moving in a good direction in life. Normally they stay at a more subconscious level but occasionally they rise to the surface … Continue reading

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Bold City Circuit House Show

On Saturday night, I went to a show hosted by Bold City Circuit in Jacksonville, Florida. Three musicians performed in someone’s living room and we all got to share an incredibly close, intimate experience. I figured that the evening would … Continue reading

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Time Management: Efficiency vs Effectiveness

In a past post, I talked about the importance of time management. Something I’ve thought about since then is that efficient time management is sometimes less important than effective time management. I’ll explain what I mean in the remainder of … Continue reading

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Multitasking

Contrary to popular belief, humans are incapable of truly multitasking. We can switch quickly between two tasks, but we can’t fully focus on more than one thing at a time. The people who appear to succeed at multitasking are really … Continue reading

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“The Ballad Of Daylight Savings Time”

Rick W. Cotton wrote this short, funny poem about the quirks of Daylight Saving Time. Since some of us get to spring forward today, I figured it was the perfect time to share it. “What’s with this Daylight Savings Time?It … Continue reading

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