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February 20, 2018
Don’t Be Envious: The Cost Is Too High
Envy, often confused with jealousy, is when you want something that someone else has. Jealousy is when you feel threatened that someone else is going to take away something you ...
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February 12, 2018
How to Overcome Burnout: Balance Focus and Variety
Real work requires deep focus. But variety keeps us interested. I’m the type of guy to badger people about the importance of focusing, but lately, I’ve realized the importance of ...
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February 6, 2018
Why You Should Organize Your Life With Lists
I’m not impressed when someone can memorize the sequencing of pi to 100,000 places. Do you know why? Because a (large) piece of paper accomplishes the same thing. A computer can ...
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January 29, 2018
How to Let Go of Emotional Baggage
I have just discarded most of my baggage. Literally. This is all that I own. I did it for freedom, to be lightweight as I travel the world, and to make ...
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January 16, 2018
Why The Brain Can’t Resist Facebook: Digital Slavery and How to Handle Freedom
Freedom is the positive result of prosperity and progress. But as you’ll see, excessive freedom can be ruinous to the human brain. If you have internet access, you have the ...
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January 8, 2018
5 Rare But Essential Productivity Practices
Productivity is defined as “the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services.” A simpler definition that we tend to use? ...
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January 1, 2018
How to Stop Procrastinating in 10 Seconds
Procrastination is a fancy word for resistance. If there weren’t resistance between you and your desired behavior, then nothing would stop you from doing it right now. No resistance, no procrastination. ...
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December 18, 2017
The Real Cure for Boredom (Ultimate Guide)
Boredom should be feared on the same level as spiders and snakes. Why Boredom Is Terrible Boredom is a gateway to addictive behavior, from compulsive cellphone use, to TV binging, ...
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December 11, 2017
4 Reasons to Solve Your Life Problems on Paper
The main, overarching reason? The paper is outside of your mind. This creates several advantages. 1. Paper can hold unlimited data If I give you a sheet of paper containing ...
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December 4, 2017
How Good Habits Covertly Shrink Bad Habits
Five years ago, I started doing one push-up per day. That humble goal enabled me to show up consistently, even if it was in a small way. Today, five years ...
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