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Category Archives: Food For Thought
The Best The World Has To Offer?
Most people are satisfied with the best the world has to offer. There’s actually quite a bit of social pressure to be satisfied by the best. I’ve eaten with people at some of the world’s best restaurants who refuse to … Continue reading
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Tagged Best, Cesar Ritz, Satisfied, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, World Class
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For Granted
It’s dark out. Your windows are steamed over, caused by the temperature differential between your warm bedroom and the cold morning. Your alarm clock trips, and your favorite song blasts from it speakers. You wake up, stumble out of bed, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Cynicism, Diogenes, Invonvenience, Modern Life, Poverty, Stoicism, Take for granted, Thanksgiving
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Wax-On, Wax-Off
In The Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi has Daniel-San spend his first four days of training waxing his cars, sanding his floors, and painting his house. As Daniel-San is about to quit in frustration, Mr. Miyagi reveals that what he’s really … Continue reading
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Tagged Basics, Fundamentals, Karate Kid, Seth Godin
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The World Was Built By People No Smarter Than You
When you grow up, you tend to get told that the world is the way it is, and your life is just to live your life inside the world; try not to bash into the walls too much, try to … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Business, Change, Creating, Inspiration, Steve Jobs, World
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What Scares Us Most
There is no child on the planet who is afraid of the dark. They’re afraid of not being able to see what’s around them. They’re afraid of the unknown. We all are. While fear of pain drives us to act … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Fear, Perception, Religion, Scare
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Life Is Always About Starting At The Bottom
Remember when you were in 8th or 9th grade? King of middle school? Big man on campus? Remember what happened just a short year later? Back to the bottom of the totem pole. You were no longer bigger than all … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Bottom, Hierarchy, Hustle, Life, Work
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30,000 Days, If You’re Lucky
You only get about 30,000 days, if you’re lucky. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably got less than 20,000 days left. That’s if you’re lucky. You might get cancer; you might have a heart attack or a stroke; you might … Continue reading
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Tagged 30000 Days, Age, Death, Goal, Life, Planning, Time
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Plans Are Good, Goals Are Better
Plans, the individual steps you think you’re going to take to accomplish something, are good. But, plans have this nasty tendency to fail pretty regularly. One of the steps just wasn’t feasible, or other people don’t do what they’re supposed … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Goal, Planning, Seth Godin
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Anxiety Comes Only From Within
Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions — not outside. – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Book 9 ¶ 13
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Tagged Anxiety, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Perception
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Thanksgiving
It’s nice that Americans (and Canadians) have a holiday dedicated to giving thanks. But, it would be nicer still if we made an effort to do this more than once a year, especially if we could do it without being … Continue reading
If It’s Not Hard, You’re Doing Something Wrong
A lot of people complain about how hard their work is. Recognize that this isn’t a bad thing. In fact, not only is doing really hard work an incredibly good problem to have, it’s necessary to success. It’s hard, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Delivering Happiness, Hard, Opportunity, Tony Hseih, Work
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Why You Don’t Really Believe In Yourself
“You just have to believe in yourself.” We hear this all the time. Professional athletes toss off this one-liner so frequently we hear it without even thinking about it anymore. Of course you have to believe in yourself. I believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief In Yourself, Commitment, Culture, Media, Motivation, Passion, Self-Improvement, Society
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Do It Because You’re Bad At It
From 0 to 18, we’re constantly doing stuff we’re bad at. It starts out with just being by ourselves at night, then walking, then talking. Eventually, we go off to school. We’re out of our comfort zones, meeting all kinds … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad, Fear, Poor, Scary, Self-Improvement, Skill
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Everything’s Amazing And Nobody’s Happy
Louis C.K. says it well. Even in these times, life is still so amazing that people just 4 generations ago literally couldn’t even dream of the lifestyles we take for granted.
Posted in Food For Thought, Future, Inspiration, Quotes
Tagged Era, Future, Generation, Inspiration, Louis C.K.
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How To Have Smarter Kids
An interesting new study finds that children whose younger siblings are born more than two years later have higher reading and math skills than children whose siblings are born sooner. The researchers think this stems, at least in part, from … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Family, Future, Intelligence, IQ, Kids, Planning, Smart
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