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All You Can Do?
John Mayer was supposed to release a new album six months ago. Â A granuloma near his vocal chords required surgery and prevented him from finishing the record. Â Once the surgery was completed and his throat given a month or so … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Attitude, Inspire, John Mayer, Music
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Failure Gives Perspective
That was the lowest moment I had yet encountered in my life. The phones in my office were even quiet, which had never happened before. In fact, I suddenly had a lot of quiet time to think, and I reviewed … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Money, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Business, Donald Trump, Failure, Success
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I Could Never Make $xx,xxx,xxx…
Only 1/10th of 1% of the people in the United States have a net worth of more than five million dollars ($5,000,000). Only 1/10th of 1%?  That’s 357,000 people!  That’s more than the population of New Orleans, or Honolulu, or Cincinnati. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Money
Tagged Build, Money, United States of America, Wealth
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Ordinary People
You asked me if an ordinary person, by studing hard, could get to be able to imagine things like I imagine things. Â Of course. Â I was an ordinary person who studied hard. Â There’s no miracle people. Â It just happens they … Continue reading
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Tagged Brain, Mind, Ordinary, Possibility, Richard Feynman, Work
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The Only Motivation Tip You’ll Ever Need
San Franciscans and New Yorkers spent years fighting to get nutrition information like calorie counts listed on menus. Â After all, if people only knew what kind of crap they were shoveling into their maws they’d surely change their behavior, right? … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Persuasion, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Framing, Loss Aversion, Motivation, Persuasion
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Kafkatrapping
Excellent way to describe this fallacy: One very notable pathology is a form of argument that, reduced to essence, runs like this: “Your refusal to acknowledge that you are guilty of {sin, racism, sexism, homophobia, oppression…} confirms that you are … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Critical Thinking, Kafka, Logic, Reason, Thought
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Stop. Breathe. Think.
One of the things law schools sear into students is the ability, and tendency, to argue. Â An early emphasis on being able to argue both sides of any case breeds people who argue just for the sake of argument. Â Shockingly, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Negotiation, Persuasion, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Argue, Arguing, Argument, React, Stop, Think
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No Adjectives
A tip to improve your writing: Use adverbs instead of adjectives. Abstractly, this is simple. Â Difficult in practice. Â Instead of describing something’s attributes, you’re forced to either craft each sentence around a verb, or go the Bob Dylan route and … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration
Tagged Adjective, Adverb, Copywriting, Writing
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Those Crazy Anti-Authoritarians
Some fascinating thoughts about psychiatry and anti-authoritarianism: Gaining acceptance into graduate school or medical school and achieving a PhD or MD and becoming a psychologist or psychiatrist means jumping through many hoops, all of which require much behavioral and attentional … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Future, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Academics, Anti-Authoritarian, Authority, Education, McCarthyism, Psychiatry
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Productivity Tips, From 1932
Despite, or in fact because of, the 80 years of technological advancement, these tips are even more relevant today. Â Courtesy of Henry Miller: COMMANDMENTS Work on one thing at a time until finished. Start no more new books, add no … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Create, Production, Productivity, Writing
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Make The Secret A Lot More Trouble Than The Trick Seems Worth
Good advice for magic, and life: Make the secret a lot more trouble than the trick seems worth. You will be fooled by a trick if it involves more time, money and practice than you (or any other sane onlooker) would … Continue reading
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Tagged Life, Magic, Penn & Teller, Secret, Story Telling, Work
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Creativity in Isolation
There’s been a lot of talk in the last few years about the benefit human interaction lends the creative process. The thinking goes that experts in one field, when interacting with experts in some other field, will find new ways … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Connect, Creativity, How to be Creative, relationships, Steve Wozniak
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The Passion Myth
Find something you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. Right? Bullshit. Nobody on Earth wakes up every single day restlessly waiting to take on the world. Â Such passion doesn’t exist. Â If you’re really, really lucky, and … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Law, Productivity, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Comfort, Do The Work, Myth, Passion, Risk
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What You Should Focus On
A good reminder:
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Control, Focus, Life, Worry
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A Brand
A brand is the perception that you are the only one who can solve their particular problem.
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