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Category Archives: Self-Improvement
How To Reduce Stress And Look Like You Have Your Shit Together
If you’re reading this, you probably aren’t anxious or stressed out about where your next meal is going to come from, whether something or someone is going to harm you in the very near future, or where you’re going to … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Business, Creativity, Productivity, Self-Improvement
Tagged Adam Carolla, Anxiety, Batching, Just Do It Now, Life, Stress, Together
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Why Meaningless Assignments Might Be Important
One of the aims of military boot camp is to break a person down so that they can be rebuilt in the way the military desires. This might sound insane, but it’s pretty important to know that your soldiers are … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Boot Camp, Break Down, Bruce Lee, Mental, Mind, Rebuild, Training
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Only Scientists Are Successful
I’ve touted the importance of awareness and curiosity before, and I stand my belief that without those two traits, your chance of success is basically at the lottery level. Every successful person I know possesses these traits in abundance. But, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Science, Scientific Method, Scientist, Testing
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How To Seem Good At Everything: Stop Doing Stupid Shit
I read this post today, which does a great job of laying out one of the best pieces of advice I had ever been given: Back in college, one of my best friends was a prodigious chess player. He’d won … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Dumb, Habits, Mistakes, Stupid Shit
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It’s Always Easiest To Quit At The Beginning
When I was a freshman in high school I decided to join the water polo team. Mind you, I had never played water polo, and I was never on a swim team or anything, but it looked like fun and … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Perseverance, Quitting
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Fuck It Money
Not to be confused with “fuck you money” (which is the amount it would take you to be able to say “fuck you” to anybody at any time), “fuck it money” is something everybody can, and should have. “Fuck it … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Money, Self-Improvement
Tagged Ben Casnocha, Finance, Fuck It Money, Life
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Who Are You?
I’ve been posting a lot of quotes lately, mostly because I’ve been incredibly busy studying for and taking the bar, and partly because the extra motivation helps. Some of my favorite ideas have come from Marcus Aurelius and his “book” … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Future, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Personal Manifesto, Self Improvement
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Relentless Self-Criticism
I was reading Architectural Digest, of all things, this evening. Cool article and photo spread about a house down in St. Barts. The architect who designed it undertook the project even though he was battling advanced esophageal cancer. Shortly before … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Better, Charles Gwathmey, Creativity, Criticism, Self Improvement
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Aspire To Be The Grapevine
Some people, when they do someone a favor, are always looking for a chance to call it in. And some aren’t, but they’re still aware of it – still regard it as a debt. But others don’t even do that. … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Inspiration, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Giving, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Selflessness
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Litmus Test
Does it make you happy? Does it make you money? If not, don’t bother. – Adam Carolla This is a great litmus test for things you’re thinking about doing and it’s especially handy when you’re angry. It’s short, easy to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Carolla, Advice, Happiness, Life, Money
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Recipe for a Breakthrough
From the always succinct Seth Godin: The two best ways to break through a rut and to make an impact: Find things that others have accepted as the status quo and make them significantly, noticeably and remarkably better. Find things … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Break through, Innovation, Self Improvement, Seth Godin, Unbetterable
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If You’re Gonna Cheat, Cheat
Some particularly limiting diets build in a “cheat day”. One day a week of utter gluttony where you can shove any and every substance you want into your face. What kind of diet would do that? Well, if you’re on … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Productivity, Self-Improvement
Tagged Cheat, Cheat Day, diet, Productivity, Tim Ferriss, Work
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After You’ve “Made It”
A lot of people in their teens and 20s, and a fair amount of people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, have this idea that once they make it, once they’re successful, they’ll finally be able to tell people to … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Blues, Buddy Guy, Civility, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Personality, relationships
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The Best Investment Advice You’ll Never Get
We had a guest lecturer come speak to our Corporate Finance class one day. Frank Partnoy, my professor, introduced him as a hedge fund guy who knew his shit. So well, Partnoy added, that he once simply donated the 9 … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Money, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Advice, Big Wins, Brokers, Index Funds, Investment, Manage, Robert K Jafek, Small Wins, Stock Market, Wall Street
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