Tag Archives: Choice

Declare Victory or Failure

Posted on July 26, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Whenever you start a project, you should have a plan for finishing it. One outcome is to declare victory, to find that moment when you have satisfied your objectives and reached a goal. The other outcome, which feels like a … Continue reading →

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Perspective, Pt 2

Posted on July 24, 2012 by AJ Kessler

A Jewish man was sitting in a Starbucks reading an Arab newspaper. A friend of his, who happened to be in the same store, noticed this strange phenomenon. Very upset, he approached him and said: ‘Moshe, have you lost your … Continue reading →

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Unreasonably Remarkable

Posted on July 20, 2012 by AJ Kessler

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. – George Bernard Shaw Most of us live our lives as if we’re in … Continue reading →

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You’re Always Allowed to do Big Work

Posted on July 18, 2012 by AJ Kessler

No matter what position you’re in, whether it’s janitor or CEO, a huge part of your day is spent doing “small work”.  This includes the clerical stuff, the scheduling, the filing, the organizing, and all the other things that just … Continue reading →

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Cost v. Benefit

Posted on July 10, 2012 by AJ Kessler

It turns out, crime does pay.  Just not very much: The basic problem is the average haul from a bank job: for the three-year period, it was only £20,330.50 (~$31,613). And it gets worse, as the average robbery involved 1.6 … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on June 19, 2012 by AJ Kessler

The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he … Continue reading →

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Filling In The White Spaces

Posted on June 8, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Advice from Peter Thiel’s final CS 183 lecture: There is something importantly singular about each new thing. There is a mini singularity whenever you start a company or make a key life decision. In a very real sense, the life … Continue reading →

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Eggs

Posted on June 5, 2012 by AJ Kessler

How you eat your eggs is a good barometer for how you live your life. There are people who do nothing but grab a plain hard boiled egg as they run out of the house in the morning.  Their eggs … Continue reading →

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How To Be 10x Happier In Just 60 Minutes A Day

Posted on April 25, 2012 by AJ Kessler

If you have a job, chances are most of your waking hours are not your own.  Most of all your hours may not be your own.  Between the time it takes you to get ready in the morning, your commute, and … Continue reading →

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Happiness Obligation

Posted on April 7, 2012 by AJ Kessler

Other people don’t have an obligation to make you happy. You have an obligation to those around you to be happy.  Even if you’re not, you have an obligation to appear happy.  Fake it, if necessary. Don’t bum out your … Continue reading →

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You Can Decide To Be Happy

Posted on March 30, 2012 by AJ Kessler

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Unimaginable Sameness

Posted on March 12, 2012 by AJ Kessler

What’s the worst part about prison? One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich is all you need to know about Ivan Denisovich, because the idea that anyone could live for a minute in such circumstances seems impossible; one day … Continue reading →

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Everyone Else Is Smarter Than Me

Posted on January 9, 2012 by AJ Kessler

If you’ve ever watched the Olympics, or professional football or basketball, you know what sheer talent looks like.  Right?  You know what god-given ability looks like: Usain Bolt demolishing runners in every race he enters; Michael Phelps beating the world’s … Continue reading →

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Biggest Regrets

Posted on December 30, 2011 by AJ Kessler

Bronnie Ware had the opportunity to learn about a lot of people’s regrets.  As a palliative nurse, she cared for those in the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.  The most common regrets she encountered: I wish I’d … Continue reading →

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There Is Always A Choice

Posted on December 29, 2011 by AJ Kessler

“He had a gun pointed at me; I had no choice but to shoot him before he shot me.” “It was the only thing I could do.” “There was no other option, I had to do it.” These are all … Continue reading →

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