Tag Archives: Plans

Don’t Work. Be Hated. Love Someone.

Posted on April 14, 2012 by AJ Kessler

A commencement speech full of contrarian advice, some of it totally wrong, but definitely worth reading and thinking about: You’ve probably been told the big lie that “Learning is a lifelong process”and that therefore you will continue studying and taking … Continue reading →

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Don’t Shop When You’re Hungry

Posted on August 25, 2011 by AJ Kessler

You’ll end up buying more than you want. Make plans when you’re fresh, not at the end of the day when you’re exhausted. Set goals when you’re on a roll; don’t undermine them after a failure. The hard part isn’t … Continue reading →

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Appreciation For Inaptitude

Posted on August 18, 2011 by AJ Kessler

To the Gods: [Thanks] That I wasn’t more talented in rhetoric or poetry, or other areas.  If I’d felt that I was making better progress I might never have given them up. – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 1:17 You hear … Continue reading →

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