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Cheat Days Are Fine. Cheat Moments Destroy Us.

How can a day of wasting time, skipping healthy habits, and being unproductive be better than just doing it for a quick second? Because at least it’s scheduled. You know what you’re doing. And you do it for the day. The moment is nonexistent yet everlasting. To divulge attention to our phones for a second […]

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Just One More Thing To Check

Maybe I should send this e-mail too while I’m at it. Oh, someone just messaged me. Let me reply. Hm, I think I need to check up on my post online. Oh look at what this person put on their feed. It’s hilarious. I’m going to comment something. This seems like an interesting video. Let […]

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What Promises Are You Making?

“The thing that makes someone swipe right on you on Tinder may not be what you want to be in the long run” Seth Godin I’m sure we’ve all been in a situation where we tell ourselves we “need” to do this to get what we want. It could be work. It could be education. […]

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“Is This Going To Be On Test?”

You’re asking if you have to do more. It means you’re here just to tell everyone you were here. If you ask “How can I learn/do/give more,” you’re here for a lot more than a certificate of attendance. I think it’s a lot more productive to show up to things that spark the second question […]

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Stop Depriving Others Of Your Best Self

How do we grab someone’s attention? It’s what we want. For people to see us, listen to us, and treat our ideas with respect. So imagine if you’re giving a speech on a topic you’re most passionate about and you notice someone sitting down on their phone. Or, perhaps more likely, you’re at a party […]

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You’ve Pushed The Rock Up The Mountain

Congrats. Now what? Maybe you can find another rock. You can find another mountain. Maybe you can find a way to do it faster, to do it better. But a better question is to look at that rock and ask, “What was it for?” Most people are pushing rocks up a mountain because everyone else […]

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The Best Tip For Your Success

Here it is: Stop looking for tips. The tips, tricks, and tactics are nothing but a blanket to hide behind. They’re the 1% you can add on at the end to edge out some more from your work. But it doesn’t matter if you have Stephen King’s pen. Tim Ferriss’s morning routine. Steve Wozniak’s keyboard. […]

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Intuition Can Lead You Astray

In a hospital where babies are being born and put into separate lines, do any of these lines of boys and girls seem less likely than the others?: BBBGGG GGGGGG BGGBGB Intuitively it would appear that the first one seems less likely and certainly the second one is very unlikely. The third one seems as […]

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Don’t Prioritize Your Schedule

Instead, schedule your priorities. Time is a finite resource. It’s invaluable and we can only do so much in our day. But that just means you’ll have to decide how you want to use it. The poor and popular strategy is to find something you want to do and find a way to fit in […]

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