Category: WW – e) Take Care Yo’Self, Resiliency, Stress, Extreme Ownership
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Week 74 Wanderings (4-23-2024) – You can’t have it all, Creating the future, Beating choices, Paradox of choice
You can’t have it all “Would you rather have stability or excitement? They generally don’t coexist in the same person” From the book 4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. Still not done with this book and loving the read. Talks about how because we’ve got limited time in Finity, we have to make tough decisions…
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Week 72 Wanderings – How to be less of an asshole, Good friends are assholes, Podcast on the Customized Life, Intentional Relationships
How to be less of an asshole “Unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments”Neil Strauss I’ve found that it’s harder to course correct after you piss someone off, but if you can set expectations ahead of time then people are prepared for your lunacy. People like knowing what they can expect. We don’t like being caught off…
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Week 71 Wanderings (3-26-24): Asking for help, Weaknesses as strengths, Having a good time, Evaluating Friendships
Pick Up the Phone “I’ve never found anybody that didn’t wanna help me if I asked them for help” 2 minutes of Failure by the Jobs Seems like we just have to ask for the help we need. If nobody knows our problem, even if they’ve got the solution it ain’t gonna happen. Reflection of…
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Week 69 Wandering (3-12-24)
The Strength of Weak Ties ‘Weak ties are surprisingly valuable’ Our closest relationships often have similar information and world views as us… that’s part of WHY they’re our closest relations. Dr. Meg Jay discusses the concept of weak ties in her book The Defining Decade. Dr. Jay points out how tremendously useful weak ties Can…
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Week 68 Wandering (3-5-2024)
One of the Most Unique Podcasts David Choe on the Joe Rogan Experience #1518 This was one of the most interesting podcasts I’ve ever listened to. It’s eye opening, vulnerable, entertaining, and fascinating to hear someone’s story who’s gone through so much pain and gone through all the way to massive success. Forewarning it’s quite…
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Week 63 Wanderings (1-23-2024)
Misunderstanding for Empathy Creative expression is an extension of self, life, and personal experience. Abstract painting, origami and gangster rap. Someone somewhere is thinking ‘Geez this is dumb, what numbskull is even capable of creating this’. But if it is truly authentic, deep from the soul, how can we fault the artist? SHOULDN’T art come…
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Week 61 Wanderings (1-9-24)
Harsh Reality from Harsh Coaches “We need more people willing to accept the consequences” Now this dude was a bit… let’s call him ‘unconventional’. He was a bit of a riot. He calls you on your bullshit. He challenges you. He doesn’t put up with excuses and firmly believes you just ‘deal with things’. He…
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Week 59 Wanderings (12-26-2023)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Hopefully you enjoy yourself. Here’s some ideas to hopefully make Christmas just a tad easier. Some Discounted Joy “The value of a smile at Christmas It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of…
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Week 52 Wanderings (11-6-2023)
Language vs Emotion Coined by Julia West. Discovered in the book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 The deeper I dive in to the nuances of the English language and just how powerful words are, the more I realize the importance of being specific. The same way in the book 1984, words like ‘Rebellion’ were banned to help…