Category: Self Development
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Some Perspective
A woman is on the train across from you and her two young children are yelling and running around, bumping into people, hitting each other. She lets it happen and just sits there silently. You think to yourself what a terrible mother she is, and how inconsiderate she is for letting her kids act that…
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Living in the Present
We’ve heard some variation of it a million times: live in the present, stay in the moment, be in the now, etc. As much as it is a cliche, as with most cliches, it’s quite valid. The problem is that most people think, “Yeah, yeah, live in the present, I get it,” but they don’t…
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Why You Shouldn’t Follow the News
The media makes more money the more viewers they attract. How do they get more viewers? By sensationalizing the absolute shit out of everything. One of the best, most proven ways to get people to keep coming back for more is to scare them. The economy is collapsing! No one is safe! You’re about to…
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Memories
We were lying in the grass together late one warm May morning, under the big oak in the yard. The sun shone through the gaps, and as the leaves rustled back and forth in the breeze, the light danced across her face. She got up, sat on my chest, and smiled down to me. Her…
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Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself: Reset Your Goals
I’ve been slacking lately with all of my financial goals. Up until about a month ago, I was motivated, spending time each night after work doing research for my internet projects, writing in my journal, and tweaking an eBook I’m working on. Then I just stopped. I wasn’t worried at first just because it was…
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The Life of a Snowflake
It formed from ice crystals joined together high in the frosty atmosphere, until it became heavy enough to leave the cloud which was its home, drifting slowly, unhurriedly, toward the city below. The city folk were rushing between places, cursing under their breaths about the cold and the slush and the wetness. Perched on the…
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Slow Down and Lose Weight
Watching me eat used to be like watching a pig at the trough. It wasn’t pretty for the person watching, nor was it particularly enjoyable for me. Whenever someone would point it out, I’d just say, “I’m a Kobayashi,” with my mouth full. You lose out in so many ways when you eat fast. Although…