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In a previous post, I share some of my thoughts about free will and conscious human thought. My point is that truly conscious decision making only really happens between 5-25% of our time; our emotions, our demeanor, and our behavior is influenced by a large variety of factors. In this post, I want to share … Continue reading How Salts Can Influence Human Thought
You’ve worked hard and earned your way into a management position or you become an entrepreneur and start your own business. You suddenly find yourself surrounded by a team of people older than you, more experienced than you, and/or more technically skilled than you in specific skills. How do you lead people who know more … Continue reading How to Lead a Team of People who are Older and More Experienced than You
In my previous two posts I shared some of my own insights on purpose and Rick Warren’s insights about purpose. In this post I want to focus on one of the ideas he touched on: We find personal purpose when we share what we love to do with those around us. We find fulfillment and purpose … Continue reading What 100 Year-Olds Can Teach Us About Purpose and Living a Good Life
In my previous post, I shared some of my own personal thoughts on finding purpose along with some of my own journey gaining understanding of my purpose. Today, I want to share some ideas from Pastor Rick Warren about the nature of purpose. Even if you are not religious, the ideas he shares regarding purpose … Continue reading Insights About the Nature of Purpose
This is the first in a series of posts on finding purpose and meaning in busy lives. What are you trying to do with your life? Where do you see yourself in 30 years, 20 years, 10 years, 5 years, 1 year, or even a month from now? For most people, these questions give us … Continue reading Finding Purpose and Meaning
Do you remember a time when you thought WWE was “real” wrestling? You may have never believed it; I never did. But if you did believe that it was real, there came a time when you stopped believing. As you watched, you caught little details. You noticed punches that didn’t land, but still had effects. … Continue reading Why Our Personal Beliefs Ought to Remain Flexible
If you read my previous post about why I have been taking cold showers for the past two months, you saw me say this: “Other living organisms are driven by urges they cannot control. Down to the cellular level chemical imbalances drive molecules to bond and break in search of equilibrium or ‘comfort.’ Most living … Continue reading My Observations on Free Will
In my last post, I talked about why I have been taking cold showers for the past two months. In this post, I am going to share the two easiest methods I have found to make taking a cold shower more manageable. If you don’t regularly take cold showers, hopping right into cold water might feel … Continue reading Two Methods to Make Taking a Cold Shower More Manageable
Most people don't enjoy taking cold showers. I didn't either for the majority of my life and I wouldn't have have given it a second thought if it wasn't for the book, "What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength" by Scott Carney. In the … Continue reading Why I have been taking cold shower for the past two months
There are many factors that drive people to do the things that we do and, at points in our lives, we don't even realize what is driving us. We can live life in a haze, being told what to do, being driven by someone else's will or by our most base impulses. If you've felt … Continue reading How to Build Intrinsic Motivation
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