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How to Get the Advice You Need But Don’t Want to Hear
I came up with a workaround to filter out bad advice and get the good advice I need the most but don’t want to hear.
10 “Time Bombs” to Challenge You to Spend Your Time Better
10 rapid-fire challenges that push you to spend your time better.
Make Your Dream Life Desirably Difficult
If you could easily afford whatever you wanted, what kind of difficulty would you pursue? That’s your desirably difficult dream life.
Life Whacks: The Ways We Make Life Unnecessarily Difficult
Life whacks are the opposite of life hacks: they make life harder than it needs to be. What are yours? And can you eliminate them?
‘A Short Stay in Hell’ Made Me Rethink My Shorter Stay in Non-Hell
‘A Short Stay in Hell’ by Steven Peck challenged me to rethink my approach to my much shorter stay in non-hell, aka life.
Being Useful Is Essential for Fulfillment—and It’s Not That Hard
The most surefire way to be useful and lead a fulfilling life is one you probably already know but don’t want to prioritize.
Comfort Zone Challenges You’ll Be Glad You Tried
Here’s a hodgepodge of challenges that your comfort zone definitely does not want you to read, but that are good for it in the long run.
Russell Max Simon Wants You to Maybe Settle Down a Bit
Meet the climbing- and writing-loving, frequently transitioning, equanimous, and post-nomadic Russell Max Simon.
Want To Lead a Fulfilling Life? Then Get Your Story Straight
This five-part framework will help you figure out the who, what, why, how, and fuel you need for leading an increasingly fulfilling life.
Get Rid of Your Greatest Strength’s Weakness
Your greatest strengths are also sources of weakness, but who says you can’t dull the harmful sides of these double-edged swords?
Urban Hiking: A Great Day in 56,973 Steps
The story and lessons learned from a fantastic 56,973-step urban hike I did in my hometown of Vancouver.
Some of the 2,794+ Things I Love About My Wife
Every day since November 2015, I’ve been telling my wife a different thing I love about her. Here are some examples.
Don’t Minimize Regrets. Maximize Your Anti-Regrets.
Anti-regrets are the opposite of regrets: things you do that have a lasting benefit on your life. Here are some examples.
How Do You Measure True Success In Life?
While 97% of us agree about what “true success” means, we lust after other things at its expense. Maybe it’s a measurement problem.
The Two-Headed Source of Your Obstacles in Life
Upstream from the endless barrage of obstacles in life is a single source: the two-headed monster of complacency and delusion.
Thomas Waschenfelder Wants You to Chase Your Quirky Curiosities
Meet the obsessing, comedic storytelling, Munger-ing, always moving, freely uncertain Thomas Waschenfelder.
How to Make Life More Exciting With Simple Storytelling
Once upon a time there was… you. What happens next? Here are some storytelling tips to make your life more exciting.
Feeling Flat? Here’s How to Pump Up Your Enjoyment
Why it’s rarely wise to settle for the status quo when it feels flat, and what steps to take to pump up your enjoyment.
Book Summaries: The Best Ideas from My Favorite Non-Fiction
These book summaries share my top takeaways from the best non-fiction I’ve read, taken notes on, and written about.
The Most Motivating Things I Learned from Drive by Dan Pink
The most interesting things I learned from Drive by Dan Pink and how I intend to use them to better motivate myself and others.
Feeling Lost Career-Wise? A Case Study on What to Do
Figure out what to do when you’re feeling lost in your career by extracting practical lessons from an example.
33 Simple Rules to Live By (or At Least Try Your Best Not to Break)
Too bad these rules to live by aren’t as easy to follow as they are to understand. But try your best to abide to live your best life.
Living in Two Cities is Like Living 1.5 Lives at Once
The wonders and woes of our experience living between two cities, Vancouver and Cape Town, for the past five years.
How “Richer, Wiser, Happier” Inspired Me To Go After All Three
William Green’s book, Richer, Wiser, Happier, taught me how I might be able to keep doing what makes me happy and wise—while getting rich(-er), too.
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