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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.
What is True Success And Why Isn’t It Sexier?
While 97% of us agree about what “true success” means, we lust after other things at its expense. Maybe it’s a measurement problem.
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.
40 Simple Rules to Live By, Ranked (v. 2.0)
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.
Why I Love to Travel, Beyond the Obvious Reasons
Beyond the obvious, superficial reasons, this is why I love to travel and will keep traveling till death do I part.
How to Make Friends When You Move to a New City
Practical approaches for making friends when you move to a new city that I’ve fine-tuned with my own experiences.
Rachel N. Wants You to Be a ‘Just Right’ Type of Person
Meet the perpetually-perfecting, full-spectrum-love-freeing, Betty-White-admiring, psychology-mastering Rachel N.
Nina Guzmán Wants You to Pursue Random Interests, Not Magical Self-Discovery
Meet Nina Guzmán and get actionable ideas, inspiration, and challenges her most extraordinary life experiences.
Linda Whitney Wants You to Do Things You Would Never Do
Meet the mind-younger-ing, ageism-fighting, travel-size-living, never-never-ing Linda Whitney.
Rut-ology 101: The Many Types of Ruts and How to Get Out
The first step is to get out of a rut with as little wasted effort possible is to identify what type of rut you are stuck in.
How I Showed Appreciation to My Wife for 28 Straight Days
What I did to show appreciation to my wife every day in February, and what I learned from doing so.
Chris Blachut Wants You to Read Less, Zag More
Meet Chris Blachut and get actionable ideas, inspiration, and challenges her most extraordinary life experiences.
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