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Linear goals breed competition and isolation. -Anne-Laure Le Cunff I've been forever scarred by the term "New Year's Resolutions." It’s true, I hate it. I hear the phrase, and I am instantly transported to cold Monday nights of my youth, gathered as
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This week, I am skipping the Weekend Wrap and focusing on just one part of that. There hasn't been any new music, I'm playing the same games and reading the same books. But this quote, well, it demanded a little more than usual. “I’m so
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The 80s were a weird time. Individualism and consumerism weren’t just growing; they were growing like a cancer—completely unchecked. If you wanted to keep up, you needed to have your act together. There was one sure-fire tool to help you do that: The Franklin Planner. That’s
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What if the key to changing the course of your life was changing your relationship with "productivity"? Tiny Experiments is one of those books that I don't recall precisely how I became aware of it. It seemed to come from nowhere and be everywhere simultaneously. It
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Books are a treasure. They have always been a passion of mine. I was that weird kid who would disappear and be far too quiet for too long. But, instead of my parents fearing what trouble I was getting into, they knew I could be found near a bookshelf. That
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"We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us." —Father John Culkin, S.J. We live in an unprecedented age. Gadgets surround us, tools ready to create, learn, grow, communicate, edify, and connect. But mostly, they are tools to waste our time and dumb us down. The
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At the age of 14, I decided I wanted to become a doctor. At the age of 45, I was ready to throw in the towel. My life has been one of focus and purpose. I'd made my parents proud. I'd accomplished the goals I'
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You’ve been told that practice makes perfect. I don’t buy it. Perfection is a myth—but progress is real. Imperfect Practice is where I share what actually works, what doesn’t, and why the mess is worth it.