Life

Posts about thinking, doing, and being better while I’m busy figuring it out.

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November 2023 Lessons – Do Fewer Things Better
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with you: "The truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters […]
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October 2023 Lessons – Taking Time For Tiny Moments
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with you: “It took a long time to get ahead. I will say, in retrospect, I'm glad it took so long because it was interesting.” - Charlie Munger […]
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May 2023 Lessons – Competence Over Credentials
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I've selected some to share with you: “Competence over credentials.” - James Clear “A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” ― Hunter S. […]
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What Will Be Obvious In Retrospect
Read time: 2 minutes. I like to ask a lot of questions. It’s how I learn. My last post was about asking the question, did you live well today? Today’s post is about pondering a new question, what will be obvious in retrospect? We all have blindspots in our thinking. There are many moments of […]
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Did You Live Well Today?
Read time: 3 minutes. Did you live well today? It’s a reflective question my wife shared with me a while back and it stuck with me. It’s simple and straight to the point. It asks you to make an honest reflection on how the current day went. The hopeful answer is yes, I did live […]