Category Archives: Daily Posts

  I’ve written almost 312 days in a row at least 25+ words. I’ve gotten to the point where its easy to spit out the words. But, I’m not happy with the comprehensiveness of the writing. I’ve been wanting to write longer more well researched posts since the beginning of this year. I haven’t put…More

Its easy to think that we’re on a trajectory to enlightened thought and action by looking at the time since the enlightenment.   In the grand scheme of things, 500 years isn’t a long time.   We could easily be heading another dark ages.   Especially if nuclear weapons get involved.   ^Day 311/90 60…More

Or is it just that the present always seems turbulent.   Is our decade crazier than the 1930s during the rise of fascism in Europe?   Is our time more unstable than the 400s when Rome was sacked?   Is our time scarier than when the Mongols tore across an entire continent?   Its hard…More

The reactions will only end when you die. And then only the conscious reactions will end. Your body will continue to react to the world. Every time you see a friend you react to their presence, whether positively or negatively. When you learn of a new task, you react. When you accomplish a goal, you…More

An example of a non-tactile decision point would be “Every time I delegate a task” or “Every time I’m feeling un-motivated”.  They’re non-tactile because you can not attach an automated action to these points.  A tactile decision point like “6pm” is easy to attach an action to. You can set a reminder on your phone…More

Its the skill that distinguishes the good from the great. Being able to convince people of a path that you want to take forward.  Its not enough to be right. If you’re right but can’t convince anyone of the fact you will gain no benefit from it.  Instead, you must polish your presentation skills to…More

We have an obsession with things that are brand new. Things that are innovative.   And although innovative techniques help move us forward, make sure that you’ve discovered all the good things out there before trying to re-invent the wheel.   The truth is that we, as individuals, don’t know most of the things that…More

The golden rule.   It sounds easy enough to follow. But to make it really work for you it must become a habit.   You must think in every moment, how can I actually help someone?   Before every time you speak you must forget about what you want and instead ask what the other…More

Looking back thousands of years to the Egyptian, Indian, Roman or Chinese civilizations we see societies that functioned socially more or less similarly to our own. People played, joked, ate, worked, read, married all in the same sort of ways that we do now. So much so that Indian civilization decided that we all had…More