Category Archives: Daily Posts

I’m confused by the left’s stance on this. I get that the goal of amnesty for immigrants currently in the country is because of a desire to be compassionate and avoid the pain (both political and real) of splitting up communities. But, why the opposition to stopping illegal immigration (e.g. “the wall”)? Is it: 1.…More

Now how do you build willpower over time? There are only two proven ways: 1. Meditation. “Meditation training improves a wide range of willpower skills, including attention, focus, stress management, impulse control and self-awareness. It changes both the function and structure of the brain to support self-control. For example, regular meditators have more gray matter…More

How to decrease the willpower cost of your goals. 1. Create habits. By definition habits are actions that are easier to take than not to take. We have a set of good and bad habits. The key is to add more and more good habits so that you don’t need to use any willpower to…More

You can’t just “try harder”. Its also misrepresented in popular culture. You have a limited amount of willpower in a given day. Tasks that are difficult will reduce your willpower afterwards. This has been demonstrated scientifically many times. A 1996 study found that “people who forced themselves to eat radishes instead of tempting chocolates subsequently…More

Yet, its not “trendy” to be anti-sugar. Sugar is the leading cause of obesity in the United States. In the 50s the US government came to this conclusion and began moving towards mandating reduction of sugar in consumer products. The big sugar peddling firms objected. They decided that fat should be the enemy. Because of…More

It will ensure you achieve your goals. A good routine will: 1. Get all your daily non-negotiables done. 2. Put you in your desired mindset. Sleep is the closest we have to taking a break from life. When you come back out of that dream world you are disoriented and on a different page then…More

Don’t ostracize the people you disagree with. That only makes it worse. Don’t blame others. Look at your actions. Look at what you could do. What can you change. What actions can you take. Don’t vilify others. That will do nothing to convince them of your point of view. It will only make them believe…More

They’re reaffirmations of strongly held beliefs. Understandable reactions but not helpful. This sort of dialog perpetuates the echo chamber. Writing about how awful it is that DT is president isn’t going to do anything about immigration, women’s rights, minority rights or any of the other issues that he is wrong on. Its the same dynamic…More

Most of you reading this are shocked. Thats the problem. We lived in a bubble for the last 2 years. “Trump could never be elected he’s a bigot.” “Nobody I know supports him.” “The media thinks he’s a joke.” Its as bad as religious fervor. “Theres no way he has support because liberal values.” There…More

Its going to be amazing. No matter which candidate gets elected. Either way we’re moving to a world where more people are understood. Where more people have their grievances acted on. In Trumps case its the poor rural Americans who have been trampled for decades if not centuries. Often by the people who claimed to…More