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Notes From Three Weeks Of Travel
I’m not a travel writer, but traveling is a great way of gaining insight into how you can design your life. I recently returned from a three-week vacation on the West Coast of the United States and Canada. During … Continue reading
Posted in minimalism, philosophy, travel
Tagged achievable, airbnb, amtrak, life design, personal story, travel, unplugging
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The First Crux of Leadership
I have two primary beliefs about developing people into leaders. First, leaders are developed or “made”. Leaders are not “born”. This wasn’t the case in large swathes of human history, where leadership was either by inheritance (e.g. royalty) or by … Continue reading
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Tagged achievable, guiding principles, leadership, life design, perspective, toastmasters
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February Without Facebook Results
About a month ago I chose not to log on to Facebook. The month-long trial started to take shape after my week-long internet hiatus. After the week offline, I eventually went back to my normal Web surfing habits. At some … Continue reading
Maslow And The Transformation From Lack
Abraham Maslow probably considered what I wrote today in his theory of hierarchical needs. Maslow was a psychology professor who specialized in researching the development of human potential in the middle of the 20th century. The biggest theory he proposed … Continue reading
February Without Facebook
Apparently a digital sabbatical wasn’t enough. I’ve noticed recently that more than a few people have left Facebook. Most of the people who have quit Facebook report greater satisfaction and freedom in their lives by not maintaining a profile. I … Continue reading
The Kitchen Monster
One of the places that people forget about decluttering is the kitchen. I was reminded of this on Sunday when I was looking for my soup pot so I could make potato leek soup. There was a time where it … Continue reading
Posted in minimalism
Tagged achievable, creating space, declutter, minimalism, space creation
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The Information Hiatus
Sometimes, you just need a break from the barrage of information available to you. Tammy Strobel calls it a digital sabbatical. Gwen Bell was mostly offline for the month of August in what she also calls a digital sabbatical. People … Continue reading
Posted in minimalism, philosophy
Tagged achievable, digital sabbatical, internet withdrawal, liberation, personal challenge, personal story, unplugging
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Striking A Deep Well of Passion
We interrupt this blog series for a brief and important topic shift. Many of you were expecting a blog post about how to liberate your books from your bookshelves. It was my full intention to publish something today, except a … Continue reading
Posted in intuition, philosophy
Tagged achievable, guiding principles, intuition, life design, personal story
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Liberate Your Books, Liberate Your Life
Gutenberg did the world a favor over five hundred years ago. Before the invention of the movable type printing press, information transfer was done in one of three ways: word-of-mouth, copying by hand or printing by wood blocks. All three … Continue reading
Posted in book liberation, minimalism
Tagged achievable, book liberation, books, creating space, declutter, personal story, practical, space creation
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The Hallmark of Life Design: The Sweet Spot
Goldilocks had it right. I’m not talking about breaking and entering someone’s house and then eating their food. That would be a clear violation of the law, and I do not condone that under any circumstances. Instead, Goldilocks had it … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy
Tagged achievable, emotions, guiding principles, intuition, life design, lifestyle design, sustainable
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