One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned running this blog is the value of patience. And for a 19-year old, this hasn’t been an easy lesson to learn. I think it’s fairly common for people in their twenties to get impatient. If you set a target for 5 years, that means you’ll need to wait […]
Stop Checking Your Web Stats Every Day!
How often do you check your e-mail, Facebook or web stats? Whether you’re a blogger or just discovering the internet, the answer is: probably too much. Information addiction is a disease in the blogging community, and unfortunately I know a lot of good people who are users. I can imagine the mental rationale goes a […]
Walk Your Talk… One Step at a Time
Do you claim health is important to you–then skip the gym for 6 weeks? Do you believe being productive is important, but work only on the night before a deadline? Do you believe relationships are important, but let your social life stagnate? How do you close that gap between what you value and how you […]
The Power of Complements: Get Obsessive Results, Without the Obsession
How do you become completely focused towards a goal without burning yourself out? Even if your motivation for finishing a project, getting in shape or graduating summa cum laude is high, 100% focus is almost impossible to keep up. Does achievement require obsession, or is there another way? The most obvious solution to the burnout […]
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