Why Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness
The reason is simple. This cliche can now be checked off your list. It is demystified.
Wealth Is an Interpretation
Are you wealthy? What does it mean to have wealth? What is the reasoning behind those that are rich still feeling poor and those that are poor feeling rich?
4 Habits I Turn To When I’m Overwhelmed
Overwhelm can halt your productivity in its tracks! Don't waste anymore time. Start improving immediately. Come see exactly what I do when I'm overwhelmed.
Proactive Leadership Is Poetic
Proactive action is poetic. Come see the impact you can have.
You Never Can Have Enough of What You Don’t Need
Ever wanted something so badly but the more you tried, the further it got? Lust is the silent killer of all things. Come learn more!
1 Simple Way You Can Influence Change in Others
Ever wanted to change the way someone or something operates? Ever wanted to influence the behavior of your spouse or children? Here's how you can influence change today.
3 Ways to Think Better Under Pressure
Pressure will always come. A successful life vs a failed life comes down to your decisions. Decisions count most under pressure. Come learn how to think better under pressure.
Throw Out the Crutches: My Mission Statement
A cushioned society has made us soft. It has given the species crutches and made us dependent. It's time to take back our power and evolve.
Proof That Everyone is Doing the Best They Can
I doubted this myself. But I've come up with an argument that proves everyone is doing the best they can.
Avoid Self-Sabotage With This Simple 2 Step Process
You may not recognize self-sabotaging behavior until it's too late! But it doesn't have to be this way. Find out how you can recognize the warning signs.
6 Ways to Avoid Regret and Quickly Transcend Grief
Regret causes gut wrenching pain, it sucks! Being prepared is the best way to deal with this. Come see how!
The 3 Deepest Questions on The Wonderful Mystery of Consciousness
Do I have your attention now? Wait, isn’t that usually said after something relevant happens? Was it the title? What just happened? Where is your awareness? Is your mind actively trying to make sense of what you have just stumbled across? Well, while those questions may seem existential, you have seen nothing yet. What is […]
Do We Live in a Perfect World? – 3 Best Ideas
Greetings, readers! We’ve just concluded our initial exposure to Effective Living. I will now begin exploring a variety of self-contained posts that follow as consequences of what we have already discovered. I’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions regarding my content, so please share in the comments section below! Who are you? Big Idea: […]
Effective Living – Part 5 – Summary
Welcome to the big summary! This is it! We've come to the conclusion of our deep dive into Effective Living. We will now take some time to review what we've covered in exploring Effective Living. There are several important points so special care will be taken in highlighting each. We will approach this review by […]
Effective Living – Part 4 – How do I Develop It?
Greetings! We've covered the what and the why to Effective Living. It is now time to explore the how. The what (components and relationships) covered the idea that Effective Living is a framework that is meant to illuminate observable properties of life that lead to Effective Action. While we were exploring the what we saw […]
Effective Living – Part 3 – Why is It Important?
Hello, readers! Welcome to the continuation of the Effective Living series! At this point we’ve seen a pretty thorough inspection of what Effective Living is. Effective Living can be thought of as a framework that encompasses fundamental (discovered) truths about life as it relates to taking Effective Action. Where Effective Action is any action that […]
Effective Living – Part 2 – What is It? (Relationships)
Welcome to part 2 of the Effective Living series! This time we will explore the relationships between the components to Effective Living. There will be special attention given to the principles, since they form the most foundational chunk of Effective Living. A lot of concepts were introduced last time, so we will begin with a […]
Effective Living – Part 1 – What is It? (Components)
Hello, Readers! On our journey so far, we’ve experienced a quick toss-me-in sort of approach to introducing some big ideas by exploring a framework for effective living. These were the 3 realms (Social, Physical, and Mental) in the Life Simplified series. Then we took a step back to explore the big ideas that were covered […]
The Ultimate Guide to Meaning
Welcome (back)! Last time we explored Connection and now we will take this a step further and consider the Meaning that can come from Connection. This will be a deeper dive into some of the ideas brought up in the Mental realm of the Life Simplified series. What is it? Big Idea: Meaning is […]
The Ultimate Guide to Connection
Hello readers! We’ve been deeply exploring various components of a mindset for effective action, this time we will get a bit more abstract and consider connection as it relates to effective action. What is it? Big Idea: Trusting that your fate is as it was meant to be. Basically: What happens, was meant to […]
The Ultimate Guide to Challenge
Welcome! Following from Intensity of Stimulus is the concept of Challenge. This is a big idea and is core to any and all effective action. I have done a lot of personal exploration of struggle and discovered many useful strategies in promoting effective action during struggle. We will explore in great depth the practical applications […]
The Ultimate Guide to Intensity of Stimulus
Hello, readers! Previously we took a deep dive into the idea of Deliberate Action, which was a very important idea brought up in the Life Simplified series. Very closely related to this idea is the concept of Intensity of Stimulus. This is a big idea and has a LOT of implications. This is worth a read! […]
The Ultimate Guide to Deliberate Action
Welcome, fellow consciousness explorers! Last time we took a deep dive into Awareness. The objective has been to dive deeper into important topics covered in the Life Simplified – Overview series. Another important concept is that of Deliberation, or Deliberate Action. What is it? Big Idea: Intentionality applied in a slow and calculated pace […]
The Ultimate Guide to Awareness
Hello readers! Continuing on in the exploration of the big ideas brought up in the Life Simplified – Overview series, we will dive into Awareness. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the exploration of Clarity. Awareness paired with clarity is one of the most powerful ways you can ensure that the changes you wish to […]
The Ultimate Guide to Clarity
Welcome, readers! The Life Simplified – Overview series was a quick toss-you-in introduction to a different mindset in life. A lot of important points were covered that deserve further attention and consideration. We will now highlight a few key points and in the future have an article devoted to a subset of these to ensure […]
Life Simplified – Part 5 – Summary
Hello, fellow explorers! We’ve made it to the end of the series, let’s recap! In this series we have explored an approach to effective living, with it we have emphasized the mind-set involved since that is the core fundamental underlying all of the insights and allowing for consistently effective action. This has been done by […]
Life Simplified – Part 4 – Mental
Hello! This has been a long time coming, let’s dive in. So far we have covered the Social and the Physical realms. These realms serve as categories that are meant to encapsulate all of our existence in as few “buckets” as possible to allow for focused development in each category and ultimately exploration of existence […]
Life Simplified – Part 3 – Physical
Welcome, everyone! Last time we’ve considered the Social realm and the idea of increasing meaning in one’s life through increasing connections. Our exploration of the 3 realms (Social, Physical, Mental) continues with the Physical. Physical What is it? Big Idea: The body is a vessel through which the universe acts. Basically: Have a purpose that is […]
Life Simplified – Part 2 – Social
Hello, readers! Last time we explored the broad categories that we can divide our life into. These were Social, Physical, and Mental. We saw examples for each of these areas and covered the importance of setting objectives in each of which are pursued with concentrated, deliberate action. Now we will explore a high level overview […]
Life Simplified – Part 1 – Overview
Welcome, everyone! I’m excited for this upcoming series on effective living. Let’s begin! WARNING: My posts are the results of a stream of thought on a particular topic. It is based on experience and self-exploration even (and especially) during the most uncomfortable, painful, or unpleasant of situations. I will only briefly touch on shallow […]
High Performance When You’re on the Hook – Personal Reflections and Takeaways
We've made it through the tunnel. Now let's look back and see what new connections we can make.
High Performance When You’re on the Hook – Effective Tunneling
You're on the hook! How do you optimize your performance to deliver exceptional results? How do you engage in Effective Tunneling.
High Performance When You’re on the Hook – Welcome to the Tunnel
There's a specific shared experience to high-demand situations. I will break down exactly what you can learn from them to continue to perform optimally when it matters most.
4 Habits I Turn To When I’m Overwhelmed
Overwhelm can halt your productivity in its tracks! Don't waste anymore time. Start improving immediately. Come see exactly what I do when I'm overwhelmed.
How to Sleep For Better Performance
There is a lot you can do to improve your sleep starting TONIGHT. Read this complete list to improve your sleep for better performance! Check it out.