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A Simple Strategy for Simplifying

‘It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.’ ~Bertrand Russell What do you do if you can’t let go of something you own? How do you [...]

The Illusion of Control

‘The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself.’ ~Laozi When you think you control something, you’re wrong. It’s amazing [...]

Place Yourself in the Presence of Greatness

Just being in the same room as greatness inspires you to new levels of the possible. Recently on my trip to Paris I (of course) visited the Louvre and found myself for the first time in [...]

The Spiral of Successful Habits

Many people have so many things they want to change about their lives they don’t know where to start. It’s overwhelming: you might smoke and eat junk food and need to exercise and want to be [...]

The art of handling criticism gracefully

‘Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.’ ~Bertrand Russell If you’re going to do anything interesting in the world, criticism is [...]

Can’t find a dream Job? Create your own

I was once unemployed, and I know the debilitating depression and the feelings of frustration and helplessness that can come with that. I’ve been stuck in a job I hate, and I felt imprisoned, trapped doing [...]

Simplify, and Savor Life

‘The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.’ ~Thich Nhat Hanh These days we have an abundance [...]

Find Stillness to Cure the Illness

“Silence is a source of great strength.” ~Lao Tzu It’s a busy day, and you’re inundated by non-stop emails, text messages, phone calls, instant message requests, notifications, interruptions of all kinds. The noise of the world [...]

A Brief Guide To Life

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us.’ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Life can be ridiculously complicated, if you let it. I suggest we simplify. Thich Nhat Hanh’s quote, which I’ve stolen as this [...]

The Wastefulness of Decluttering; or How to Make Less Count for More

‘It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.’ ~Bertrand Russell I know there are many of you who want to declutter, or who have already gotten started [...]

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