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What Will Be Obvious In Retrospect
Read time: 2 minutes. I like to ask a lot of questions. It’s how I learn. My last post was about asking the question, did you live well today? Today’s post is about pondering a new question, what will be obvious in retrospect? We all have blindspots in our thinking. There are many moments of …

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Did You Live Well Today?
Read time: 3 minutes. Did you live well today? It’s a reflective question my wife shared with me a while back and it stuck with me. It’s simple and straight to the point. It asks you to make an honest reflection on how the current day went. The hopeful answer is yes, I did live …

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February 2023 Lessons – Make Your Mark On Life
Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected 5 to share with you: 1. Shake off that erroneous notion that life is there and you’re just gonna live in it. Versus embrace it, change it, improve it, make your …

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Creating Value
What value can you bring to the world? I woke up this morning thinking about the value that I bring to this world. This meant pondering about what I was contributing to my fellow humans. Was I doing enough? I decided that I can do more. I can add more value into this world if …

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Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail And How To Succeed
You are not alone if you made a New Year’s resolution this year. You are also not alone if you find you’re not able to stick to your resolutions. Learn about the Fresh Start Effect and how to make your resolutions stick this year. It’s all about changing behaviour.
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Mandatory Passionate Opinions
People hold opinions and share them with great passion and certainty. These opinions are often shared instantly, widely, and in an over-simplified way. The right choice has become the safe choice. The safe choice has become the popular choice. The choice that does not get you cancelled. The thinking is done for you. Society has put less emphasis of the actions people take and more emphasis on vocalizing the right action.