When do we give ‘life’ our all? Normally we only give that 100% when other people are watching and evaluating our performance. Indeed, this is one key function of teachers and coaches; they watch and evaluate us. Our habit of ‘living for others’ (1) is integral to our social nature, but our ‘true’ character only […]
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The Wealthy Poor
I sometimes wonder why rich people often keep upping the ante, buying increasingly more expensive things. It follows a progression I first noticed when I experienced my own wealth upgrade after arriving in Japan (see Peaches and Pleasure). It is a fact of life — we convert any upgrade in our standard of living into […]
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A few months ago, a Centertao member asked me if I had any life advice for a man approaching 30. Immediately, too much came to my mind for that question! All I could do was turn the question over to my subconscious. Mysteriously, I find not thinking about tricky issues is the best way to […]
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