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. This tendency to live 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. This may follow a progression I first noticed when I experienced my own slight wealth upgrade in Japan (see Peaches and Pleasure). We must innately convert any upgrade in our standard-of-living into a new bottom line in our standard-of-living. […]
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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. Oddly, I find not thinking about a tricky issue is the best way to resolve it. Not […]
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