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Strictness vs flexibility: Keep pushing or take a break?

So a lot of this work is about establishing discipline, removing bad habits, developing good habits, self-control, self-management. But an important part of this self-management is to know when to take a break. People that train themselves with discipline, well, they typically know this too well. We take too many breaks. We’re too ready to

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Moving in a positive direction: Where you’re at vs where you’re going in life

So my thought for today is the difference between the feeling of where you’re at in your life versus where you’re going in your life. And I thought about the difference between these, how you feel like your life is like now, how satisfied you are with your circumstances, versus the feeling of where you

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Personal maintenance day: Take a break from work to recharge

So today I took a maintenance day. And what is a maintenance day? A day when my only assigned work is in upkeep, personal maintenance, personal administration, upkeep, cleaning, cooking, arranging, organizing, getting everything into a clear state. Of course, throughout our days we have to do things like cooking and cleaning, but there’s something

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The need for connection: Loneliness is the saddest thing in the world

So it seems to me like there really isn’t anything sadder in the world than loneliness, isolation, the feeling of being cut off from anyone else. You could imagine somebody that has all the wealth and advantages you can imagine, except they’re completely alone, isolated from other people. That person would be miserable. There may

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