Translating Past Struggles and Success To A New Context Through weightlifting, I’ve learned to convince myself of many things. I learned how to visualize making lifts I was about to take, I learned how to trick myself into believing whatever was on the bar was lighter than what was actually loaded… I learned […]
Continue reading "Seeing is Believing, Believing is Building"…One bite at a time. But that’s where the advice ends. You know damned well you’re going to get full long before you can eat the whole thing. Then what? How do you keep the hyenas away? How do you preserve it from the hot sun? How do you move that much animal? I know […]
Continue reading "How Do You Eat An Elephant?"Every Day, we’ll be posting a Daily Prompt. This is an easing of The Lyceum Method into your life. The Lyceum Method Course Journal will be published soon. In the meantime, we’re giving it to you for free here on this blog, one entry at a time. Take this Daily Prompt, and sit with it […]
Continue reading "Welcome To Daily Prompts!"This is right. That is wrong. This is up. That is down. Here is black. There is white. And that is that. Or so we’re told. Reality is much more nuanced. Up is only up from a certain point of view. We ought to know that by now, yet It seems like daily I encounter […]
Continue reading "Dangerous Thinking: Waking Up From False Dichotomies"I’ve been a goal-setter most of my life. When I was a kid, I developed the habit of envisioning a future version of myself that was highly intelligent, ultra-disciplined, rich, heavily muscled, tan, and happy. I learned very early on that in order to achieve the life you want, you have to learn to set […]
Continue reading "I’ve stopped setting goals, and I’ve never been happier."*Bell Rings* Awareness is half the battle. I’m not a betting man, but I would be willing to wager real money (bitcoin) that you spend more time on social media than you think you do. These programs are designed to be addictive. You’ve probably heard all this before and think you’re already aware, but that’s […]
Continue reading "Mind Control: Who’s in charge? You, or the marketers?"3:08 PM I grew up with just enough abuse to learn how to avoid difficult conversations. When I was a kid, difficult conversations were also the threat of violence. My mother drank, and a couple of my sisters had tempers to keep up their defences. My dad was quiet. I learned to be quiet too. […]
Continue reading "Difficult Conversations"I’ve tried to give up social media but like any good drug addict, I keep coming back. The most used social platforms are not the most popular by accident. They are carefully designed to get you addicted. They are specifically crafted to capture your attention without you realizing it. The way the feeds work and […]
Continue reading "Consumer or Consumed?"Fitting life’s important activities in the gaps is not a good long term strategy, but when you’re sprinting toward the finish like, it can be the only way to get there.
Continue reading "A Debt Free Love Story Pt.2: Living Life in the Gaps"We’re taught that procrastination is a terrible trait that we should all strive to overcome. That sort of thinking is pounded into our brains by school teachers, bosses, and parents. Diligence and foresight are ALWAYS virtuous, procrastination is ALWAYS a character flaw. But I’ve come to appreciate a couple of opportunities born from my procrastination. […]
Continue reading "Procrastinate: It actually makes you better"
