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And open loop typically refers to an unfinished project, task, or assignment. Sometimes people will extend the definition to include their major goals as well. I’ve been finding a lot of value in extended this concept to include anything that pops into my mind where I don’t feel that I’ve achieved sufficient closure. If my…
One challenge that can make it difficult to create a consistent daily flow is getting up at inconsistent times throughout the week. If I get up at different times that could diverge by an hour or more, I find it difficult to have a consistent morning routine. Initially I thought it shouldn’t make a big…
Lately I’ve been thinking about how the concept of open loops (i.e. incomplete tasks and projects) connects with our models of reality. When we have holes and inconsistencies in our mental models, those models remain incomplete. It’s hard to act rationally when we lack a decent model of reality. How are you supposed to make…
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on facing personal weaknesses, one step I took to deal with such weaknesses many years ago was to brainstorm a list of qualities I wanted to experience instead of those weaknesses. Here’s what I came up with back then: Confidence – holding a strong belief in my own self…
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Years before I started blogging about personal development, I would often feel frustrated with my character. I struggled for many years trying to get myself to do what I felt I should be doing. One thing I did back then (which I recently found in some old files), was to create a list of what…
Yesterday I finished creating and publishing all of the lessons for the co-creative Stature character sculpting deep dive. The full course is 16 hours and 20 minutes of audio, with the average lesson being 15 minutes. I wanted to keep the lessons for this course very focused and tight. There’s also a 138-page workbook to…
By Leo Babauta My Zen teacher Susan recently told a group of her students at the end of a Zen meditation retreat, “We’re all monastics now.” In this global pandemic, we’re in an era of isolation, retreat. We’re also in an era of heightened uncertainty. This can be a terrible thing, and drive us to […]
In his autobiography Ben Franklin shared that one of his virtues was silence. He included this description: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation. Think about how much time and energy you could save by avoiding trifling conversation and communicating just for the benefit of others or yourself. I suppose…
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Are you curious about a 3-month delay? I explained it in my first income report. January 2020 was the month of overwhelming hustle for me. In the first week of the month, I had three holy days and I had only one day of work prior to January to catch up after the Christmas break. […]
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We often think of self-development as a pursuit that builds positive capabilities such as courage, ambition, or a success mindset. And of course it can generate many positive results if we truly invest in it, such as loving relationships, a meaningful and lucrative career, and a rewarding lifestyle. But we can easily overlook just how…