Do you ever talk about food/life balance? Or sleep/life balance?
Of course not. They’re natural parts of your life. (Unless you’re on Uberman’s Sleep Schedule, then you might indeed talk about sleep/life balance 
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Yet some people insist on talking about work/life balance. As if work was somehow separate from the rest of your life. [click to continue…]
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Over a month ago, I stopped using soap and shampoo (except soaping my hands). Here’s what happened. [click to continue…]
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Imagine you have an old car that keeps breaking down. You already blew $1000 on repairs for it and now it’s broken down again. Would you spend another $200 to fix it?
Of course there’s a lot of factors. But there would probably be a voice inside your head saying “I’ve spent $1000 already, it only makes sense to spend another $200″.
Those $1000 are sunk costs. They shouldn’t impact your decision at all. All that matters is the current state and going forward – will spending the $200 be smarter than selling the car and getting a new one? [click to continue…]
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Today, I will talk about something I’ve kept private until now – my romantic life.
I won’t try to convince you that my relationship choice – polyamory – is right for everyone. But I will give you a few compelling arguments for polyamory, including:
As well as all the obvious benefits of more freedom and meeting more people. [click to continue…]
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I read a great post for bloggers by Cath Duncan recently, about tour guides and expedition leaders.
Cath says that some bloggers are like tour guides, explaining well-known territories clearly for first-time visitors, while others are like expedition leaders, taking their readers on a deep adventurous journey through scarcely explored lands.
It got me thinking not just about leading expeditions when blogging (see Lucid Dreaming, or my thoughts on the school system), but also leading expeditions in life in general.
And I realized we all have an expedition leader inside us. Every time you really care about something, you unleash your expedition leader and make it happen. Let me explain… [click to continue…]
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I was at a great life coaching seminar recently. And one of the presenters always asked these questions:
“Was this interesting?”
“Was it useful?” [click to continue…]
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Today, I’ll share one simple technique that makes a HUGE difference to how much I get done every day, and how happy and energetic I feel throughout the day!
I’ve tried several variations on napping, but this is by far the most cost-effective method. In just 20 minutes, you get almost as rested as in a full 2-hour afternoon nap. (Yes, I’ve tried those, and longer.) [click to continue…]
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Hi, I'm Vlad, and I love the human mind! I believe anyone can live their life in a way that makes them feel deeply, passionately alive. So that's what I blog about - coming alive with passion!
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