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Why Reading Is Important To Your Sexual Health
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Journey to become less dumb everyday. Why Reading Is Important To Your Sexual Health. May 24, 2015. If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t f*ck ’em. – John Waters. If women take up John Waters on this advice. You’d be in trouble. A lot of books. Fiction, non-fiction, whatever you enjoy. Why should you read? But that’s the wrong question. You should ask, “Why shouldn’t I read? 8221; and there are zero good answers to that question. Reading gives you ideas. Always flex the idea muscle.
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If You Only Read One Book This Year
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Journey to become less dumb everyday. If You Only Read One Book This Year. May 31, 2015. It should be Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Gregory Hayes Translation is by far the most accessible). Reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. For just a few minutes each day is some of the most valuable time I spend all day. So much gold in there. And it’s nearly 2,000 years old. So good, that Hannibal Lecter even references him during Silence of the Lambs, one of my favorite movies:. Some of my favorite passages:.
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Things You Wish You Learned When You Were Younger
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Journey to become less dumb everyday. Things You Wish You Learned When You Were Younger. May 28, 2015. Two great Quora threads came across my inbox this morning that I thought were worth sharing. What’s the most inspiring thing that you learned, but wished you had learned when you were much younger? Some answers that stood out:. I am enough of a human being, of a parent, of an employee. I am enough pretty and enough smart, I am enough intelligent and enough creative. Pair that response with Daring Greatly.
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Charlie Munger Can Teach You To Be Less Dumb
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Journey to become less dumb everyday. Charlie Munger Can Teach You To Be Less Dumb. June 1, 2015. Charlie Munger might be one of my favorite people in history, right up there with Marcus Aurelius. He’s the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. And his mental models approach to learning is something I’ve started to take an interest in and learn a lot more about. I picked up a copy of his book Poor Charlie’s Almanack. Last year and it’s something I keep coming back to. 8220;Charlie’s approach to inves...
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Willpower: The Owner’s Manual
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Journey to become less dumb everyday. Willpower: The Owner’s Manual. June 3, 2015. I read Willpower: The Owners Manual. This book is your owner’s manual to willpower. Don’t just read it. Use it. By integrating the tools provided into your everyday life you will not only get what you want you will also get it much easier. By using these tools, you can make the right choice the easiest choice. And then it will be only natural to do the right thing. Being internally motivated to do the right thing. Second, ...
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You v2.0
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Journey to become less dumb everyday. June 7, 2015. The first time I read of the body as hardware and the mind as software analogy was while reading Lying by Sam Harris. I do not remember what I thought about lying before I took The Ethical Analyst, but the course accomplished as close to a firmware upgrade of my brain as I have ever experienced. I came away convinced that lying, even about the smallest matters, needlessly damages personal relationships and public trust. David Shapiro (@daveshap) October...
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If You’re Lacking Motivation Today
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Journey to become less dumb everyday. If You’re Lacking Motivation Today. April 14, 2015. Then watch this by Jim Valvano. This is my favorite speech ever. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. Get Updates Emailed To You. What I’m Reading. Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazi. What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People by Joe Navarro. Yes, All Lives Matter, But …. Nick Roshon's Blog.
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67 Short Pieces of Advice and a New Must Read Blog
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Journey to become less dumb everyday. 67 Short Pieces of Advice and a New Must Read Blog. May 27, 2015. I can’t believe I’ve been sleeping on Raptitude. A blog by David Cain, for so long. I recently was sent this post about 67 pieces of advice. And it’s pure gold. Some of my favorites:. 11 Learn the difference between something that makes you feel bad, and something that’s wrong. A thing can feel bad and be right, and it can feel good and be wrong. You should really check out the whole list. Get Updates ...
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The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
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Journey to become less dumb everyday. The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. June 17, 2015. Essentialism is the most important new book I’ve read in 2015. Below are the most important notes/quotes I took from the book. What is the core logic of an essentialist? There are three deeply entrenched assumptions we must conquer to live the way of the Essentialist: “I have to,” “It’s all important,” and “I can do both,” must be replaced with “I choose to”, “...How Do We Forget Our Ability to Choose? One important ins...
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