Frustration… or pushing on a string

My dominant emotion is frustration. Of course frustration lacks humility… frustration is when you are trying to force your will on reality. things take as long as they do, people do whatever they do, and you’ll screw up, like everybody … Continue reading

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You get back what you put in

sow-reapDid you notice that I said what, and not how much? Did you also notice, that you heard: how much? Do you notice that people seem to say the things you already know? But you never noticed that they say … Continue reading

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The many ways to be unhappy, the only way to be happy…

I mean this article to be the first installment in a series. The underlying principle is the Anna Karenina principle The Anna Karenina principle The Anna Karenina principle is: good systems must meet simultaneously a number of requirements. All good … Continue reading

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The secret sauce that makes you start having joy in your life

The fox and the hare tale: Why does a rabbit run faster than a fox?  Because while the fox is running for his dinner, the rabbit is running for his life.  All of life works the same way… Keep this … Continue reading

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What kills billionaires? Athletes? Doctors?

24 years ago I got an audio cassette… I listened to it more than 10 times. It was titled “Dead Doctors Don’t Lie” I am following what I learned there about 90%… and I haven’t been ill for about that … Continue reading

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Do you have free will? Free choice? What is the ego’s role in that?

genetic-jail-sentenceGenetic determinism and the ego’s role in it. I could also have made the title: your horoscope and your ego’s role in it, or your soul correction and your ego’s role in it. There is a lot of different ways … Continue reading

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How do I do the 67 steps that my life is on an upswing?

decision_comic1I watch, or better said, listen to the next 67-step when I have time, maybe even hours, to ponder. Commuting time, making dinner, doing the laundry are perfect times for that. Instead of what other people do, listen to music … Continue reading

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The dangers of having empathy…

understandI saw something really important this morning. One of my students is planning to build a business that he can do while working for a big corporation full time. He knows what he wants to do. He knows why he … Continue reading

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The 67-step coaching, the good life and your Soul correction

In my last article, I was praising Thought Experiments as a tool to get to the good life. But: in the area of thinking you are like a human who gave up trying to walk after the first failure, and … Continue reading

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Thought experiments: the wise’s way to learn, the wise’s way to win in life

einstein thought experimentThe stupid makes the same mistake, over and over, expecting different results. The normal person eventually learns from his mistakes, but he first has to make them, a few times… The wise person learns from other people’s mistakes. Did you … Continue reading

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