“I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain’t desperate at some point, you ain’t interesting.” -Jim Carrey I totally love and agree with this quote. But does that mean it’s easy to embrace, even seek out, desperation? Nope. I […]
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Continue reading“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” -Oscar Wilde Life is short. Get as much experience as you can by making more mistakes. The more mistakes you make, the more you learn about yourself and the world around you; the wiser and more experienced you become. I write and think about mistakes a […]
“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” -Mark Twain “People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.” -Isaac Asimov The quotes above make me laugh. You know: the kind of laugh that comes from someone who gets it. Now, I’m not suggesting I […]
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” –Chinese Proverb We reflect on the past and think, “I wish…”. That’s bad. When we do this, we let frustration and regret seep into the present, which is unnecessary and not useful. Sure, some of us can reflect on […]
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. What does it matter how much a man has laid up in his safe, or in his warehouse, how large are his flocks and how fat his dividends, if he covets his neighbor’s property, and reckons, not […]
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” -Robert Frost Think about the last time something “bad” happened to you. Remember the thoughts that raced through your mind: Why me? This is terrible! I’m so unlucky Poor me Now think about the days and weeks that followed: Did […]
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” -Abraham Lincoln Well put, don’t ya think? I do. What about you? How happy are you? Do you think about your happiness? Do you regularly evaluate your life so you can figure out if what you are doing is bringing you closer, […]
This essay was originally featured in my free Sunday newsletter. Diogenes the Cynic also reputedly said that a good man considers every day to be a festival and Epictetus subsequently taught his Stoic students to contemplate life in this way. The Stoics used this metaphor to convey a sense of gratitude for the opportunity of life, […]
This essay was originally featured in my free Sunday newsletter. “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” -Epicurus Think about all the things in your life right now: your car, job, career, education, and every purchase […]
This essay was originally featured in my free Sunday newsletter. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” -Confucius There is this concept known as Neophiliac, which is a personality type in which a person has a strong affinity for novelty. I think that we all are, at least in our Western culture, a […]