Category: Self
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Workaholism
“No one says, “Wow, an entire bottle of gin in one night? You are an outstanding drinker.” But work 16 hours a day, and you’ll probably get a promotion.” Arthur C. Brooks I’ve come to appreciate Arthur C. Brooks’ writing, and his recent article in The Atlantic links excessive work to lowered mental health. I’ve…
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Humble Workflow
pa·tience – the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. hu·mil·i·ty – a modest or low view of one’s own importance; humbleness. -Oxford English Dictionary Patience and humility have been my watchwords since beginning this blog. For too long I was too proud to recognize these blind spots of…
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9 Short Quotes That Changed My Life and Why — RyanHoliday.net
Like a lot of people, I try to collect words to live by. Most of these words come from reading, but also from conversations, from teachers… 1,803 more words 9 Short Quotes That Changed My Life and Why — RyanHoliday.net January’s post got away from me, so here is a quick/late repost. I come across…
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Imposter Phenonemon
I distinctly remember cycling with my buddy, Todd, on the above ride in 2015. We were preparing for a 70.3-mile triathlon right before my family was supposed to move back to Kodiak, Alaska. Todd turned to me on the west-northwest road between New Hope and Hertford to ask, “What is your greatest fear?” My response was immediate, “Being…
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Plutarch’s 13 Signs for Gauging Your Growth in Character — The Art of Manliness
In most areas of your life that you seek to improve, there’s an external metric you can look at in order to see if you’re getting better. Your pants get looser as you lose weight. Your kettlebells get heavier as you get stronger. Your net worth increases as you get wealthier. But how do you… Plutarch’s…
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The Self-Care Routines of 5 American Presidents — The Art of Manliness
In the last several years, talk about the idea of “self-care” — doing things to care for your own mental, emotional, and physical health — has become more and more common. At first, the term felt a little cringey and self-indulgent, something used largely amongst women-focused lifestyle blogs to rationalize booking a spa day and… The…
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JoWo OmniFlex Nib Introduction — Goulet Pens Blog
In early 2018, the OmniFlex nib was first introduced on brands like Conklin and Monteverde. This is a stainless steel #6 size nib with a distinct shape and design to allow for increased softness, flexibility in the tines, and variation in line width based on your writing pressure. After going through iterative changes for… JoWo OmniFlex…
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How I Learned to Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable — The Art of Manliness
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ben Aldridge. Several years ago, I found myself in a dark place. I was struggling immensely with severe and debilitating anxiety and felt that I was losing control of my mind. I was having back-to-back panic attacks and honestly thought that I was dying. It was a… How…
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Chief Workflow Officer
I enjoy simplifying complex situations into a one slide PowerPoint. I often get ribbed at work about it and the visualizaiton is of cousre a handy way to communicate your point of view, but it is through the multiple iterations of reframing the situation that you come to understand that view. It was only natural…
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May schmay
May is Mental Health Month. Ironically, it was last May that I was woken (several times) by my roommate at a Florida inpatient mental health facitily to ask if I said something. It wasn’t me, but we had to keep the door open so it could have been from down the hall. It could also…
Patience and Humility 