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Managing Stress

Parthenon

Deadlines.

Promises.

Work, projects, and obligations.

Fear of loneliness.
Fear of failure.
Fear of success.

Never enough money in the bank. Never enough hours in the day. Never feel like enough, even if you already are.

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The 80/20 Principle

a clock tower from behind

The past 2 weeks, due to a confluence of various factors, have been hectic for me. I have had to eat dinner at 11pm on a few nights each week and work out at 2am on at least a couple of nights. Obviously I know that doing this along with the consequent sleep deprivation is not the healthiest thing to do to my body, but I do so to maintain consistency in my evening ritual. The upshot has been a constant search for better time-management strategies.

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a row of chess pieces ordered in descending rank

This post is meant as a wake-up call for lifelong complainers and excuse-makers.

When you look at someone who has what you want, do you ever try to rationalize away his success?

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What Do You Deserve?

jumping silhouette

As long as you are alive, your potential is essentially unlimited.

Do attributes like looks, height, IQ, talent, or family background matter? For the sake of argument, let’s just say that they do. So what?! Does that mean that if the deck is stacked against you, you are going to just give up, roll over, and die?

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a koi fish in a pond

In anticipation of writing this post, I sat in meditation for 20 minutes to approximate as closely as possible a mental state of being present in the moment. Although I think the best way to demonstrate such a mental state is face-to-face, I still think the choice of my words and the cadence of my language will convey it to you on some level. I am no expert in matters of spiritual enlightenment nor do I care to be, but I believe that everyone can benefit from meditation and meditation-like activities. Meditation is simply a process of becoming present in the moment.

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