Tag: Philosophy
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Lessons learned from 30 days in Myanmar being disconnected
As some may know, I spent the entire month of April in Myanmar(Burma), on a solo trip, with my backpack. My main motivation for going there, was without a doubt, to see the country before it changes too much. I wanted to see this very different country, that seemed so shut off, compared to the…
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Standing for sleep, faces for mood and self-experimentation
If you want to skip through this piece quickly, read the parts that are bold and then determine whether you want to read the entirety of this or the article I discuss. The link to the article is in the bottom. As probably a lot of you do, I find myself reading through a lot…
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Visualize yourself owning the workout
Do you enter your gym with the mindset of having to just get through your workout, in order to get the hell out of there again? Do you feel like you just have to have been there, in order to fulfill your promises to yourself? Then welcome to mediocrity. It is better than staying at…
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Focus on one thing at a time
When I returned from my month of traveling in Myanmar, I found myself having lost quite some muscle and weight. I had brought my gymnastic rings, had been working out rather regularly, with bodyweight, which in the past had been adequate on vacations, to somewhat keep my physical condition. But this time, I think one…
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Neil Gaiman – one of the best commencement speeches?
I always thought Steve Jobs commencement speech was one of the best of its kind. Every time I hear it, it inspires me and makes me think about how I spend my time. I won’t say that Neil Gaimans commencement speech, is better than Steve Jobs’, but in my opinion it is up there,…
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Be humble in learning
What is the best way to go about getting better at a certain skill? Do you get better by attending classes, getting advice by others or something completely different. Or does the way in which you go about learning, not matter as much as the minds…
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Information awareness – the unconscious choice
When searching for information, are you aware of your own bias? Are you aware of the mechanics inside yourself, that makes you like or dislike the information that you consume? In our day and age, we are flooded with information. Because of this, …
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Be the best you!
I often come across the statement among people, that they consider start doing some kind of exercise, because they want to look like the athletes from that sport. They have seen some of the top athletes in TV and makes the, perhaps natural, assump…
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Consumer vs. creator
Have you ever thought about how much time you spend consuming other peoples work? How much time you harvest the fruits of other peoples labor? When you read content on the internet, as you are doing at the moment, you are a consumer. When you watc…
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