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Existential Friday Newsletter

v46: Getting beyond the trap of busy and focusing on what really matters

Posted on March 15, 2019March 15, 2019
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“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.” -Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland We all get busy at times. In fact, sometimes we feel “too busy” to do certain things. One of […]

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v41: If you don’t know this, the way you think about passion is about to change.

Posted on February 8, 2019February 11, 2019
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When I walk into a bookstore I quickly sniff out the well worn path to the self-help, business, and art sections. One of the challenges with non-fiction (especially self-help and business books) is that a lot of the advice is predictable, overly simplistic, or doesn’t feel actionable. It’s an ongoing search for truth or answers […]

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v14: Deep Work And A Creativity Cure For The MidLife Crisis

Posted on July 27, 2018August 29, 2018

“Productive work does not mean the unfocused performance of the motions of some job. It means the consciously chosen pursuit of a productive career, in any line of rational endeavor, great or modest, on any level of ability. It is not the degree of a man’s ability nor the scale of his work that is […]

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v11: What If “Follow Your Passion” Is Bad Advice?

Posted on July 6, 2018August 29, 2018

The notion that you should “follow your passion” is an internet sensation.  The popularity shouldn’t be at all surprising considering most people want to do what they want and they simultaneously feel discontent. Even though passion is the career advice pretty girl, there are some detractors.  Cal Newport was an early detractor.  He suggests that rather […]

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