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Overcoming Indecision - Steve Pavlina
december 2008 by lightningdb
to make a big decision, look at how it effects your present situation (don't try and predict the future). the only thing i would add would be that given humans are notoriously bad at predicting the future, the other thing to try would be to find someone who has been through the same thing and ask for their opinion and experiences.
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decision
december 2008 by lightningdb
Playing the Money Game
august 2008 by lightningdb
decent but flawed article on taking life and money lightly
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august 2008 by lightningdb
Habit Change Is Like Chess - Steve Pavlina
july 2008 by lightningdb
don't ignore the early-game or middle-game. prepare and consolidate before trying to change the habit
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motivation
habits
july 2008 by lightningdb
How to Create a Personal Productivity Scaffold - StevePavlina
july 2007 by lightningdb
A scaffold is a temporary structure that supports tools, materials, and people while erecting or repairing a building. A similar construct can be used to improve your personal productivity.
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productivity
july 2007 by lightningdb
Microtasks - Steve Pavlina
july 2007 by lightningdb
break things down, sort of like GTD
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july 2007 by lightningdb
Journaling - StevePavlina.com
july 2007 by lightningdb
about the value of keeping a journal
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writing
july 2007 by lightningdb
Setting Your Primary Focus
january 2007 by lightningdb
To choose your area of primary focus, ask yourself this question: If I were to focus on improving one area of my life this year (health, finances, relationships, etc.), what single area would have the greatest overall impact?
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goals
january 2007 by lightningdb
My Experience of Creativity
january 2007 by lightningdb
Creativity is an adventurous exploration of ideas. Some paths run in circles. Some are dead ends. Some lead to wonderful treasures. No single path has all the answers though. It’s the creative journey itself that matters.
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creativity
january 2007 by lightningdb
Asset Allocation
october 2006 by lightningdb
sensible advice on asset allocation
finance
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october 2006 by lightningdb
Making Decisions That Stick
september 2006 by lightningdb
basically, don't try and preempt the future, just determine whether making a particular decision allows you to have experiences you would like at this point of your life
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articles
lifehacks
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september 2006 by lightningdb
Empowering Beliefs
august 2006 by lightningdb
If your context is rooted in the impermanent, then your accomplishments will be impermanent as well, and none will provide lasting happiness. But if your context is rooted what you believe to be permanent, then you’ll live an entirely different kind of
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success
confidence
august 2006 by lightningdb
How to Set Goals You Will Actually Achieve
august 2006 by lightningdb
When you set goals that increase the quality of your present reality, then what does it matter how long it takes to achieve the final outcome? Whether it takes one week or five years is irrelevant. The whole path is fun and enjoyable. More importantly, yo
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goals
motivation
august 2006 by lightningdb
8 Guidelines for Choosing Effective Beliefs
july 2006 by lightningdb
Simply becoming conscious of a limiting belief you’d like to change is the first step towards replacing it with a more empowering one.
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july 2006 by lightningdb
How Darren LaCroix became a world champ
may 2006 by lightningdb
What’s your stage? How often do you take the stage? And how can you improve your performance on stage?
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motivation
howto
may 2006 by lightningdb
Freeing Mental RAM
may 2006 by lightningdb
Here are some pieces of information I maintain on my PC instead of in my head
gtd
management
life
productivity
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may 2006 by lightningdb
How to Predict Your Future
may 2006 by lightningdb
How many times have you seen a friend in a relationship that was going downhill, and you could just tell it was going to end badly, yet your friend was oblivious to it?
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life
may 2006 by lightningdb
You Need People
may 2006 by lightningdb
If you’re stuck living a life you wouldn’t have consciously chosen if you had it to do all over again, what can you realistically do about it?
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life
may 2006 by lightningdb
End Goals vs. Means Goals
may 2006 by lightningdb
End goals define outcomes where you’re unwilling to compromise — they describe exactly what you want. Means goals define one of many paths to reach your end goals.
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motivation
goals
may 2006 by lightningdb
What Is Your Value?
may 2006 by lightningdb
When you become consciously aware of the value you provide through your work, you can focus yourself more deliberately on increasing that value.
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career
may 2006 by lightningdb
My Favorite Meditation
may 2006 by lightningdb
I imagine a special room in my mind which has two chairs facing each other. I sit in one chair, and in the chair opposite me, I visualize my future self five years from now
meditation
stevepavlina
may 2006 by lightningdb
Extreme Thinking
may 2006 by lightningdb
three principles for making a contribution to society: 1. Define meaningful purpose for your work (the why). 2. Develop long-term vision (the what and the how). 3. Create social roles that reinforce the behavior you desire.
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productivity
career
may 2006 by lightningdb
Understanding Consciousness
may 2006 by lightningdb
Whenever you experience a major growth experience, you experience a shift in your consciousness.
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philosophy
may 2006 by lightningdb
What Is Productivity?
may 2006 by lightningdb
productivity equals value divided by time
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productivity
may 2006 by lightningdb
What Will Other People Think of You?
may 2006 by lightningdb
Don’t waste a moment of your precious life worrying about what other people will think of you. No good can come of it.
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gtd
motivation
productivity
may 2006 by lightningdb
Graduating College in 3 Semesters
may 2006 by lightningdb
focus on the goal itself that helps induce and refine the behaviors and habits required to achieve it
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motivation
productivity
may 2006 by lightningdb
The 50-30-20 Rule
may 2006 by lightningdb
divide total work time between three different classes of activities.
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procrastination
management
may 2006 by lightningdb
Deciding What to Do With Your Life
may 2006 by lightningdb
If you don’t decide how you’re going to live, then someone or something else will decide for you.
decision
career
gtd
stevepavlina
may 2006 by lightningdb
Blogging for Personal Growth
may 2006 by lightningdb
blogging may be one of the best tools for personal growth
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motivation
may 2006 by lightningdb
Are You Ready to Take Action Now?
may 2006 by lightningdb
what we want to do is to convert knowledge into habits
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gtd
productivity
habits
may 2006 by lightningdb
How to Squash Negative Thought Patterns
may 2006 by lightningdb
There are actually quite a number of ways to decondition a negative thought pattern. The basic idea is to replace the old pattern with a new one.
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happiness
motivation
success
thinking
may 2006 by lightningdb
Self-Acceptance vs. Personal Growth
may 2006 by lightningdb
How do you balance self-acceptance vs. the drive to grow and improve yourself? On the one hand, it’s a good idea to accept yourself for who you are… faults and all, right? But on the other hand, isn’t it also a good idea to set goals and aim for som
philosophy
stevepavlina
may 2006 by lightningdb
The Parable of the Talents
march 2006 by lightningdb
how it is important to be active and to help others
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advice
procrastination
march 2006 by lightningdb
Time Management by Steve Pavlina
february 2006 by lightningdb
I think the general mindset of time management is far more important than any system. And the mindset of time management is simply that you value your time. It's really a self-esteem issue.
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productivity
february 2006 by lightningdb
Are You A Failure Germaphobe?
february 2006 by lightningdb
Take the failure/rejection innoculation, so you don’t have to live out your life as a failure germaphobe. Just ask yourself, “What small thing can I fail at today?” Then go do it. Have some fun with it. Let yourself discover that failure isn’t som
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failure
february 2006 by lightningdb
Branching Out
january 2006 by lightningdb
One of the most basic ways to grow as a human being is to try something new. Do something you’ve never done before.
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success
learning
january 2006 by lightningdb
Intelligent Risk Taking
january 2006 by lightningdb
Find an intelligent risk you can take today. Most likely it won’t pan out. But what if it does? Celebrate either way because no matter what the outcome, you’ll gain courage just by making the attempt.
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advice
success
january 2006 by lightningdb
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