The Dunning-Kruger effect is a human condition where the least competent people in an area overestimate their skills the most AND the most competent think less of their own talents. In some ways, LIFEies is like this. Each week I opine on a topic, try to give my summary, some takeaways I found valuable, and […]
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I’m not exactly sure when I realized that time was my most precious commodity, but it was early in my career. Since then, I have had four decades to track, refine, and use my time effectively. If you want to know why this is so important, see the article below. There are some fantastic graphs on how most
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Mindfulness is a fairly common theme of your Fantastic Life.  I constantly want to gently remind myself and our LIFEies community to get more present in our lives. Today, give yourself the gift of being present and mindful. Here is why I sent the below article: According to the study mentioned, mindfulness helped with anxiety AS MUCH as drugs
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Today, we’re talking about the dreaded P-word —procrastination. Below is a great article with lots of ideas on how to procrastinate less. It’s worth the read. Here are three thoughts/methods that I found particularly interesting for me: –Change your environment. If you are stuck or need to get going on something, move environments.  This week I
Today’s LIFEies is written for me. I often write these ahead of time and then get to re-read them when they are published.  I am a big believer in reading. I read all the time….and I need to increase my reading quality. The Farnam Street article below is absolutely right: –Older isn’t just better —
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I love writing about Type 2 Fun – the type of fun that is challenging in the moment but rewarding in retrospect. I normalized this type of fun over 30 years ago when I started running marathons/ultra-marathons while I was working 70+ hours a week. This is not a brag session, just an observation — I KNOW
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Since I started writing LIFEies, I now get inspiration for life lessons everywhere. Today, the lesson comes from a blog from the company that is my investment advisor. Below, they share the principles they use to guide their investments. There is a ton of great investing advice, but there is also some golden LIFEies advice,
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I am an optimist. Â A pragmatic optimist. Â I have had to be because since 1983, I have been a 100 percent commission salesman. Â You cannot survive four decades of selling without celebrating the wins ALL THE TIME. Below is an article I found interesting that explains why being an optimist is good. Here are a
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Below is a fascinating article about how we spend our time throughout our lives. Now that I am 60+ years old, I have experienced quite a few of the segments myself. I wanted to share what’s coming to our younger readers and maybe give older readers some things to consider.  Here is what I am thinking
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When I read the article after my comments, this formula stuck out: Satisfaction = what you have ÷ what you want The absolute key to being satisfied is to simply want less. I am no expert on this.  I have been working my ass off and achieving for decades…get more, do more, be more. So
