Deliberatism | Fuck ‘em
deliberatism.comDo whatever you want. I’m not here to prescribe life decisions. At the same time, I feel it’s worth reminding you that within 100 years you, and everyone you love, will be gone. All the shit you’re stressing out about will be long forgotten.
Estimated reading time: 2 min
How You Will Die
deliberatism.comTaking top spot on the list of things that will kill you? Heart disease. No plane wrecks, hostage taking, or outer-space thrills—just a boring old case of the pump getting clogged. Like so many things in life, we complicate matters by treating edge cases as high probabilities, while skipping the obvious (and easy to remedy).
Estimated reading time: 2 min
Seeking Contrast
deliberatism.comIn order to fully experience things, you need contrast.
Estimated reading time: 2 min
The Single Sentence Email Project
deliberatism.comRespond to emails with as few words as possible. Aim for a sentence, but if just a word will do, use it.* It will take practice, and some might dislike it. I argue that this is a fair trade for getting more time to work (and live) productively.
Estimated reading time: 2 min
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Is There a Method to Achieving Happiness?
deliberatism.comWrite down 3 things that worked for you each evening, things you might be thankful for. I started an iCal calendar that contains this and I just spend 5 minutes each night doing it. This is an exercise from Marty Seligman, the founder of positive psychology. It works.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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Push, Push, Push—Expanding your Comfort Zone
deliberatism.comThe question is – what scares you now? What’s intimidating? What’s the great unknown? I keep using that question to guide my next move.
Estimated reading time: 3 min
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Life is a Laughing Matter
deliberatism.comYour life is not a dress rehearsal. The moments you have are exactly what they are. You cannot script, edit, or revisit them. The only chance you have of living a full life is to appreciate experiences for what they are.
Estimated reading time: 3 min
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Why I’m Giving Up on Facebook (Sort of)
deliberatism.comWorse yet, I’ve found myself in the middle of some funny, personal, even inspiring moments thinking, “this would make a great tweet.” It’s at these times that I wonder just where it all went so wrong. Trading the best moments in life for a digital “thumbs-up” seems like the very description of lunacy.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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Forget Self-Improvement
deliberatism.comOn the other hand, you might consider simply finding what you love, and letting the rest take care of itself.
Estimated reading time: 2 min
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Forget Self-Improvement
deliberatism.comSelf-help books and workshops arm us with ways to trick ourselves into doing things we perhaps should, but generally don’t want, to do. I ask whether this lack of will might actually be the universe trying to tell us something? Maybe you aren’t supposed to bother with the tedious stuff. Perhaps the reason you haven’t done it yet, is that you weren’t meant to.
Estimated reading time: 2 min
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Mind Hack: Use Postcard Moments to Bend Time
deliberatism.commoments of awe could impact both patience and perception of time
Estimated reading time: 2 min
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Deliberatism | Seeking Contrast
deliberatism.comIn order to fully experience things, you need contrast.
Estimated reading time: 2 min
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