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Things that don’t fit into the other big category buckets I’ve created here.
One of my favorite bands, @TheNewPornographers recently released a new album. I’m going to see them at the Union Transfer in Philadelphia soon.
NPR gave a sneak peek of what I should expect with this shortened version of their concert, played at the historic Brill Building.
The book is about 12 ideas.
This chapter focuses on goal setting. The author sets up some success stories and then hits you with the idea that these people, unluck others have set goals for themselves.
In summary:
* First, it’s our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task that, more than anything else, will bring about its successful outcome.
* Secondly, our attitudes toward others determine their attitudes toward us.
Everything you have has come to you because you use your mind. This chapter discusses how to use more of it.
Thoughts on this chapter:
* Evaluate how you are serving others now
* Note one way in which you can increase your service today
* Assess whether you are working not only hard but intelligently.
Thoughts on this chapter:
Analyze your worth as a one-person corporation in three of the four critical areas of operation: research, production, and sales. Then write down ways in which you can improve in each of these areas.
1. How are you doing in research? (For example, are you holding a regular career study hour?)
2. Plans for improvement:
3. How is your production? (Are you spending an hour a day brainstorming? Are you putting the best of these ideas to work to increase your productivity? Are you more productive, more effective, on the job this year than you were last year? Are you growing and improving every year?)
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Merry Christmas, I’m attempting to fry a turkey today. Hopefully won’t burn down house.
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1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
“This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honored even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it.”
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
“This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. Women also spoke of this regret, but as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.”
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
“Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.”
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
“Often they would not truly realize the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.”
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
”This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content, when deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.”
Uh, what did Kanye just say? Leather jogging pants?
Twitter DM spam is a drag. It kills your social proof and makes you look like a bonehead. What is Twitter spam you say? It’s usually a DM that is sent to all of your followers that says something like “Hey, so and so is saying bad things about you” or “Check out this link.” It’s usually then followed by a link.
How does someone get access to your account to send these messages? Most likely you’ve granted a third-party application permission to post on your behalf.
Twitter has a rich third-party ecosystem that can enhance how you use Twitter in all kinds of ways. Unfortunately, the dark side of this is if you can’t trust the application they can wreak havoc on your account.
So, if you are receiving messages from your followers telling you that you are sending DM spam, here’s how you can clean it up.
Firstly, login to Twitter.
You can also use the application MyPermissions to see which applications are connecting to your account.
Remember, to avoid this problem in the first place always make sure you know who you are giving permission to. It’s going to save you embarrassment and help protect your online reputation.
Proof that all you need to learn is a little bit and you can play hundreds of songs!
The Axis of Awesome: 4 Chords Official Music Video – YouTube.