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Today we’re going to talk about the ancient etymology of the word patient. Pop quiz: Do you know where the word comes from? (No one I’ve ever asked—including many doctors—has known so no pressure if you don’t know and high fives if you do know! 🤓)

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Maximizer vs. Satisficer <- Which Are You?

You may have noticed that we live in a world with near infinite choice on nearly everything. You may think that being able to choose from such a dazzling array of options is a good thing. And, of course, to an extent options are great. But… And this is a...

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How to Turn Apparent Misfortune into Great Fortune

One of the themes we come back to again and again is the basic idea of loving what is — whether that’s via Byron Katie’s wisdom or the Stoics or the

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What Time Does It Strike for You?

Steven Pressfield wrote one of my favorite books: The War of Art. Actually, he wrote three of them:

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Are You a Should-Head?
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Yoda, You and the Extra Degree that Burns thru Ambivalence

Not too long ago, we chatted about the importance of not “shoulding” on yourself. (You may recall Tony Robbins’ wisdom that it’s wise to to stop doing that. We also talked about musterbation in that +1. It was quite a...

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"This is my way; where is yours?"
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"… For the way — that does not exist." - Nietzsche

A couple +1s ago we had some fun with Nietzsche. We left his company all too quickly. Today we’ll take a quick look at another one of my all-time favorite aphorisms. Nietzsche (via his iconoclastic Zarathustra) tells us: &...

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Smile. You're on Candid Optimizing Camera!

In our last +1, we talked about the power of self-mastery. We took a quick look at Nietzsche’s admonition that one who cannot command should obey. And… We reflected on the fact that we need to remem...

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It's Always Your Call, Boss

In Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche tells us: “He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command the...

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It Is What It Is
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The Power of Loving What Is

Byron Katie wrote a great book called Loving What Is. We talked about her before in the context of making sure you

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And You and… _______________

Once upon a time (so the myth goes), a woman went with her little boy to see Gandhi. She and her son had to travel across most of India. It was a really long trip. Then she and her son had to wait in line all day. It was a really long line. Then, alas, she and her son got to see Gandhi.

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