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Ancient Rome Says: It’s a Form of Slavery

In our last +1, we talked about all the zeroes (12 of them!) in the Attention Economy. Today I’d like to talk a little more about addiction. Specifically, let’s talk about the etymology of the word. Do you know where it comes from? Once upon a time in ancient Rome, if you coul...

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Addicted Users vs. Smashing Luddites vs. Optimizites < How Are YOU Showing Up?

A couple +1s ago, while celebrating Yuval Noah Harari’s lack of a smartphone, I mentioned the fact that we don’t need to become smashing Luddites in response to the tsunami of technology that hammers us all day every day.

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<- It's “Arguably the Single Most Important Concept in Our World”

Continuing our tour through Professor Harari’s big brain and its vision of our future, let’s talk about what he considers “arguably the single most important concept in our world.” What would you guess? Given what we’ve discussed about the past and the future, what would you th...

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Which One Do YOU Think the World Needs More Of?

Wallace D. Wattles was an old-school Philosopher-Optimizer who wrote The Science of Getting Rich. He also wrote a little book ...

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Between Stimulus and Response

Viktor Frankl was a remarkable human being. He was a leading psychotherapist before suffering the horrors of Nazi concentration camps. He alchemized those experiences into an even deeper understanding of human behavior that he shared ...

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Was It the “Meek” or the “Disciplined”/”Tamed”?

Once upon a time, an extraordinary teacher gave a little Sermon on the Mount. Among other things, he told us: “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” But, alas, what did Jesus REALLY mean when he said that?! It’s kinda tough to know for sure given ...

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Pay Them Well to Keep the Optimizing Party Going

Alan Cohen has a couple great ways to help us get our minds right. He tells us to imagine having bouncers in our heads. And lawyers. He puts it so brilliantly, we’re going to let him take over Today’s +1. First, the attorneys. “Imagine two lawyers in a courtroom inside y...

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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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How’s Yours?

Continuing our theme of S.N. Goenka-inspired wisdom, let’s chat about something he calls “Strong Determination.” First, context. Imagine this: You check yourself in for ten (!!!) days of silence. The last words you’ll speak for those ten days (aside from a few words with your ins...

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And You’re Bound to Be Successful

In our last +1, we talked about the power of blissipline. Bliss + Discipline = Boom! When I think about bringing discipline to our lives (and to our spiritual practices), I immediately think of S.N. Goenka. For anyone who has attended his 10-day silent Vipassana meditation (aka a 10-da...

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Bliss + Discipline = Secret Sauce

Michael Beckwith coined one of my favorite words: blissipline. Two parts: Bliss + Discipline. This brilliant thought from Beckwith captures its essence pretty well: “The gift of self-discipline is that it has the power to take you beyond the reasoning of temporary emotion ...

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Are More Like Hospitals (Check Yourself In Yet?)

In our last +1, we talked about how to give advice Seneca-style. Recall that he didn’t do it from a soapbox. He did with the humility of a friend in the hospital bed next to you. (Pop quiz: You practice that approach yesterday in any poten...

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No, It’s Not — This Is

Susan Peirce Thompson wrote a great book called Bright Line Eating. She has a Ph.D. in neuroscience and is one of...

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2 AI’s + 100 Algorithms

As we’ve discussed, Ray Dalio is one of the most influential (and wealthiest) people on the planet. In his great book Principles, he walks us through ...

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A Parable on How to Get Clarity

In our last +1, we took a quick look at Warren Buffett’s three-step goal setting process and then chatted about how it fits into our Big 3: Energy + Family + Service. First, pop quiz: Did you do that exercise? If not, all good but… If we want to move from theory to practice and from ...

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