Letter to my future self

Dear Brenden,

wherever you are in life, find a way to love it. They say that the grass is always greener and this hasn’t been more true than in the last few years. I know, you are always looking for ways to improve your situation and use your time more wisely. Sometimes life is not under your control, just how you react to it. So stop trying to make everything better. Try taking a step back and look at how you view what is important. Maybe what you feel is important isn’t really so important. You have to continue to examine yourself on this so you stay balanced and mentally sane.

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Be less efficient, get more done

efficient ([e^]f*f[i^]sh”ent), adjective – Causing effects; producing results.

Have you ever noticed that the more you do the less you accomplish? Let’s think about this together.

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Speaking your mind is surprisingly rewarding

Too many people are too afraid to really, truly speak their mind. Too much risk in how others might take it. You might even expose yourself as the true moron you’ve always been! Oh dear!

STUPID!

If you remember anything from what I’m saying here, remember that there is no such thing as failure, only feedback. If you speak your mind, you will never fail!

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Paperful #2: Pomodoro Technique

In the next article in the series on going paperful, I am going to share a technique that will make you 150% more efficient than you were before. It has for me. Warning: The following isn’t so much an official guide as it is my adaptation to/combination of a few different techniques. This is not a tutorial. This is an introduction into a way of working efficiently. That said, I give you the primary inspiration for this article: The Pomodoro Technique.

The Pomodoro Technique is rather simple, but has many underlying benefits. I’m only going to overview how it works and what is needed.

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Taxing the Rich: Why it’s the right thing to do

Rich Dad, Poor Dad. This is a book I am slowly reading through to try to better grasp financial stability. There is one ideal that Rich Dad believes in that I do not.

Taxing the rich punishes those who succeed and rewards those who fail. This makes no sense.

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