Practice

Why I Think the Flips Bracelet is Brilliant

If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you know that I’m interested in personal development. How do we develop habits? How do we change them? I’m a freelancer, an entrepreneur, and a fanatical autodidact. Trying to fit everything I want into a day is impossible; there are always So Many Projects as well as So …

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our technology can be a parasite
Life

Is Your Tech a Parasite or a Symbiote?

Are you familiar with the idea of the earworm? Here, let me see if this helps: Juuusst sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, the tale of a fateful trip… No? Maybe you’re too young. How about: Because I’m Happpeeeeee…Clap along if you feel like a room with out a roof… If you managed to get …

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Love

Three Apps for Making Distance Shorter

I tend to travel a great deal. It makes it kind of tough, at times, to maintain a connection with the ones I love. That may seem strange in the age of so many social media connections and such, but that’s only if you forget about the idea of signal-to-noise. Yes, I can post an …

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Love

how to maintain intimacy while traveling

The Age of Miracles If I remember the story right, my paternal grandparents met at a USO dance just before Grandpa shipped off to fix bombers in Italy and Africa during World War II. They kept in touch via letters, maybe one or two a month, for two years before he returned. They were married, …

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Practice

a simple time of peace

A Recipe for A STOP Ingredients: one day (or more as desired) a space of protected solitude (apartment, secluded pirate hideout, whatever) two healthy meals and healthy snack one decadent meal and shamelessly delicious dessert partner/assistant/guide/BFF writing/reading materials two 30-minute meditation sessions one flow workout (tai chi, dance, yoga) optional: craft projects, recreational substances of …

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