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Mining for Gems

 Over the weekend I started listening to the audio version of “The Five Elements of Effective Thinking” (click here for the non-audible version), which I highly recommend. There is a ton to digest, but I’ve already started to implement some…

My Own Worst Enemy

 There are a lot of things in my life that I don’t do even though I know they will make my life better. I know I’m not alone in this, but it’s something that has been really bugging me recently.…

Living intentionally

 I’ve spent a lot of my life just skating along, doing what seemed to make sense at the time and just trying to get by. I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking about the long term, and if I…

My 5 Favorite Productivity Tricks

 I’m kind of a productivity/self-improvement/self-optimization nerd. I’m all about new productivity techniques, behavior modification, habit building, etc. I really enjoy reading about the topic and experimenting with different techniques. Some have worked better than others. Here are some that I’ve…

Financial Fitness

 We finally managed to pay off our last credit card. We haven’t been debt free since we sold our house about six years ago. Ever since then we have always had a balance on one or more of them. I…