Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The 2018 Annual Letter to the SJO Family
Unless we take a moment to absorb what has happened to us and distill into knowledge we can apply for ourselves, we’ll be forever doomed to repeat our mistakes. So – I always take a moment to reflect on the past year to see what we did. I give you the third Annual Letter to…
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This isn’t about you
Last week was a bit of an explosion. I wrote for Ramit’s site (which he emailed on), I was featured on Nathan Chan’s Foundr Podcast, and it seems like Brian Clark mentioned our unemployable podcast again. This resulted in roughly 50 people contacting me. Most said hi (after joining SJO.com), but about a dozen wanted…
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Have SOME self-awareness.
Had a friend send me an internet marketer’s website. His job description is literally “I teach you how to make money online.” On the about page he had the usual “leader” “speaker” “investor” and all that. But the last one? “Freedom fighter.” 🤦♂️
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Build a relationship (and some real grinding)
One of the little things I try to do is have a relationship with the owners/managers/employees of places I frequent. Coffee shops. Cookie spots (of course). Convenience stores. Gym. Etc. So I went to pick up some clothes from the tailor today, and we started chatting. I asked her about her New Years, and she…
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Trust the process.
I gained a fair amount of weight while on my month-long trip. And so I’ve been losing it. Same ol’ reliable system – more veggies, less overall food, a lot less treats, and moving throughout the day. And the weight’s been coming off. And as always, it never does linearly – up and down, but…
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