Archive for 'life' tag

How To Conquer Your Deepest Secret Fears

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Not long ago I was stuck in a dingy machine shop 20 miles from nowhere waiting around for the mechanics to install a new pipe and muffler on my car.
This was not because I love automobiles or get some kind of visceral thrill from rumbling engines and screaming tailpipes.
No I was here because not 3 [...]

How To Trick Yourself Into Getting More Done In Less Time

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

I used to think routines – especially morning ones – were only for the dull mindless masses who voluntarily shut down a part of their brain every day in the name of conformity to society norms.
“Live free,” I’d proclaim, shaking my defiant fist, “Viva la resistance!”
I thought that, until in actual practice of this “freedom” [...]

5 Reasons Why Guys Leave The Girls They Love… And What To Do About It

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

You’ve been with your guy for awhile now… he’s into you, you’re into him. As an anniversary fast approaches, you imagine nothing but a shining future together. Happiness.
Then – out of nowhere – he calls it quits.
What went wrong?
Since I’ve had some experience with this and since, obviously, I am a guy myself – here’s [...]

Understanding Hedonism Part 6: Your Deathbed Review

Monday, August 11th, 2008

As the morphine drips slowly through the tubes and the blurry, smiling faces of family, friends, and old compatriots smile lovingly upon you, there will come a moment in which it all becomes vividly, unquestionably and inescapably clear:
You were in the driver’s seat all along.
The choices you made determined your path, the opportunities were always [...]

Understanding Hedonism Part 5: Reaching Nirvana

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Nirvana’s a term that’s been flippantly tossed around, so its true meaning has muddled over time.
It’s not a location.
It’s not a band.
It’s a state of mind.
Nirvana is the Buddhist term for the quiet state of peace and pure pleasure that can only be found in one’s own private, innermost theater of experience. It’s a place [...]