Kaizen

Tactical

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Supporting Men

Much of my thinking about the world is influenced by evolutionary psychology. I’ve previously referred to many of the issues modern people face as existing downstream of the disconnect between the primitive ‘hardware’ our minds function on clashing with the latest ‘software’ the modern world requires our minds to execute(various sources). I’ve also written about the importance of having a close group of friends who you can turn to when times get tough, or that simply spending time with helps yo

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Goals and Consequences: Post Mortem

Well, I made it through the month long challenge I wrote about in my last post, and the fact that I'm just now writing this(about 3 weeks after I finished it) should give a good indicator as to how it went. The good news: I did manage to hit 80% or better every week, so I didn't have to donate any money to the anti-charity! The bad news: I ran myself into the ground with that level of output, and the camping trip that took place the weekend following the challenge was the final nail in the cof

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Goals and Consequences

It's that time again! Time to impose a stupidly fastidious/rigorous ruleset on myself in an effort to ingrain some better behavior. Those who know me well know that I do this sort of thing with some regularity. Life moves so quick these days it can seem like it's flying by, so much so that it's easy to forget (or not have the time) to stop and think if you're doing things the way that you want, or if you're even doing the right things in the first place. I've found these exercises useful in th

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How to Save Your Attention From the Social Media Vampire

This is a very odd post for me to write. On one hand as an entrepreneur and marketer, advertising on Facebook is potentially one of the most lucrative and targeted methods of getting your message in front of the people who could most benefit from your product, and by extension are most likely to buy it. On the other hand, I have this gut feeling that it's a blight on humanity that's making people angrier, more divisive, and allows people to be more or less brainwashed by clever copywriting and