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What Makes a Blog Good?
“What makes your blog unique?” This is the usual question a new blogger asks themselves. If they’re familiar with Derek Halpern, they may instead ask – “What is my unique recipe?” I think this is bullshit. But to explain why I think that, I need to go into some background. Eyeballs are a finite resource. […]
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Top 5 Willpower Techniques That Create Action
In the past two weeks I’ve made a number of changes that I’ve been putting off for years. The biggest change is that I exercise my willpower to failure every day. As I talked about yesterday, I didn’t suddenly discover a willpower secret or lasting source of inspiration. Over the past three months, I have […]
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Optimism, The Blind Man’s Gamble
Are you a gambler; do you like to take unrealistic chances? I’m guessing you said ‘no’ to that question. Are you optimistic; not all the time, but on balance? If you said “yes” to this question but “no” to the first, I’m going to call you out. Optimism is a blind man’s gamble. Cultivate optimism. That’s advice […]
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Good Sleep: Not Optional for Happiness and High Performance
As a reader of this blog, can I assume that you want to increase your levels of happiness and overall life performance? If so, ‘good’ sleep is not optional. Do you think you get ‘good’ sleep? According to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation, less than 37% of Americans routinely get high-quality sleep.1 I […]
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Omega-3 Supplementation – Good For The Heart | See the Research
Is Omega-3 the silver bullet of supplementation? It’s potential effects are vast, from improving cholesterol numbers, reducing the risk of developing diabetes, reducing inflammation, preventing renal disease, assisting in weight loss, increasing muscle growth, reducing stress, improving cognition, and boosting mood.1 But don’t let the hype confuse you. There are conflicting studies (a lot of them, actually); they just don’t get […]
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A Month of Happiness, Week 2: Porn, Introversion, Yoga, TV, and Kaizen
This is week two of the Month of Happiness. This week, we talked about ditching porn, appreciating your personality type, the science of yoga, the mood boosting effects of TV, and the power of kaizen. Day 6: Ditch Porn – It’s Playboy on (Dopamine Draining) Steroids Porn is evil. It’s not because I’m deeply religious or a […]
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