My Pursuit of Less

May 4, 2010
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I don’t remember the exact date or even what specifically set the wheels in motion, but sometime in the not so distant past, I made the decision to become a minimalist. Let me rephrase that. What I did was make the decision to cut back on the things, both tangible and intangible, that keep me [...]

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Change Your Life in a Day

April 5, 2010
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Editor’s Note: I wrote this post back in college. I went ahead and cleaned it up, dropped in a few updates and made sure it’s safe to read at work. I mean as long as you keep the mouse on the minimize button you should be fine. If you don’t like it, change it. It’s [...]

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The Truce

March 25, 2010
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If you’ve ever been a serious runner, you know more than half the battle is mental. Even the world’s best-trained athletes eventually enter into an ego battle against their own bodies. But the issue is never can you finish. It’s will you finish? Sure, it doesn’t sound like that in your head—in your head it [...]

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Life at the End of 23

March 1, 2010
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I’ve been avoiding this post for just about a month now. It’s the one that’s been on my mind the most, and the one I’m not supposed to talk about. But it’s my birthday, and if the first 23 years have taught me anything, it’s you do what you want on your birthday—it’s one of [...]

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What’s in a Name?

February 25, 2010
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Imagine for a moment you’re standing at the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean. You’re so close to the edge your toes hang off into the air and if you look down there’s a good chance you’ll fall face forward into the ocean below. You’re so close you may already be falling and don’t [...]

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Failure of a Perfectionist

February 13, 2010

I suffer from what you would call a rather severe case of paralysis by analysis. It’s the curse of the perfectionist. That little voice in the back of your head that tells you over and over, no matter what you do, you could always have done better. Sometimes that little voice is a gift and [...]

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