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Two Main Ways To Cope with Stress Problem Based Coping - Focus on changing the situation Reach out to a friend or a professional to help you work through the issue Make a to-do list to break down a project into more achievable tasks Distance your... more
A modern Stoic guide to anger management (as inspired by Seneca’s advice): Engage in preemptive meditation: think about what situations trigger your anger, and decide ahead of time how to deal with them. Check anger as soon as you feel its sympto... more
High level way to use CBT in your life 3 M’s of Irrational Thinking The 3 big cognitive distortions and biases: Magnifying: Zooming in on something so much that you blow it out of proportion. Minimizing: Mentally shrinking down whatever is going ... more
Use the Five S's To organize and Set up a Productive Environment 5S's is a system to reduce waste and optimize productivity through maintaining an orderly workplace and using visual cues to achieve more consistent operational results. It is a met... more
My Recommended Vital Life Skills Cultivate these skills and your life will blossom: Listening to Others Empathy for Others Forgiveness of Others Assume the Best of Others Notes: These skills all center around relationships, and happiness and fulf... more
I recently learned of the book by Sahil Bloom's discussing 5 Types of Wealth. I really appreciate his point of view. The 5 Types of Wealth Financial Wealth: This is the most commonly recognized form of wealth, involving money, assets, and financi... more
We should think in gal/mi not mi/gal My commute is around 4.5 mi so driving to and from work is 9 mi daily. Our car gets around 22 mpg per our historical averages. Today's average Florida gas prices from AAA is: $3.222/gal The Math My Commute: 22... more
Harvard’s Grant and Glueck study For over 75 years, Harvard’s Grant and Glueck study has tracked the physical and emotional well-being of two populations: 456 poor men growing up in Boston from 1939 to 2014 (the Grant Study) 268 male graduates fr... more
How to compose a successful critical commentary: You should attempt to re-express your target's position so clearly, vividly, and fairly that your target says, "Thanks, I wish I’d thought of putting it that way." You should list any points of agr... more
There are parallels between the Serenity Prayer and the Stoic Agenda ... Serenity Prayer: Christian theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things... more