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Political Strategy

2025-10-16

Good politics is just being strategic about relationships and influence in the service of good outcomes. Here’s what good politics looks like in practice: Building relationships before you need them. That random coffee with someone from the data ... more


Sit Quietly

2025-10-10

“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone” --Blaise Pascal (17th century philosopher) more


End of Democracy

2025-09-11

"I am pretty sure the "End of Democracy" is when nobody is allowed to disagree with you." Torrance Stephens PhD more


Coping with Stress

2025-08-11

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 Approach to Anger

2025-08-05

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


Self CBT

2025-07-30

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


Set up a productive environment

Matthew Rensberry 2025-05-06

The 5 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 methodolog... more


Life Skills for Success

Matthew Rensberry 2025-05-01

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


Types of Wealth

Matthew Rensberry 2025-04-23

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

Matthew Rensberry 2025-04-03

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