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Business

How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google manipulate our emotions

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Misc / Random

Podcasts Archive – The ONE Thing

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A good refresher on being clear about your priorities.
Podcasts Archive – The ONE Thing

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Misc / Random

Kwik Brain 045: Improve Your Memory With A Good Night’s Sleep With Dr. Michael Breus | Jim Kwik

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A great reminder. Love the 5 step process…

1 Keep 1 sleep schedule (wake up the same time every day)
2 Stop caffeine before 2pm
3 Stop alcohol intake 3 hours before bed
4 Stop exercise 4 hours before bed
5 Give the sun a high five – 5 minutes of direct sun

Kwik Brain 045: Improve Your Memory With A Good Night’s Sleep With Dr. Michael Breus | Jim Kwik

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Parenting

Learning to Slow Down (with Nichole Nordeman – Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker)

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I thought this was a good show. While most of the talking is about moms there’s a lot that is appropriate for dads to keep in mind as well.
Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker: #40: Learning to Slow Down (with guest Nichole Nordeman)

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Health, iPhone, Technology

The Most Dangerous Thing You Can Do While “Multitasking”

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So true. Please enable “DND while driving” on your phone! Both the iPhone and Android have the feature. I’ve been using it since I updated to iOS 11, and it works well. Just getting the notifications I found was a distraction, and since I can still get calls from my “favorites” it’s been a huge help.

OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson | More Wisdom in Less Time: +1 #52: The Most Dangerous Thing You Can Do While “Multitasking”

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Life

Amor Fati

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I really like this post on A Stoic Response to Bad News, but just wanted to call out the philosophy of “amor fati”… which if truth be told I could stand to implement more often. Anyway, what does “amor fati” mean?

  • Love your fate
  • With it you feel that everything happens for a purpose, and that it is up to you to make this purpose something positive and active.
  • Do not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens happen the way it happens: then you will be happy.
  • Treating each and every moment—no matter how challenging—as something to be embraced, not avoided. To not only be okay with it, but love it and be better for it.
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Profiles / Interview

The Hardest Sell: Convincing Someone You’re Not What You Used to Be

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A worthwhile listen on the art of persuasion even if the main subject discussed is unpleasant.

Ep. 276 – Scott Adams: The Hardest Sell: Convincing Someone You’re Not What You Used to Be – Altucher Confidential

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Financial

How to Communicate with Your Partner About Money

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Love the perspective here. It would probably behoove me to consider some of this more often…

    1. Recognize your fears
    2. Consider your partners fears
    3. Know your numbers
    4. Make a plan and trust the plan

EP232: How to Communicate with Your Partner About Money

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Health

Bill Gates is investing $100 million to fight Alzheimer’s, a deadly condition that becomes more common every year

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Here’s why Bill Gates is so amazing. Hope the investment is able to bring about some information, relief, or even a full or partial cure.
Bill Gates is investing $100 million to fight Alzheimer’s, a deadly condition that becomes more common every year

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Profiles / Interview

John C. McGinley: The Root of REAL Reinvention: Having The Right Attitude

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Dr Cox was probably the single reason I watched Scrubs, and the interview is fascinating. Enjoy!

Ep. 275 – John C. McGinley: The Root of REAL Reinvention: Having The Right Attitude – Altucher Confidential

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