In yesterday’s post about downsizing we gave the suggestion to have your stuff be “curated, culled and contained.” While we were referring to kid toys, it brought to mind Project 333 as an example of how this might look in the real.
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Mark Twain wrote, “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” In other words, it’s often the trouble in our minds that cause us the most anguish. This conceit can.
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The above video by Soul Pancake demonstrate the mind-altering effects of expressing gratitude–an act shown in positive psychology studies to be the supreme happy maker (30% more effective than Mentos). The short video shows a group of test subjects asked to think.
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Prep the popcorn and get ready for some hardcore entertainment. “Consumed,” a recently-released movie by Journeyman Pictures (not affiliated with the Journeyman featured on this blog recently), is sure to be this summer’s blockbuster hit. Or not. Unlike most (or.
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We came across an interesting story by Lane Wood, a San Franciscan who, after taking an impromptu dip in a lake, accidentally drowned his iPhone 5. Rather than immediately replace the uninsured phone, Lane decided to try a month phone.
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Way back in the day exercise wasn’t an activity, it was life. Foraging for root veggies and tracking gazelle all day are not for the soft-of-belly. But the last 10-15K years of civilization have all but eliminated these types of.
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Thinking of moving to the burbs or the country? Want a little more room to spread out and raise the kids? Want to feel safer and more secure than you do on the city’s mean streets? Well, you might want.
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For some, a journeyman is a slightly elevated type of handyman. But the term denotes much more. It’s a designation with a storied history, albeit one that has become increasingly rare in the last few hundred years. To be a.
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The world and its many retailers want us to believe we should be prepared for any “what if” situation: What if I have a four course dinner party for 15? What if my parents and in-laws stay over at the.
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Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man. Martin Heidegger A study by University of Vermont researchers shows where the happiest people in the United States live.
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