She’s Her Own Being: Rethinking Parenting Through a Lens of Autonomy and Protection

Parenting reveals an unexpected truth: children are independent beings with their own sovereignty. This reflection explores the delicate balance between respecting a child’s freedom and fulfilling the responsibility to protect and guide. True parenting means supporting their individuality while safeguarding their path to happiness and success.

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The Illusion of Prescriptions: Why They Can't Lead to True Success

This article challenges the reliance on prescriptive methods for achieving success and happiness, advocating for a journey of self-discovery and authenticity instead.

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The Mind's Obstacle: Unveiling the Path Ahead

Understanding and controlling your mind is vital to never becoming a slave to the mind.

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Don't wait for a better moment

Don’t wait—take action when you feel that urge!

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Anger: The Mosquito Bite of the Emotions

Anger is like a mosquito bite: scratching it makes it worse, but resisting the urge to scratch allows it to heal.

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Balance & Caution

When it comes to money and social relationships, it pays to err on the side of caution. But when the situation demands physical action or performance, that's when you need to let loose and take a few risks. Don't be afraid to get a little wild and daring.

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Egos only believe in zero-sum games

It is common for people to try to sound and look smart in social and work environments. The truth is, most of the time, when you manage to look and sound smart, you are taking a direct blow to people's egos.

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Truth and prescriptions aren't compatible.

Effective things aren't advertised, and even when they are, most people overlook them. Sadly, folks are conditioned to believe only prescriptions hold value and effectiveness when the opposite is true. When was the last time a prescription actually worked? Aside from basic mechanical tasks, they're worthless.

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The secret to success in anything is to take an interest in the things that everyone else overlooks.

Understanding something from first principles and making absolutely no assumptions takes longer, but it is the only way to build extraordinary knowledge and skill. In a sense, this is the only shortcut: The absolute rejection of shortcuts.

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The Truth About Consistency: And how to Outperform the Experienced

Consistency means nothing if your actions lack intention. Repeat mistakes and you will see no benefits from compounding.

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Anything you really want in life... you'll get

The process of achieving mastery is often messy and unorthodox. True passion and desire come from within, not from following prescriptions or rules.

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What comes after we die?

In this blog post, I share my journey and reflections on the question of what happens after we die. I propose a new theory that helps me cope with the unknown and accept the unknowable nature of life after death.

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The Secret to Dealing with Intimidating People

Let's face it, dealing with other people can be tough. Especially when someone seems super intimidating or just plain scary. But here's a little secret: no matter how tough they may appear on the outside, deep down they're all little boys inside.

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Kaizen Debugging: My Personal Framework for Achieving Success in Any Area of Life

The concept of "Kaizen Debugging" is a personal philosophy that includes running everything in debug mode, constantly looking for areas that are not working and creating a plan to fix them and then moving on to the next point of failure. It is a powerful concept that can be applied to any aspect of life and helps to eliminate the broken parts and optimize the holistic system.

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Unleashing the Power of Breath-Holding Exercises for JiuJitsu Athletes

Breath-holding exercises, also known as apnea, involve holding your breath for a certain period of time and have been shown to improve cardiovascular health, lung function, and mental resilience. Incorporating these exercises into your training routine can help you develop the physical and mental fortitude necessary to excel in JiuJitsu.

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Life is just a bunch of games

Remember that life is composed of many games. The most important thing to remember is the true significance of each game and the fact that we choose which games we play and which we won't.

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Never be overheard complaining…even to yourself.

Never complain, not even to yourself. It clouds the mind and poisons the soul.

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Learn how to navigate your own self excuses.

Learn how to navigate your self-excuses. If you wait for the perfect moment to start, you'll die waiting. Live and act without the perfect conditions, and you'll be ahead of most people.

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Book: The Dip by Seth Godin

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Improve their health, wealth, or relationships

To effectively persuade or convince someone of something, it's important to focus on how it will improve their health, wealth, or relationships. These three areas are particularly powerful triggers and pain points for humans, based on our evolutionary history. Remember, the key to selling and convincing is to keep it simple and use these known triggers to your advantage.

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Don't believe anyone... not even yourself

Don't take anyone's word for it. Believe nothing that hasn't been proven to you and that you understand from first principles.

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The Power of Plateaus and How to Become the Best at your Field

Plateau: To reach a state of little or no change after a time of activity or progress.

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🦨 Embrace your Funk!

We must embrace our unique qualities, our "funk." We must understand the relationship between genius and madness, or brilliance and eccentricity. Understanding this relationship is crucial for anyone striving to reach a world-class level in their field, as it is fundamental to their being. We have to ultimately embrace our funk; embrace our eccentricity; embrace what makes us different and then build on it...

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