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100days

Posts that are part of a challenge to blog 100 days in a row, from May 1 to August 9, 2020.

Day 91: Settling on my August Habits

For the last several days, I’ve been thinking about revamping some of my habits going into August. After mulling several possibilities, I’ve settled on the … Read more

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Day 90: To Stand Out or Stand Back, That’s the Question

Something I’ve been noticing a bit more lately is how different people carry themselves differently. I don’t really mean how they physically carry themselves, though … Read more

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Day 89: Swimming is Hard

I’ve started swimming lately. My first attempt was 22 days ago on July 6. Since then I’ve swam a total of 7 times. The first … Read more

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Day 88: When I’m Busy, I’m Rude

This is something I want to work on. When I’m really busy, I’m rude. It was a Busy Evening I had a lot going on … Read more

Day 87: Short Book Review, “Both Feet on the Ground” by Marshall Ulrich

A couple of weeks ago, I read Running on Empty by Marshall Ulrich. When I finished, I wasn’t ready to be done hearing from Ulrich, … Read more

Day 86: A Saturday Spent Out in the Sun

I am beat. I was outside basically non-stop from 6:30 AM until after 7:00 PM. It got up close to 90 degrees today (30+ C) … Read more

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Day 85: August Habit Planning

I’ve been doing some thinking about how I may want to revamp my habits a bit in August. My habit journal has been pretty consistent … Read more

Day 84: Short Book Review, “Why Buddhism is True” by Robert Wright

Over the last few weeks I’ve been working my way through Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright. The book was suggested to me by … Read more

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Day 83: Focus is a Professional Super Power

A while back I read a book call Deep Work. I’ve already reviewed the book before so I’ll not rehash things here, but at an … Read more

Day 82: I Ran a Sub-Eight Minute Mile!

Today is a check-the-box kind of day! I’m tired, mentally and physically, so today I’m going to keep this post short, sweet, and to the … Read more

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