Gifted People: You Have Strength, Not a Negative Trait.
High standards of the gifted impress some, but for others it comes off as 'intense'. They might not find a match who'd tolerate their needs.
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decision
The Unthinkable Choice. {poetry}
This poem expresses the deep anguish and guilt I felt during the time I was trying to reach a firm decision about ending my marriage.
The Silver Lining: We See What’s on Paper, but We Don’t See Anybody’s Pain.
I can see people for who they are, past their bad decisions and horrible mistakes. And even after all this pain, I don’t want it any other way.
Commit, Or Leave: The Art Of Long-Term Commitment.
The texture of commitment hasn’t been a grandiose cinematic score. Daily, it feels more like a Bach Suite -- sweet, rhythmic, flowing, precise, simple.
Following Breadcrumbs: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do.
So if you’re faced with a big decision and you don’t know what direction to go, don’t worry, you don’t need to have it all figured out right now. Just look around. What breadcrumbs do you see?
Design for Default: How to Optimize Your Daily Decisions.
Designing for default comes down to a very simple premise: shift your environment so that the good behaviors are easier and the bad behaviors are harder.
How To Quit… And Why You Should.
The temporary 'high', or brief relief that we experience from the wine, cigarette or doughnut is really just a feeling of 'less bad', which is very different from actually 'feeling good'. Buddhists call this confusing suffering for happiness.
It’s Time For This Wayfarer To Create Another Map.
Should one stay ingrained in reality, or should one give oneself up to the arts and make beautiful things for the world to reflect upon? Or is it possible to do both?