On Headspace there is a breathing exercise called Deep Breathing. It is only a 2-3 minute guided exercise, but I find it very useful. In addition to being very calming and soothing, it is a super easy exercise to do. The Deep Breathing exercise is very similar to Box Breathing and the 4-4-4 breathing technique.…
David Foster Wallace is an author who tragically passed away in 2008 when he committed suicide. However, before he passed away, he gave a very famous and memorable graduation speech at Kenyon College. The speech was called “This is Water”, and you can listen to the full version here on YouTube, or read the full…
The Mexican Fisherman story is a great parable I heard recently. I came across it recently on the YouTube Channel Better than Yesterday, which I consider one of the best channels to watch in my spare time. I previously recommended a previous video of Better than Yesterday called “Use Laziness to Your Advantage – The…
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The 2021 Australian Open is starting in less than 3 weeks, and it is the first major tennis tournament of the year. While they are having some issues with COVID from the players who have already come to Australia (and also dealing with some bad publicity), I fully expect the tournament to start on time.…
After having lived in Europe and Asia, I have never understood how US cell phone plans are so much more expensive. In Asia I paid about $20 a month (and this was considered expensive), while in Europe I paid about $10 a month for cell phone service. This is not just for basic phone services,…
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Recently, the stock market has been on fire, with the market having tremendous gains since the downturn in March. Since there is so much money to be gained/lost right now, it has led a ton of new people to enter the stock market. However, there are so many technical things to know about the stock…
Great Big Story is a YouTube channel that was launched by CNN in 2015. They have over 2500 videos that they’ve released, with most of the videos ranging anywhere from 2-10 minutes. Unfortunately, there has been recent news that Great Big Story is being shut down, which means there will not be any new videos…
Better than Yesterday is a popular YouTube channel, and as its name implies, it is a channel to learn tips and techniques to help you be better than yesterday. One of my personal favorite videos by the channel is the video titled Use Laziness to Your Advantage – The 20 Second Rule. I had heard…
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As I mentioned in a previous post, one of my favorite board games to play is Settlers of Catan. It is just a really well-made and well-thought out game, and it provides for a lot of different strategy and potential outcomes. Recently, I have discovered a YouTube channel called DyLighted – Catan. The channel is…
Lewis Hamilton is the best Formula 1 Driver in the world currently, and definitely in the conversation for the best of all time. He is basically the Formula 1 version of Messi, Lebron, and Tom Brady. For those who have never heard of Formula 1 before, you should check out the Netflix series Drive to…
