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The Slow Burn of Accomplishment

This week, I tried to throw myself deeper into the realm of personal development than before. Here are the main things Looking at the plurality of my accomplishments for this year, I feel satisfied. Very few of these were immediately accomplished, but instead were incremental changes as I worked towards broader goals. Deciding to writeContinue reading “The Slow Burn of Accomplishment”

Small Talk Tips Continued

OK, So How Can I Start Using Small Talk? Small talk topics are generally about things that are of little consequence. Use topics like the weather, current events, hobbies, the location, recent news, work-related interests, light family, travel, food, or things about the venue. Generally, the goal of small talk is to gauge how comfortableContinue reading “Small Talk Tips Continued”

Why do people pretend to be minimalists?

I’ve heard many people with maximalist approaches towards owning things describe themselves as minimalists. Keeping up with the Jones’ is out of vogue, what’s in is appearing satisfied, Feng-shui and Buddhism. Despite the protestations of self-described minimalists, clutter continues to increase, and people feel the need for more. If people self-identify as minimalists, what siren’sContinue reading “Why do people pretend to be minimalists?”