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Share Your Wisdom!

Post author:David
Post published:December 3
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The purpose of this page is to enable our family and friends to post comments that will appear on our wedding site willyoucurryme.com. We picked such a basic web design…

2 lessons from managing

Post author:David
Post published:September 26
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On hitting a goal: how doesn't matter. Celebrate and encourage seeking the same result. When ee upset, caution using words to ease the pain vs digging deeper into to be…

Learning Mandarin using the 5M Tool

Post author:David
Post published:July 4
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Started learning Mandarin on June 28. Planned my learning using the 5M tool to learn anything. My purpose is to communicate better with my girlfriend Li ("hao mei") and her…

How to Pick Your Style

Post author:David
Post published:June 9
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The only style worth having is the one you can't help. Thanks, Paul Graham.

Book Summary: Awaken the Giant Within

Post author:David
Post published:May 20
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Tony Robbins is much more than a TV personality. There's depth to the guidance in this book, and I found many of the exercises fruitful. Rating: 4 stars First three…

Today’s Inspiration

Post author:David
Post published:May 15
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No matter how many mistakes you make, you're still ahead of the self who never tried.

A Few Scriptures About Singing

Post author:David
Post published:May 12
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Ephesians 5:19 18 Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody…

Two strange ways to make exercising a habit

Post author:David
Post published:May 11
Post category:Effectiveness Exercise Health
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I've been testing a habit-forming app called "Fabulous". The app relies on research from Duke University to design routines and challenges. It includes ways to get support from other users…

3 Ways to Get Notes from Audible Books

Post author:David
Post published:May 10
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Pain: having no simple way to export Audible "clips" as text, especially while on the go (which is the context for most of my listening). Two solutions that work but…

Book Summary: The Effective Hiring Manager

Post author:David
Post published:May 9
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Book Notes: The Effective Hiring Manager This summarizes the book The Effective Hiring Manager by Mark Horstman Rating: 5 stars! Part 1: Overview Intent: enable any hiring manager to hire the right employees and…