One thing that Walt Disney loved about Disneyland was that it was an endless project. He could always continue tinkering with it. He knew that it would never be finished. In contrast to Disney films like Snow White, Bambi, and Mary Poppins, Walt found it appealing to pour his energy into a project that he&

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A fellow Conscious Growth Club member connected me with the simple practice of doing an easy pose for two minutes as an effective mood booster. Ive noticed that when I do this pose now and then, it really does make me feel noticeably happier. The pose is very simple. Stand up straight and tall, pull&

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I normally review my quarterly goals each morning, which is a good habit for staying focused on them throughout the quarter. One new habit Ive started is to also review a daily reminders list. This is a list of good practices that I want to refresh in my mind each morning, so I can remember&

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An open loop typically refers to an unfinished project, task, or assignment. Sometimes people will extend the definition to include their major goals as well. Ive been finding a lot of value in extending this concept to include anything that pops into my mind where I dont feel that Ive achieved sufficient closure. If my&

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One challenge that can make it difficult to create a consistent daily flow is getting up at inconsistent times throughout the week. If I get up at different times that could diverge by an hour or more, I find it difficult to have a consistent morning routine. Initially I thought it shouldnt make a big&

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Lately I’ve been thinking about how the concept of open loops (i.e. incomplete tasks and projects) connects with our models of reality. When we have holes and inconsistencies in our mental models, those models remain incomplete. It’s hard to act rationally when we lack a decent model of reality. How are you supposed to make&

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As a follow-up to yesterdays post on facing personal weaknesses, one step I took to deal with such weaknesses many years ago was to brainstorm a list of qualities I wanted to experience instead of those weaknesses. Heres what I came up with back then: Confidence – holding a strong belief in my own self&

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Years before I started blogging about personal development, I would often feel frustrated with my character. I struggled for many years trying to get myself to do what I felt I should be doing. One thing I did back then (which I recently found in some old files), was to create a list of what&

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Yesterday I finished creating and publishing all of the lessons for the co-creative Stature character sculpting deep dive. The full course is 16 hours and 20 minutes of audio, with the average lesson being 15 minutes. I wanted to keep the lessons for this course very focused and tight. Theres also a 138-page workbook to&

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In his autobiography Ben Franklin shared that one of his virtues was silence. He included this description: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation. Think about how much time and energy you could save by avoiding trifling conversation and communicating just for the benefit of others or yourself. I suppose&

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While digital tools can be nice for productivity because of their features, they also have many drawbacks: Digital tools tether you to using a digital device, which can be full of highly accessible distractions. Software still tends to be rigid, limited to the capabilities that are actually implemented by the developers. Software tools have a&

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We often think of self-development as a pursuit that builds positive capabilities such as courage, ambition, or a success mindset. And of course it can generate many positive results if we truly invest in it, such as loving relationships, a meaningful and lucrative career, and a rewarding lifestyle. But we can easily overlook just how&

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I have long resisted making my life too structured and routine because I felt it would become too boring and monotonous, where each day is basically a repeat of the one before, and it feels like Im trapped in the Groundhog Day universe. One solution I like is to use simple structural templates for how&

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In Conscious Growth Club, there was a recent discussion about finding cuddle partners – i.e. someone to physically cuddle with when you want – so I thought I’d turn what I shared about this into a blog post with some tips on finding cuddle partners. Obviously this will be more useful when you’re not under&

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Why do so many people seem to (mistakenly) think theres a connection between the 5G rollout and the coronavirus, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary? In this case the evidence points to this originating from a Russian disinformation campaign much like we saw leading up to the 2016 election in the USA. The 5G&

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I think of a sprinkle goal as being a token goal thats added to a goal list to try to create better balance. It adds the impression of balance, but it doesnt really connect with deeper meaning or purpose. Picture the sprinkles on top of a cupcake. They look nice, but they dont really add&

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Tomorrow in Conscious Growth Club, were having our quarterly planning review call. This is a group video call where I review the quarterly goals that some members have shared in our forums, and I look for potential issues as well as noteworthy items to share with them. Its similar to a code review, where one&

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In the last week of this month we’ll open Conscious Growth Club for new members. The last time we invited new members to join was in the last week of April 2019, so it’s been a year. I expect the overall structure of Conscious Growth Club, including the private member forums, member portal, coaching calls,&

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Normally when I want to write a new blog post, I take a few minutes to tune into an idea, and then it begins to flow into writing. Getting an idea involves listening with my inner senses, as if I’m scanning some electromagnetic field for signal matches. When I discover a match, I can lock&

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Instead of thinking of life as a series of goals or accomplishments, I also like to think of life as a collection of memories. I ponder what kinds of memories Id like to add to that collection as I age. This helps me get past overly abstract goals and focus on the experiential nature of&

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