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A New Use for an Old Cliché, Mental Fitness

3:35 pm

A New Use for an Old Cliché: You Can’t Have your Cake and Eat It Too

You will be in situations that involve an all or nothing, this or that option, but most of the time you will avoid unnecessary limitations in your decision making

Mental Fitness, Notable Quotables

12:50 pm

Notable Quotables: “Better Off Dead”

Lane Myer (played by John Cusack): Gee, I’m real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky, guess she won’t be able to eat any spicy food for awhile.

Mental Fitness, Serial Decisions

4:50 pm

5% Paranoia

Either way, I am using it for positive purposes and as an additional tool in my decision-making process. Do you think that a bit of paranoia has a positive place in your life?

A New Use for an Old Cliché, Mental Fitness

9:26 am

A New Use for an Old Cliché: Fish or Cut Bait

When you hear that it is time to fish or cut bait, it is time to make a decision. Of this, I am certain. What I am not certain of is exactly what is being decided. I think the choice is whether to act or take more time before you act.

A New Use for an Old Cliché

2:21 pm

A New Use for an Old Cliché: Don’t Toot Your Own Horn

Taken in that context, this is good advice. If all you do is talk about yourself and your accomplishments, you will eventually have to get used to the sound of your own voice because no one else will want to spend time with you.

Mental Fitness, Serial Decisions

10:22 pm

Cicadas

For those of you not familiar with cicadas, let me provide you with a brief introduction.

A New Use for an Old Cliché, Mental Fitness

8:25 pm

A New Use for an Old Cliché: You Made your Bed, Now Lie in It

This cliché is constantly misunderstood. When you hear it, you are likely to think of making your bed the same way you thought of it when you were a kid; that it means you are restoring order to it by pulling up, tucking in, and generally arranging the sheets and covers after you have slept in it. With this thought as your frame of reference, this cliché is non-sensical. Why would anyone lie in the bed they just made?

Mental Fitness, Notable Quotables

2:12 pm

Notable Quotables: Charles Darwin

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

A New Use for an Old Cliché, Mental Fitness

4:43 pm

A New Use for an Old Cliché: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree

This cliché is usually referenced when you observe the similarities between a child and their parent(s).

Mental Fitness, Serial Decisions

3:50 am

The Afternoon Sun

I am drawn to the sun like the Energizer bunny is drawn to that battery of his. I am absolutely happier when the sun is out, and I am more productive when the days (as measured by dawn to dusk) are longer.

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