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“Prioritize your life, or someone else will.” -Greg McKeown You are replaceable. According to your employer, that is. If there is anything pandemics and technological advances have taught us in modern times, it’s that the above statement is truer than ever. And even if it weren’t true, you have to ask yourself why you are…
If you are unhappy or dissatisfied with the work you do, you are working by default. Jobs in the 21st century can be summed up into two distinct camps: work by default, and work on purpose. Work by default (WBD) is by far the most common, and is characterized by the absence of passion, purpose,…
Your success is inversely related to the number of excuses you’ve made in your life. Let’s face it, we all make excuses. Excuses are a part of life. But do they really help? Of course not. There is a fundamental imbalance in the economy of excuses: everyone likes to make excuses. Nobody likes to listen…
On In the last post, I gave you the cheat sheet on How to be Extraordinarily Ordinary. I wrote that post largely due to my own personal experiences and observations. It represents the path I have so desperately sought to avoid, and so desperately want you to avoid: mediocrity. Today, I offer the first step…
Follow these simple guidelines for an ordinary, dull, and monotonous life: Believe everything people tell you (especially those you agree with).Try your hardest not to stand out.Stay close to home or within a 20 mile radius (preferably less).Get a job for the money, not for the meaning it brings to you and others.Do something because…