Year: 2010
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Helping Others Achieve Their Dreams
In the past months, I’ve realized an epiphany about how to make the world a better place. The lesson isn’t new, but I’ve internalized it with experience now. The wrong way of trying to help people is telling them what they are doing wrong and how to correct themselves. Even if you are right. Anyone…
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Self-Expression vs Emotional Mastery: Introduction
This post is a Cliff notes, Seth Goden version of a series of posts I am planning on writing. An amuse bouclé, if you will. Reactive, Extraverted Types Some of my friends are very charismatic, social, and expressive individuals. You say the wrong thing to them, they immediately get angry. Compliment them, and you’ll get…
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I Have Finished My Masters Program
I created that sign last summer when I began research for my masters thesis. Each date marks a pivotal point for my thesis progression and my life in DC. December 1, 2009 was the deadline for my thesis rough draft. February 22, 2010 was the deadline for my thesis final draft. May 5, 2010 was…
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Waking Early Update: Day 37
My early riser experiment started 36 days ago. I’m suprised to say that I’ve become a morning person….sort of. I used to hate waking up early. I preferred to sleep in and spend long hours into the night surfing the internet. But in the past 37 days, I’ve been sleeping around midnight and waking between…
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Trapeze Flying in Washington DC
This week, Dan and I went trapeze flying at the confusingly named Trapeze School New York (TSNY) located in Washingotn DC SE. I accidently stumbled upon TSNY when I was searching for skydiving places. TSNY opened their DC school less than a year ago, but I’m surprised I haven’t heard more about it. They originally…