Mike "Bagel"
@bagelpuc
Small Business Counselor, Podcaster, Writer, Connector
Mike "Bagel"
liveyourvalues.co
trying to make money off a creative pursuit they truly love.
And often doing those alone. (Or in a glass cage at a “coworking space”.) The traditional idea of a “9-5 office” is declining … along with a built-in structure to meet new friends with similar interests, face- to-face.
And along with guaranteed socializing every day.
static1.squarespace.com • LONELINESS REPORT FINAL
I'm no longer religious, but I understand religion, even if I don’t believe in one. More so, as a storyteller, I understand faith, which includes religion, but it also counts many other ways of looking at the world around us. I’ve determined that faith provides a language for the unknown when we need it. It allows us to talk about the things we
... See moreThe Loren Ipsum, by Daniel Herndon • On Being Indignant
We've been accused variously of trying to "appeal to all of [our] bases" and of not taking a definitive stand on hot button issues because we "have no backbone." Perhaps this may be true...perhaps we are guilty as charged. But perhaps it is also true that the world today is too divided by petty, inconsequential "culture war" battles...with
... See moreStephen G. Adubato • Cracks in Pomo
“There’s a personal satisfaction in grimly pointing out the flaws of a system. But sustainable change requires providing people with an enjoyable and life affirming alternative.”
If you feel a surge of envy, first, own up to it, Dr. Leahy said. “Making room for envy and noticing when it shows up allows people not to be afraid of it.”
It’s OK if you envy a friend, Dr. Leahy said. Your emotions are likely more complex. “You can think, I love my friend, I appreciate what they do for me and their good qualities, and I envy
... See moreNew York Times • How to Make Envy Work for You
I love the challenge to relfect on what issues you're facing in your own life. Envy often stems from an insecurity or discomfort with yourself and the circumstances you have.
For an idea to resonate, it needs to do the following:
Something in my subjective experience or previous insight connects to the idea in front of me and gives it potency. The connection between two ideas always carries the possibility of a third, new idea.
It moves me through language. I might find the phrasing particularly harmonious, the choice of... See more
Something in my subjective experience or previous insight connects to the idea in front of me and gives it potency. The connection between two ideas always carries the possibility of a third, new idea.
It moves me through language. I might find the phrasing particularly harmonious, the choice of... See more
It’s hard to create wealth unless you work well with others, and it's hard to work well with others if you are unlikable.
Even if you can build wealth without kindness, rich jerks end up poor in friendship. You can buy friends, but not good ones.”
3-2-1 Thursday newsletter - James Clear • 3-2-1: Kindness, intellectual humility, and learning from others
Working with unceasing intensity is artificial and unsustainable. In the moment, it might exude a false sense of usefulness, but when continued over time, it estranges us from our fundamental nature, generates misery, and, from a strictly economic perspective, almost certainly holds us back from reaching our full capabilities. A more natural,
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