Desperate Enough To Drink Seawater

Written by: Jonathan
I've never been stranded at sea long enough to contemplate drinking seawater. In fact, I've never been stranded at sea; mainly because I'm freaked out about the prospect of dying of thirst while surrounded by bazillions of gallons of water. But I digress. Intellectually I understand that drinking saltwater is a net-negative strategy for staying […]
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Winding Down Substack

Written by: Jonathan
It's always good to experiment. Doing things the same way all the time is a good way to miss out on better ways to accomplish your mission. And then, sometimes, that experiment has nothing but negative results. When that happens, it's time to switch things up. And that's what I'm doing. I went over to […]
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The Number 1 Productivity Hack You're Not Using

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In this video, I talk about the concept of text expanders and explore why they are an essential tool for anyone looking to enhance productivity and save time. A text expander is a program that allows users to assign triggers to specific blocks of text, which are then automatically expanded when the trigger is typed. […]
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I Want To Go Where The People Are [important update]

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If you don't recognize it, today's post title is a play on "A Part Of Your World," the song from The Little Mermaid. (hence the mermaid writing at a laptop underwater) Now that we have that clear, here's the news. We're moving house! As of right now I am doing all this stuff through my […]
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You're Paid To Think

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I don't know what your "real job" is, nor do I know what tasks you complete on a day-to-day basis, but I can tell you with 100% certainty that you're paid to think. The person who was in charge of hiring you may not be able to explain it, but they were hiring you based […]
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Mind Reading Computers

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Turns out that the computers are going to take my mentalism job afterall. . . Four days ago a Japanese newspaper reported a study where people looked at a handful of images from a bank of 1200 while they were in a MRI machine. Then, about a half hour to an hour later the person […]
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What Questions Do You Have About Public Speaking?

Written by: Jonathan
Why would I ever do it if I'm not a public speaker? Or, I'm a coder and I don't need to talk to anyone, so why should I care? Or, I'm introverted so why should I even think about it? Basically, I want to know what you would tell me if I told you that […]
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Is Your Business Haunted?

Written by: Jonathan
I'd say the chances are pretty good that you are, in fact, haunted. Here's why. You might have heard me talk about how I think that a salesperson who uses discounts to land business is a bad salesperson. This is another reason why. Consider this story. A sales person signs on a client below the […]
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The Foundations Of Shadow Work

Written by: Jonathan
Here are three reasons why you should watch my most recent video: Here are some key takeaways from the video: If you're interested in learning more about yourself and improving your life, this video is a valuable resource.
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More Important Than You Thought

Written by: Jonathan
My wife told me that there are lots of people on TikTok talking about "Shadow Work." That instantly makes me think it's silly. But the thing is; it's really important. Even if the only people talking about it are "Mars is in retrograde" folks. So I wanted to explain what it is & why it's […]
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