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How to Listen to 100 Audiobooks a Year

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4 min read. Blog, Goals. 2 Comments

If you’ve seen me in person, there’s a high chance I had earbuds in. If I’m on my own anywhere, I’ll usually be wearing them and listening to an audiobook. I love listening — usually to science fiction, fantasy, business, personal growth, science or other non-fiction books. Over the last few years, this resulted in me listening to a LOT of books. 72 in 2016, 78 in 2015, 44 in 2014 and 43 so far in 2017.

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My Reaction to the 2008 Recession and Why I Still Invest in Bonds

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3 min read. Canonical, Blog, Financial Independence, Personal. 3 Comments

Back in 2005, my mom passed away. During the next year, I went through a bunch of different major life events: managing an estate (albeit small), cleaning out my childhood home, fixing it up, selling it, buying a new house, began dating a woman who would eventually become my wife, and moving in together — all while working my first job out of college. I’m convinced that every 5-7 years, there’s a major change in my life, and that was the big one for that timeframe.

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If You Want to Reach Your Goals, Track Your Activities

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3 min read. Mindfulness, Blog. 1 Comment

Every month I put together a list of things I want to work on in the coming month. When creating these goals, it’s always easier when I have a reference point to base any improvement on. I think of it the same as saying you’re going to lose weight, but never weighing yourself.

For my July 2017 Monthly Goals post, you might notice that each of these has a “benchmark” associated with — which is how I did on these in June 2017. For these, having this benchmark in the first place offers a starting point. Here are some of the things you can track to work on improving.

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What Opinion do you Hold that Many People Would Disagree With?

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In early 2016, I was traveling to Amsterdam with Marilyn. She was off working, and I was wandering around the town. Early one morning, I woke up and walked over to Albert Cuyp Market, a street market filled with food, stroopwafels, flowers and many other vendors.

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The Only Piece of Luggage You Need

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Luggage is one of those things that I somehow acquire more of over time. In the years working at my current job, I’ve received no less than 4 pieces of luggage alone! With how much we travel, it’s been difficult to prune luggage down, as I constantly think “I’ll need this if I go on a trip to…”. Lately, I’ve finally pruned these down to a “single” piece of luggage.

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