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Keeping Score

The Happy Philosopher — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:42:40 +0000

I was watching my daughter play a soccer game. It was indoor soccer, as outdoor soccer is moderately miserable to completely impossible in the winter or early spring. The games are quick and everyone has a lot of fun. Someone scored a goal and everyone cheered. As I was taking a sip of beer a …

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The Difference Between Frugal and Cheap

The Happy Philosopher — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 04:55:30 +0000

Cheap or Frugal? Many people confuse being frugal with being cheap. I certainly did for much of my life. They are not the same, and understanding the difference matters. I wish I knew the difference earlier in life, as I could have more efficiently optimized my happiness . I want to give you some …

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A Day of Running

The Happy Philosopher — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:02:08 +0000

I have a love hate relationship with running. If we were a Facebook couple it would be “its complicated”. As you may know I’ve tried to compete at a relatively high level of racing without actually doing much training. This worked up to a point…right up until it didn’t. I tried to train for a …

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How Not to Train for a Half-Marathon

The Happy Philosopher — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 05:32:28 +0000

I’m a big fan of efficiency and getting the biggest bang for the buck. A fancier way to phrase this is I like to apply the Pareto principal to my life. In general, the smartest 20% of the effort results in 80% of the gains. If you apply this to all areas of your …

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The power of Incremental Change

The Happy Philosopher — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 03:42:05 +0000

Incremental change is a powerful force in the universe, but we tend to underestimate it because it is difficult to see. Tiny changes occur and we immediately start adjusting to them, as if the world always existed in that state. We tend to crave stability, but change is inevitable. It defines life. We constantly use …

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Experiment: Video Games, Kettlebells and a Half Marathon

The Happy Philosopher — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:37:07 +0000

I know that title doesn’t make sense right now, but it will in a minute. The blogposts have been kind of serious and heavy these last few weeks, so I thought I would lighten it up a bit with a ridiculous experiment I dreamed up the other day. It’s been while since I’ve done any …

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Why You Are Not Living Up To Your Potential

The Happy Philosopher — Wed, 04 May 2016 18:08:10 +0000

A few years ago I did an accidental experiment with quite remarkable results – and profound philosophical implications. Actually the experiment was not accidental, it was quite intentional, but I didn’t realize until afterwards what I was actually testing. I was a year or so into a temporary obsession with racing triathlons and I …

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