Personal Growth

Posts tagged Personal Growth are about changing, learning, and becoming a better version of yourself over time. Much of my writing is, in one way or another, about the slow work of examining your own assumptions and choosing to grow rather than stay stuck.

I am suspicious of easy self-improvement formulas. Real growth tends to come from getting things wrong, facing hard truths about yourself, and doing the unglamorous work of changing your mind and your habits. That is the kind of growth these posts are about.

If you are interested in the genuine, difficult business of becoming who you want to be, this is the thread to follow.

What is fake news featured

What is Fake News?

I want to make an argument that sounds more extreme than it is: the news, as most of us consume it, is bad for you. Not because every journalist is…
Vices who needs vices featured

Vices? Who needs vices?

I lead an extraordinarily happy life. These days I am beyond happy. I am enthusiastic about everything to do with being alive. I love to feel the breeze, hear the crack…
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No whining allowed

I used to have a sign over my desk at work which said, "No Whining allowed." It was effective, much of the time, but it sure didn't win me any…
Friendship and distance featured

Friendship and Distance

The internet is an interesting place. Using various social media and other systems, you can meet people from all over the planet, talk to people ten thousand miles away, without…
Social addictions featured

Social addictions

Lately I've talked to a few people about giving up an addiction: a woman who smokes and another who drinks too much. While I was chatting with them about it,…
The phoenix and the dragon featured

The phoenix and the dragon

Some of you have asked why I have a phoenix tattoo on one arm and a dragon on the other... The last time I communicated with my parents they told…
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Gaming Away The Hours

I have played many fantasy and wargames over the years, and thoroughly enjoyed myself each time. Here are a few stories from my gaming days. A Game Of War Of…