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The End of History Illusion Jordi Quoidbach, Daniel T. Gilbert, Timothy D. Wilson The “end of history illusion” is a concept I took from a book recently. This study by the above researchers shows that people underestimate the extent to which their personalities, values, and preferences will change in the
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I was recently talking with a friend about potentially writing a book. The typical questions came up: * What would I even write about? * Why should I write a book? * Who would read it? Sound familiar? And we came to the conclusion that the more you live your life, the more
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Overall, I'm settling in well so far. It helps that I’ve lived abroad before and that English is the primary language. It also helps that I primed myself by thinking about an adventure like this before the opportunity presented itself. Things in the UK I'm
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Antoni Gaudí, Country-wide Blackout, and an Unforgettable Ham Sandwich Not quite magical. But definitely memorable. I didn’t know what to expect with Barcelona. I heard bits and pieces from fellow travellers I met in Madrid and Seville. I’ve learned to not let other people’s opinions negatively influence
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Ok, not so "weekly" on the updates. But, I'm still on track for 100 posts by the end of the year, so I'm happy with that. I've had a lot of travel, train rides, uber rides, unpacking, repacking, moving hotels... A lot
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Towards the end of January, I had the idea to make a few “time capsule” videos for myself. I made a 3, 6, 12, 18, 36, 60 month videos. I recorded them all on my phone at the same time, uploaded them to individual Google Drive folders, added the link
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The Inflection Point You know that feeling when something’s shifting - the wheels are in motion, and you’re on a path where you know there’s no turning back? That’s the current inflection point for me with moving to London. But this isn’t just about geography.
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We’ve all been there. The essay is due tomorrow, but we had weeks to work on it. An item on the to-do list sits there with no defined timeline when it could be done in less than 30 minutes. Parkinson’s Law is a concept from naval historian Cyril
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“...I’ve read 20 self-improvement books. I think I feel better, but what now? How do I put all of this into action and actually make these improvements?” If you’re anything like I was about a year ago, this may be what’s going through your mind right now
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Why am I doing this? What are my goals? It’s 2025, who starts a blog? All good questions! Why? I’ve been in a state of “wanting to build something” for over 2 years now, and this allows me to be creative and build. It’s taking action and
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This is the beginning. Thank you for joining me on this journey.