Posts Tagged ‘shoulds’

You Don’t “Have To” Do Anything

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

One thing I’ve learned about blogging is that, whenever I tell myself I “have to” write another blog post, that’s basically a surefire guarantee that I won’t finish one that day.  Or, maybe I’ll end up churning out something that feels second-rate to me.  Whatever happens, I probably won’t be happy with the end result.
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Guest Article At Dumb Little Man: “How To Separate ‘Real’ Wants From ‘Should’ Wants”

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

I’ve just published a guest post at Dumb Little Man called “How To Separate ‘Real’ Wants From ‘Should’ Wants.”  The article is about learning to set goals based on what moves us on a deep, physical level, rather than what it sounds rational to want, or what our cultural influences say we should be chasing.  [...]