Category: Email Archives
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Feel free to ignore my words
Someone wrote in a (much lengthier) Facebook comment: “I don’t understand how you get from point A to point B. It doesn’t logically make sense to me in thinking about it, and in actively trying it I don’t find that the technique helps ME get the results you suggest it should… I just hear a…
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Remember, it’s only a matter of energy
Energy is the thing. It's not a new age hippie thing. Just a regular thing. Whatever goes around comes around. Does that make sense? If not, let me know. I can try to rephrase it. If it does make sense, you should sign up for No Problem. Really, it might help you. And, if it…
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This is the email subject you’ve been waiting for
Here’s a link to No Problem. I’m going for a walk in a minute. Just wanted to send an email, though. “Michael, why would you send an email when you have nothing to talk about?” Good question, thanks for asking. I’m sending the email because I want to get into the habit of sending emails…
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Why you suck at changing habits
If you want to change habits, stop trying to change your behavior over large stretches of time. Instead, pick one isolated moment and work on that. Over this past year, I’ve been spending way too much time on my phone. Whenever I’m not on the computer, my phone is in my hands. Even while walking…
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You don’t need a qualified teacher
Your teacher does not have to be qualified AS LONG AS you are following their advice in order to expand your behavioral repertoire, rather than to find safety. If you’re doing that, you could literally learn from anyone. Someone once gave me advice and I thought, “I’m not sure if they’re qualified…I’d hate to follow…
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Why I’m afraid to speak up
Last spring, I got a phone call from the police about my Facebook account. Apparently, they had received a few complaints. The inspector left a voicemail asking me to call him back. I was afraid to. Did I need a lawyer? Was he going to trick me into saying something that would incriminate myself? Would…