Tagged: behavior

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You Must Surrender Control

In general most of us like to be in control of things.  Surrendering control in any facet of life usually requires faith and trust.  Riding shotgun in a car requires trust in the driver.  Taking medication demands trust in the...

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Is The Deck Stacked Against Us?

Regular readers know I focus on the behavioral aspects that affect personal finance a lot. On a bike ride recently a thought struck me.  It might just be harder than ever in 2019 to maintain good behaviors in life that...

Beware The Steady Drip 31

Beware The Steady Drip

On October 10th, 2018 hurricane Michael ravaged the shores of Florida and Georgia.  It caused massive damage, and the death toll was 31.  On that same day, approximately 110 others died in car crashes across the country, and another 120...

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You Are The Weak Link

Proper knot on my harness loop? – check.  Rope threaded through the belay device correctly? – check.  Autoblock set up correctly? – check.  Knots at the end of the rope just in case? – check. Ready to step over the...

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Forgiveness And Moving On

Years ago I found myself in a remote part of Costa Rica.  Drake Bay on the Pacific Coast is a beautiful paradise of lush jungles and slow tropical life, with world class scuba diving. I had just gone through a...

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Are You Climbing Mount Stupid?

We stood there on the sidewalk of the busy road, bikes at our side.  He was puking all over the place, coughing and heaving, hands on his knees. “Seriously, you can go, I’ll be all right. I just don’t know...

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Is Your Mindset Holding You Back?

On May 6th 1954 Roger Bannister ran a mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.  The 4 minute mile, one of the biggest holy grails of athletic achievement that had been pursued since 1886, finally fell.  For 68 years thousands of...

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How To Up Your Mental Money Game

It was about 22 degrees out with a decent breeze making it feel colder, and dark.  My hands were getting numb as I had to remove my gloves to work the latch to unattach the chain from my waistbelt. “Dave? ...

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