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  Many people have no focus in life. When you ask them why they aren’t focused, the most common answer is that they have too many interests. You can’t expect everyone to find a niche passion, like crafting bowling balls. Most people will get bored if they practice one skill for the rest of their […]

  I’m 10 pounds overweight. I sleep 5½ hours a night. I spend more money than I make. It is not what I want. I’ve been trying to improve these three areas for over a year. No luck. I’m still where I was a year ago. I think I finally found the solution to my […]

I have several essays from my college years sitting around gathering dust. Instead of trashing them, I am editing them and putting them online. The following is one such essay. I wrote this one for a History of Technology class. ***   Literature Review For this essay, I looked at paintings for primary source information. […]

  Your brain is faster than any computer out there. Your desktop computer only seems faster because it processes one task at a time. But your brain has to handle thousands of jobs at a time. At the basic level, it needs to regulate breathing, blood flow, and your nervous system. It also needs to […]

Jason Sadler started his entrepreneurial journey by wearing T-shirts for a living. Companies paid him money. Then he would wear a company’s T-shirt each day and make videos to promote their products. Then he sold his last name to the highest bidder. Headsets.com won the bidding at $45,500. Jason Sadler changed his legal name to […]

The most successful writers have a consistent habit of writing every single day. If you write consistently, the words add up over time. Writing 500 words a day for a year adds up to over 180,000 words! In Writing Habit Mastery by S.J. Scott, you will learn 15 habits to help you build a daily […]

I have several essays from my college years sitting around gathering dust. Instead of trashing them, I am editing them and putting them online. The following is one such essay. I wrote this one for a mythology class. *** Hospitality was important to ancient Greek society and was evident in the writings of the time. It was […]

An excerpt from Blog Ideas: 131 Ideas to Kill Writer’s Block, Supercharge Your Blog and Stand Out A backlink is a link on another website that points to your blog. If you want your blog to rank higher in search results, you need to have as many quality backlinks as possible. There are many ways […]

  The market for nutrition bars has taken off over the past few years.  There are whole aisles in grocery stores dedicated to nutrition bars.  There are hundreds of choices.  Should you incorporate nutrition bars into your diet and workout regimen?  Which one do you choose? Disclaimer: In this article, I discuss my own opinions […]

  One of the most often cited problems in the baseball card collecting hobby is “Junk Wax.” Back in the 1980’s, baseball cards got so popular that the card companies cranked up production to unsustainable levels. It seems like everyone who was a kid in the 1980’s has a vast collection of baseball cards sitting […]