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Modern Homesteading and the Trend Towards Greater Independence

Small Business Labs

The trend towards desiring greater levels independence - and the autonomy, control and flexibility that comes with it - takes many forms.  For example, the growing FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement is all about independence.  But there are other aspects to this trend.

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Writing Tips from Blackbeard the Pirate

Men With Pens

Charles Johnson, author of the 1724 book, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates , described Teach as “such a figure that imagination cannot form an idea of a fury from hell to look more frightful.” He spent his money as he earned it – on fine clothes, good food, and busty wenches.

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

The news stories focus on completely legitimate reasons for why this is happening, such as staff taking early retirement, fears about Covid and not wanting to return to the office, lack of childcare, and of course, the search for better jobs at higher compensation. They simply have not learned how to manage them. What’s going on?

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

Success

To learn about the curious malady known as “decision fatigue,” I was given a very simple assignment: Wear the same outfit and automate as many daily decisions as possible for two weeks, then write about whether it gave me more mental clarity. The human mind is well set up to form habits and routines to conserve its energy.”.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

You put hours of effort and study into learning a certain subject inside and out. You probably can’t remember when you last put the knowledge you learned in university to work in your everyday business affairs. You’ve probably forgotten half of what you learned, too. I didn’t pay attention to what I’d learned.

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Which Person Would You Talk To?

Men With Pens

Here’s your retirement cheque, go build your house, put in a pool, and stay with your girlfriend for the rest of your life,&# then I would probably kill myself. I saw E.Gilbert’s TED talk shortly before I learned I suffered from Bipolar Disorder and what she said resounded so true it was scary. Pay per view. Félicitations!

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