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Long time Japan expat, now beginning a nomadic 'anywherelifestyle.' John is a former English school owner in Japan and now has several websites aimed at teachers and students of English as a Foreign Language(EFL). John's JetSetCitizen.com site focuses on interviews with global citizens mastering untempated lives.

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The Most Important Skill – Are you a Wolf or a Rabbit?

By John Bardos on October 15th 2010 in Productivity 7 comments

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We live in a world of constant interruption. We are endlessly bombarded with email, text messages, social media updates, RSS feeds and advertising. Access to information has opened up a world of opportunities to live where ever, doing whatever we want, but it it comes at a price. Success has become less about gaining experience and knowledge and more of radically excluding other appealing options. The ability to focus has become the ultimate driver of success.

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Unproductivity – The Animation

By John Bardos on June 17th 2010 in Productivity 2 comments

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This animation is a sarcastic look at our excessive pre-occupation with productivity. We sometimes focus on efficiency to the detriment of our own health and humanity. What about spending time with and caring about real people? Creativity is not a scarce input to be maximized. Humans need slack time to think and create.

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You are a Monkey So Stop Thinking You are So Special

By John Bardos on May 5th 2010 in Self Improvement 18 comments

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Most of us think we are special and unique but we are not. We all spring from the same primordial mush. Humans share 99.9% of the exact same DNA. That last 0.1% makes up all the differences in the variety of people of the world. In fact, there are more genetic differences between a zebra and a horse than there are between a human and a chimpanzee. You are a damn monkey and so am I.

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Untemplater: The Video

By John Bardos on April 20th 2010 in Untemplate 20 comments

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A short animation introducing the Untemplater.com community. Stop living the deferred life plan and master the art of lifestyle design. Consume less and live more.

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Authenticity is for Losers, Only Liars Succeed

By John Bardos on February 18th 2010 in Self Improvement 33 comments

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Perhaps I am not alone in my disdain of websites and people promoting easy and quick solutions to life’s problems. Get rich quick, lose weight without dieting, easy passive income, speed learning, blah, blah, blah. Enough already. Where are the real stories of real people with real struggles?

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Lifestyle Design is Easy, Maybe

By John Bardos on January 15th 2010 in Mobile Lifestyle 64 comments

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Lifestyle design or living an untemplated life is seldom easy. It takes work and sacrifice to build the life of your dreams. However, it really easy easier than ever to chart your own path in life. You can do and be anything you want anywhere you want.

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