In my opinion the reason why the Untemplater community exists is the need for independence above all else. Independence in all facets of life and especially how one makes their living. This need for independence is the start of a new paradigm that is just beginning to influence society. The typical American has been a factory worker (figuratively and literally) for a long … [Read more...]
Oops! I forgot to promote myself this week.
I’m thinking of creating a poll for my LinkedIn contacts titled ”How often do you Google your own name?” closely followed by “How happy are you in your career?” Interesting questions, and I can only assume the results may be closely correlated to your level of self-promotion, or adoption of “personal branding” if you will, and quite possibly your level of career … [Read more...]
Unproductivity – The Animation
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. … [Read more...]
Limiting Beliefs and the Power of Choice
Limiting Beliefs I recently came upon Morty lefkoe’s free link to eliminate a belief. I got plenty of these things going around in my head stopping me from doing plenty of things, so I figured I'd give it a shot. His institute and lofkoe method is said to be highly effective and is highly recommended. So I click the link, press play and wait anxiously, ready to throw out a … [Read more...]
Cancel the Noise and Start Saving for Retirement
For almost 2 years I've been paying attention to my money and trying to better my financial situation. For almost 8 months I've been writing about personal finance. Still, the word asset allocation scares the crap out of me and if you asked me to explain the makeup of an aggressively allocated portfolio, I would fail miserably. I'm 23 and don't care about predicting market … [Read more...]