This is a question that is probably most often asked in personal development. It is a question that, for me, has been an extremely loaded one. Since I've been involved in Untemplater I've asked myself many times: "How often are my decisions based on my own personal needs or desires? How often are my decisions based on other people's desires or expectations of me?" Time … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: What advice do you give?
You're out to lunch with a coworker. You get to talking about life and other things and he begins pouring his heart out to you a bit. You decide to give him some advice to comfort him. He appreciates it. Later that day you're chatting online with a distant friend. You get to talking about life and other things and she tells you about some rough patches she's had lately. You … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: Untemplater Suggested Reading
The other day I tagged along with my boyfriend for a day-long business trip. I found myself in an unfamiliar city with a whole day to explore and/or get some work done. I wound up starting my day at a coffee shop at one end of a large shopping center and ended my day at a bookstore on the opposite end. … [Read more...]
Untemplater Weekend Reading
These are some reads that are either very related to the untemplate message or just plain awesome stuff. Check 'em out: Why I Quit My Job to Travel Around the World - Jodi Ettenberg at Legal Nomads Jodi, a successful young New York lawyer, saved up and left her job to go on an open-ended round-the-world trip. Here she explains her answer to that question so many of us … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: What tools do you use?
In a previous post, we talked about the key ingredients in being an untemplater. People mentioned things like being unhappy and having a breaking point, having courage and being introspective. If these are the things that make a person an untemplater, what are some tools the untemplater uses to carry out the lifestyle? Here are some examples of important tools for … [Read more...]