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Make the algorithm work for you, not against you!

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Category: Personal Development
Created: 19 December 2023
Last Updated: 21 October 2025
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So, by now, we all know that social media creates "echo chambers" or news and social feeds that can reinforce extreme views and beliefs.

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What is a Life Worth?

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Category: Personal Development
Created: 26 December 2019
Last Updated: 21 October 2025
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A couple of years ago, I responded to a post on Facebook with a personal story that I have rarely shared. I don't talk about these events in my life often and not because I don't think of them as important or central to my identity but rather, because I do. I have kept it to myself largly because, it is a fundamental piece of me - one that is sensitive and utterly personal.

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Using Facebook as a Forum

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Category: Personal Development
Created: 24 October 2019
Last Updated: 21 October 2025
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I'm back on Facebook.
Now, before you get that look on your face, let me also note that I'm a FB Ghost. My profile only contains the items that are required to register and I have zero friends. I turned off all of the available settings to find me and it isn't possible to send me a friend request. So, now that look on your face probably looks puzzled. Let me explain.

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Social & News Media Hiatus Experiment

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Category: Personal Development
Created: 06 February 2014
Last Updated: 21 October 2025
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nofbI've been noticing that I spend a lot of time online. I don't have a lot of social media accounts to manage but nonetheless I've been feeling like the time I've spent wasn't worth much. Sure, I've started some discussions on topics I think are important and I've learned a lot from other's point of view, but what has the net balance to all of this online perusing been? Did I really gain anything or add to the world in any meaningful way?

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Goal #2 Lose 20 pounds

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Category: Personal Development
Created: 04 December 2012
Last Updated: 21 October 2025
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 It is an early Monday morning. I get out of bed to get ready for work and before getting in the shower, I sleepily step on the scales - 205. ~sigh~ I go about the rest of my morning and go in to work. For the last two months it has been this way, except that the number has been increasing, slowly inevitably, again.

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Goal #1: Time Management

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Category: Personal Development
Created: 28 November 2012
Last Updated: 21 October 2025
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I want to exercise, study and change several other aspects of my life. How I do this with a full time job, two side businesses, a family and a profound need to sleep once in a while? Oh, and I want more down time to spend with my family and friends, too!

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Man! I am out of shape!

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Category: Personal Development
Created: 28 November 2012
Last Updated: 21 October 2025
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As I mentioned before, I've been doing a bit of self analysis. One of the things that has become oh so painfully clear is that I have gotten lazy! A number of things have contributed to this laziness but regardless of that I now have two areas of flab - body and mind.

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