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Category: Practical Advice

Live the Answer

Love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far … Continue reading Live the Answer →

Duane Williams Practical Advice 3 Comments July 15, 2021 1 Minute
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Becoming Wise by Krista Tippett

"Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet."

Duane Williams Practical Advice 1 Comment June 22, 2021 1 Minute

Humble Man

Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call 'humble' nowadays: he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he is nobody.Probably all you will think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, intelligent chap … Continue reading Humble Man →

Duane Williams Practical Advice 1 Comment May 18, 2021 1 Minute

What do we want?

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"The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity. It’s one thing to say I’m the type of person who wants this. It’s something very different to say I’m the type of person who is this." James Clear (Atomic Habits)

Duane Williams Practical Advice Leave a comment May 13, 2021 1 Minute

Mark Twain Quote

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. Mark Twain

Duane Williams Practical Advice Leave a comment May 11, 2021 1 Minute

Apps: The new budget buster

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From the 1970's people of the world have encountered fads that affected their budgets. In the 1970's and 1980's staying in communication was a big cost. Phone calls could ruin the best planned budgets. I remember trying to make a call home from Japan in 1983, the rate was $1.35 per minute. The 1990's ushered … Continue reading Apps: The new budget buster →

Duane Williams Practical Advice 3 Comments May 10, 2021 1 Minute

Persecution

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Duane Williams Practical Advice 1 Comment April 16, 2021 1 Minute

Two Important Days

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain

Duane Williams Practical Advice Leave a comment April 14, 2021 1 Minute

Thinking

To think independently of other human beings is impossible, and if it were possible it would be undesirable. Thinking is necessarily, thoroughly, and wonderfully social. Everything you think is a response to what someone else has thought and said. And when people commend someone for “thinking for herself” they usually mean “ceasing to sound like … Continue reading Thinking →

Duane Williams Creative, Practical Advice 1 Comment March 30, 2021 1 Minute

Learning to Stop at the correct Time

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Life is peculiar. At times we find difficulty starting a project, then there are times we have difficulty knowing when to stop. This scenario is played out in many areas of life. I want to briefly analyze this scenario through a couple of examples I believe most will easily identify. Be aware how fast the … Continue reading Learning to Stop at the correct Time →

Duane Williams Practical Advice 3 Comments March 12, 2021 3 Minutes

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