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Stop hacking your life

July 7, 2015

Many people have had success using these life optimization tools and tricks, and they’re not necessarily a bad thing. Their effect all depends on which of two relationships someone has with hacking:

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Hacking approach can be beneficial; every man should have a little MacGyver in him and keep some duct-tape solutions in his back pocket. And if there’s a better way to cut an onion, by all means, go for it.

But hacking approach invariably leads to a life that’s less optimal, not more. The damage results not so much from the actual hacking practices themselves, but from the mindset their pursuit and adoption begets.

~ Brett McKay from, http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/04/13/stop-hacking-your-life/

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Stop pissing people off

April 30, 2013

. It’s Not What You Said, It’s What You Didn’t Say
. You Accidentally Asserted Power Over Them
. They Think You Owe Them
. You Wasted Their Time
. You Assumed That Because You Were OK With a Situation, Everybody Was

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-youre-accidentally-making-everyone-hate-you/

Cracked.com is not what I’d call a bastion of insightful commentary. But then, they do occasionally bust out pieces like this, which … well. Uh, yeah, note to self.

But you definitely want to click through to read the why/how/what-for’s on that punch list.

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