Self-help

dopamine fasting

"a form of digital detox, involving temporarily abstaining from addictive technologies such as social media, listening to music on technological platforms, and Internet gaming, and can be extended to temporary deprivation of social interaction and eating" -- wikipedia.

statement: life is meant to be enjoyed

Yes, but where does that get us? Answer: independence.

delayed gratification

A person's ability to delay gratification relates to other similar skills such as patience, impulse control, self-control and willpower, all of which are involved in self-regulation -- wikipedia.

The Motivation Manifesto, by Brendon Burchard

Nine Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power.

focusing on qualities one wants to attain vs. on weaknesses to overcome

Request: Which focus is more helpful when there is a wish to move forward?

The Prayer for Freedom, by Beatty Carmichael

Request: This book claims the freedom prayer to god has resolved and/or cured all manner of maladies both physical, mental or emotional, nine times out of ten. And the ones it hasn't has been mostly downgraded to about a third of their previous levels.

10x Is Easier Than 2x, by Dan Sullivan

How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less. "As your time becomes 10X more valuable, you increasingly multiply the money you earn both in terms of amount and profitable satisfaction.... 10X is fundamentally about quality vs quantity" -- amazon. By request.

Six-Minute X-Ray: Rapid Behavior Profiling, by Chase Hughes

"you’ll learn the most powerful people-reading system in the world. Chase exposes and unpacks simple techniques that come together to allow you to see beyond the mask that anyone is wearing" -- amazon. By request.

The Man's Guide to Women, by John & Julie Gottman

Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want (subtitle). Priority request.

learning from your mistakes

Are mistakes just valuable life lessons?

EFT emotional freedom techniques

During a typical EFT session, the person will focus on a specific issue while tapping on "end points of the body's energy meridians." -- wikipedia.

the field that pulls one out of victim consciousness

Cultivate this level of consciousness when feeling like a victim.

decision fatigue

Refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual after a long session of decision making -- wikipedia.

Anger Busting 101, by Newton Hightower

Priority request. The New ABCs for Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them. "You learn simple ways to end the destructiveness, heal the wounds, and start living the life you really want for yourself and your family" -- amazon.

level: realizing life is not a competition

Priority request: So many of us think we have to compete for money, relationships, status, attention, and even love. It really seems like a massive ego pillar. With how deeply ingrained this idea of scarcity and lack seems to be, I wonder how high one would need to calibrate?