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Non Verbal Communication — Language Without Words

Last night when he spoke in Spanish to me, there were many windows where I absolutely didn’t understand the words that he spoke. “I don’t understand shit right now!” I thought. Actually, it was pretty funny. I was laughing inside loudly. Having a ball with myself! Then, just like that… I started to understand… Not [...]

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Bamboo Dreams

Life ain’t easy jeezy. I wish that I could say that my life is perfect, but it’s not. Far from it. It ain’t that bad, either. I have food, shelter, and all limbs. That puts me ahead of 1 billion people. Not ahead, but perhaps behind. It’s a shame to live in a world where [...]

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My Secret Productivity Formula: Mate, Meditation, and Sleep

Yerba fucking mate! Good stuff, guys. So good, that I even started an entire website about it this year called circleofdrink.com. It’s a drink that has changed my life in innumerable ways. A drink that has formed relationships, brought me closer to people, and allowed for some amazingly interesting conversations to take place. It’s a [...]

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Learn to Control Your State for Sucess

Are you living in the now? What do I mean by the now? Well, first let me ask you this? How ya guys doin’ today? Okay? Good? Or… AMAZING!!!? Think about that for a second. Why are you either Okay Good Or AMAZING? What images arise in your head when you’re feeling Okay Good Or [...]

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Rawry, the Rawest Man I Know

I met man named “Rawry” once in Montevideo, Uruguay. Incidentally, he was the rawest man I’ve ever met. Knocking back vodka and sprite in rapid succession. Irish! Fifty-plus years old, but as strong as an ox. It must have been around 11am. Hot as hell. “Hey you speak English don’t you?” Rawry slurred. “Yeah, what’s [...]

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Learn to Observe and Overcome Stress, Worry, and Anxiety

I get a lot of questions from all sorts of people, since I have, like, a million-and-one videos online. But I have to say, most of them have something to do with “how to stop worrying” or “how to overcome my fears” or “ how to stop my anxiety.” Fear and anxiety seem to be [...]

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Biphasic Sleep Keeps Me Like a Well Oiled Gear, Always Up and Running

First: Read part 1 of this biphasic sleep experiment, then come back to this update. Biphasic sleep baby! Yes sir… it’s been about a week since I’ve begun. And I have to say, so far so good. I’m impressed, I tell ya! Before last week, I was going to bed around 3am and waking anytime [...]

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My Biphasic Sleep Experiment Begins

Yesterday was my first day on biphasic sleep. I learned about it a few days ago from a friend who had read a book — Take a Nap! Change your life — and swore by its life-changing effects. He spoke about a boost in productivity, creativity, visions, lucid dreaming, and having more waking hours of [...]

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Where’s the pain coming from?

Ever wake up with a pain in your arm or back and wonder “what the hell is this pain!?” You search google for all the answers. You start thinking of cancer or disease! You’re pretty nervous and worked up over it. You just can’t figure out what’s going in! Each day—there it is again—that same [...]

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