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What Keeps You Showing Up to Jiu Jitsu?
Hello fellow white belts! I asked the question “What keeps you showing up to jiu jitsu practice?” on Twitter. The responses were great and also helped me ponder why I keep showing up each week to BJJ as well. Here are the responses I’ve got so far to, “What keeps you showing up to jiu […]
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Electric Lake – Chapter 1
Here is the rough draft I wrote of chapter 1 of my sci-fi sensation, Electric Lake (working title). Enjoy! CHAPTER 2 COMING SOON! STAY TUNED…..
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The Tutor Template Telegram – Issue #2
We have to get back to normal as soon as possible, the students need good leadership. Will They or Won’t They I am now going into my third year of tutoring college students online. I have noticed many ups and downs during that time that the students have gone through. Students are still doing their […]
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Small Talk Equals Big Changes
Imagine you’re in an elevator with a person you don’t know. You’re both going to the eleventh floor. At this point, you have a few choices. Pull out your phone and look at it Keep your eyes straight, careful not to look their way, or Say, “Hi.” and maybe chat with another human Most people […]
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Why You Should Try Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Last September I got the urge to go back to freestyle wrestling. The no-pot and no-booze has helped with my health a fitness, I wondered if I could do it. So I reached out to an older wrestling mentor of mine via Facebook. He went 197-0 in high school. I asked if the local wrestling […]
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The Smartness Economy AND Why Your Washing Machine Might Destroy Us All
Imagine yourself in 2049. You live on the top floor of a seven hundred story apartment complex in the downtown core of a neon lit rainy mega city. You’re about to do a load of laundry. “Computer: select cycle, heavy. Water type, hot.” Suggestion: cold water is best for dark colours and delicate fabrics.Selecting Cycle: […]
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5 Ways to Cultivate a Positive Tutor Mindset
Before you can inspire others, you have to inspire yourself! Here are 5 Ways to Cultivate A Positive Tutor Mindset 1. Establish Positive Routines 2. Develop Healthy Habits 3. Hone Your Homeostasis 4. Create an Inspiring Life 5. Don’t Get Lost in the Details LET’S DIVE IN! 1. Establish positive routines Our brains have a […]
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The 3 Factions of Artificial Intelligence
“Hydrogen…, given enough time, turns into people.” -Edward Robert Harrison, 1995 There isn’t a consensus on the When and What of AI. When will this change happen (if ever)? What will this change mean for the future of humans? According the physicist and cosmologist, Max Tegmark – author of Life 3.0: Being Human in the […]
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Coddling North American Minds
“Trigger warnings are verbal or written notifications provided by a professor to alert students that they are about to encounter potentially distressing material.” – from Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff Real life does not give you trigger warnings. Young adults these days are soft. If you were to drop […]
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A Message From Outer Space
“Do not answer. DO NOT ANSWER. DO. NOT. ANSWER.” _____ Imagine yourself in the not-so-distant-future, you’re in a laboratory late at night. You’re tired, cold, and hungry from working ungodly hours – testing, upgrading, and testing – same old system maintenance. All of sudden, on one of the monitors – large, green text starts scrolling […]
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