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Re: 2025
Despite how corny or cliche they may be, I am generally a fan of New Years resolutions. I find I get caught up in the day-to-day business of life so often that I may forget about some of my goals altogether, especially ones that are lower on the list or are more lofty one-day visions. The yearly social media content of predictions and yearly awards, and a easy go-to water-cooler discussion topic on resolutions, along with the free time of the holiday break, presents a great opportunity to recalibrate to what you want to do with the next lap around…
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American Breakfast in Bangkok
In the summer of 2022 after graduating university I went backpacking in Southeast asia accompanied by a few great friends. The trip was a once in a lifetime experience, particularly because so many of us got to travel together and we were all very close. We travelled primarily across Thailand and Vietnam enjoying every momen of it. I particularly loved the experience of backpacking from the daily grit of getting from place to place on precarious busses and walks in odd neighbourhoods as we got lost. The food was delicous, trying authentic thai dishes and powering through the spice trying…
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Self-Improvement vs. Self-Actualization
In an age of wellness trends and hustle culture, self-improvement becomes quantified and objectified. Cold plunges make us healthier, a side-gig will make us wealthier and becoming a content creator will let us do whatever we want whenever we want. Social media sells us the idea that if we do more, we will improve ourselves, but in pursuit of what? Ideas of self-improvement are tied up in the notion that if we do more of the things we think are ‘good’ for us, we will be happier. Needing to improve upon oneself insinuates that our current state is not an…
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Weighing what you do with what you want
What actions am I taking to get what I want? What ways am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I do not want? Weighing what you do with what you want is important as it is easy to believe you are chasing a dream or goal but are not actually taking any actions towards achieving it. Last night I attended a work party and later with friends debated a lot of aspects of that work party. We debated whether we should have been more attentive towards the client and tried to ‘schmooze’ more with them. The main purpose…
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The Art of Asking
I recently finished reading The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer, a biographical account by the indie artist as her career opportunities and methods of distributing her art became more self-sufficient simply by asking others for support. Amanda accounts how many of her successes in life and her career came from simply asking someone else for the thing she wants. It is an inspring, and often unbelievable, story that highlights the generosity humanity can provide if you simply ask for it to. She had fans raise over $1 million in Kickstarter, house her as she toured across the globe, support…
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I never do tomorrow what I could possibly do the day after
‘I never do tomorrow what I could possibly do the day after’. An Oscar Wilde quote from ‘Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast’ (another great quote) that I thought resonated with what I am trying to do. This post comes at 9:30 mountain time from a Calgary airport hotel after flying here for work. The fact I’m writing this right now is good given the fact i’m a prolonged blink from failing my goal of 30 days in a row of blogging (and some other goals). I think the quote could be interpreted in two ways:1. Do not do…
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30 Days Habit Setting
I have a number of goals, skils, and habits I want to achieve, learn, and set respectively, but have trouble actually doing the small steps to get these done. I know all the tricks like breaking goals into bitsized parts and getting them done, but my mornings are filled with exercise and getting ready for work so I only have after work to get these done. I recently listened to a podcast with Oren John on it and he talked about doing something every day for 30 to 100 days to get better at that thing and hold yourself accountable.…
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Subliminal Advertising Using At-Home Fitness Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digitization of workouts and shopping in many aspects of consumers’ lives. Shoppers taking their consumption habits online resulted in an e-commerce boom across all industries with no sign of slowing down. Competition in e-commerce is growing, resulting in the need for innovation and creativity for businesses to stand out amongst the rest. Digital at-home workout technology allows for new kinds of interactive media, like subliminal advertising, into which companies can insert their products. This will be especially important for lifestyle brands as interactive mediums provide greater brand engagement and consumer sentiment, which may result in…
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Lucas Aikins 