I’ve been experimenting with two complementary techniques for influencing the quality and direction of my life. In this post I’ll write about one of those methods: imagining and describing best case scenarios.
While it’s easy and natural for most people to imagine and try to mentally prepare for worst case “what if” scenarios, it’s less intuitive to imagine what life would be like if everything went amazingly well.
With the pending release of my second novel this week (The Guardian comes out Sep. 26th on Flame Tree Press), my emotions are in turmoil. I’ll just go through them, as a way of clearing my head, and maybe my emotional laundry list will offer insight to those of you also on the writing path, or entertain those of you who enjoy knowing how the sausage is made.
Some of the more popular posts on this site are those that discuss how I regrew a lot of my hair by massaging my scalp for two twenty minute sessions a day, twice a day, for eight months. I started the experiment in June 2014, over five years ago, and first wrote about it in April of 2015. For me, daily scalp massage was an effective natural hair regrowth method.
99 cents today only (Kindle version)
Science fiction deal seekers, today is your day. My debut, four-star-reviewed novel The Sky Woman is available on amazon and elsewhere for 99 cents. Yep, less than a buck. Grab it here (Kindle version). For you whale readers, it’s Book 1 of the Reclaimed Earth series (Book 2 is out next month, and I’m outlining Book 3).
Tim Ferriss recently interviewed Charles Koch on his podcast. At first I found it difficult to reconcile the obviously principled, kindly man, a person concerned with the state of the world and hoping to contribute as much as he can, with some of his deeds, which include:
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