Archive for July, 2009
Predictably Irrational, The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Friday, July 17th, 2009
I recently read Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely. This book is well written, and easy to read. The many experiments described in the book are presented in a lively way which elicits interest, and Ariely goes into just enough detail without boring the [...]
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48 Days to the Work You Love
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
I just finished reading 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller. I found this book to be generally helpful and easy to read, but it doesn’t offer anything groundbreaking or terribly enlightening either. I thought it had a lot in common with What Color is Your Parachute, though I found [...]
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Credit Card Debt Update, June 2009
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
It’s been a while since I updated my credit card debt payoff progress. That’s probably because I haven’t been focusing on paying them off very much lately. Of course, I’m not using the cards, so even just paying the minimum payments is reducing the balance. However, I’m not paying much extra so the progress has [...]
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Weekly Weight Loss Report, July 14, 2009
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
I weighed in at 260.6 pounds this week, for a gain of 0.8 pounds. That leaves me with 50.7 pounds to lose for my iPhone Weight Loss Challenge.
I followed my diet well Monday through Friday, but completely went off the deep end on the weekend and didn’t follow it at all. This carried through to [...]
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Weekly Weight Loss Report, July 7, 2009
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
I weighed in at 259.8 pounds this week, good for a loss of 3.6 pounds since June 30th. That leaves 49.9 pounds to lose for my iPhone Weight Loss Challenge.
I didn’t do a lot of exercise this week, and didn’t remember to post my exercise on Twitter very regularly. I played some basketball, did some [...]
