PostsCommentsselfhelp4trolls in #hive-181017 • last year2024, language learning and livestreamsIt’s been a while. I actuallynhave 3 posts that I meant to share but didn’t feel it was the right time. Between New Years and some disaster like events in Japan and just being…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-181017 • last yearThe Perfect Formula for Language LearningAs someone who has taught languages for over 15 years and who has studied them for even longer, I often get asked how to learn efficiently and how to stop running in circles with…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-167922 • last yearWhy I'm so ridiculously bullish on LEO's current directionI try to avoid making Hive related posts these days because I’d like to focus more on writing for people outside Hive and building an audience that isn’t necessarily part of the…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearBruce Willis, Art, & Self Exploration When I was 12 years old someone asked me my favorite movie and the answer was easy. Die Hard 2. “What do you like about it?” Uhhhhhh…. Answering “Why?” Was a whole lot…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearExistential Dread - An uncharacteristically negative postEverything means nothing to me Elliott Smitt Warning: this post was made as a way for me to process my emotions and thoughts. None of it will necessarily be true tomorrow.…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearI am just a channel for ideas“You know when you start a post and intend on it being 300 words and it turns into 3000?” That’s a thread I made on Leo yesterday after finishing the article In Search of a…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-181017 • last yearIn Search of a Better life(Disclaimer: This is just my personal perspective as a dude with his experience who has lived in 3 different countries and has been exposed to multiple cultures and stories from…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearHow I got my shit together When thinking about my life and the things I see, I try to control the framing I think in. I am not a naturally positive person, in fact, my first reaction to most things is…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearBeing run by ideologies and biting off what you can chewI’ve been meaning to talk about something which is on my mind all weekend because of some things that happened. But the next day I had a grinding headache and was in bed all day…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearIt’s not that no one cares…I'm no stranger to failure. I try out a lot of different things and most of them don't work. I push lots of ideas and most of them fall upon deaf ears. Sometimes it feels…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearReclaiming your lifeYesterday, an acquaintance told me about what was on her mind these days. She seems troubled by the behavior of her boyfriend. She didn't express any desire to break up with…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-181017 • last yearMy Unlikely Love Affair with Ghana’s Indie Hip Hop SceneI like to explore. I only identified this desire recently. Of course, I knew I was curious from a young age, but I never really understood how curiosity drove most of my…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearMaking love to the moment Last night I got a call from a shop owner nearby. We had been planning to do a show together at his shop and so I thought it was about that, but when I answered he said: “Hey…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-181017 • last yearObservations on a Thursday Looking for patterns and connections in the mundane… I think today it might be fun to take notes of some of these observations over the past few days. I’ve had a pretty full…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearStepping into my Success. I often find myself looking at my ideal life as if it is a galaxy away, but if I look at things less emotionally, I see that I'm much closer to my ideal life than I am from where…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-193816 • last yearBecoming a better critic and discovering your own tasteLast night I had a performance, just a casual little gig at a cafe/bar, one of my favorite in Tokyo. One of the main staff is leaving to start his own thing and I was invited…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearA farewell to who I used to beI keep telling myself that I don't need to write a post every day. I am no longer thinking much about payout, I feel very satisfied with my current earnings at Hive and Leo…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-181017 • last yearHow I got stuck in Asia“You must really like Asia, huh?” I get this a lot. It’s easy to assume that, as I have been here 15 years, and yeah, I do like it here. But it’s not as if I am not interested…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearA Declaration of Decentralization When humans feel ignored, they become angry. When they feel powerless, they become complacent. When they feel threatened, they are capable of horrible things. These are all…selfhelp4trolls in #hive-126152 • last yearLevel Up “Go with the flow” they say, but this is more than a saying to me. It’s an art and a way of life, an idea that I can only point at, because words do not do it justice, the only…
