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More Lifestyle Changes

Hi everyone! Lately, I have been trying to improve my life. Not that it isn't great already, but just that I feel that there is a large degree of happiness and potential I still have yet to unlock. Both in terms of the variety of activities I pursue (last post), as well as the things I value, and my outlook on life. One idea I read a few weeks back is on the topic of successful people. In essence, it went something like: most of those who are successful are not successful because of some inherent talent or some insane ability to always work hard. They are successful because they know their potential and are not afraid to pick themselves up when they fail. I want to lead a successful life. Most importantly, that entails one where I am both happy and satisfied with the things I am doing. One means I am pursuing of achieving both of these characteristics is through maintaining a growth mindset and maximizing my utility of this mindset through my day-to-day life. As a consequence o...

Happy New Year

Happy new year! 2020.... My senior year of high school has flown by pretty quickly. Not unexpected, but nonetheless, crazy to think about. At the moment, I am quite happy, as I finished the last of my college applications on Sunday, and the workload in that regard has dropped significantly. As I wrap up most of my academic classes, I am excited about the relatively greater degree of free time and freedom I will have over the next three-fourths of a year until college begins. Although I'm not quite done yet, I do feel quite relieved of the looming pressure of application season; I have been looking forward to this time for several months. Now I know things rarely go exactly according to plan, but there are a few things I am truly looking forward to experiencing: just some ways I want to have fun: Running - I have been recreationally running for about six months now. I started last June, and hope to keep up my engagement in the activity and hopefully see an improvement. YouTu...