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Bill Perkins - Little Bird/Little Boat
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Picked Up Pieces 2023: Insights From Books Read
2023 was full of both wonder and horror, depending on which direction you were looking in and how immersed you were in your personal corner of the world. The
https://alexandersmap.com/2023/12/30/picked-up-pieces-2023-insights-from-books-read/
#Reading #Learning #Lifestyle #PersonalGrowth #ArthurCBrooks #AwaKenzo #BillPerkins #BradStulberg #BrianPMoran #EdithHamilton #GaryKeller #JohnStevens #PicoIyer #WillAndArielDurant #WinifredGallagher

Faster Things
Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rainThe week before, they all seemed the sameWith the help of God and true friends, I've come to realizeI still have two strong legs, and even wings to flySo I, ain't a-wastin time no more'Cause time goes by like hurricanes, and faster things— Gregg L. Allman, Ain’t Wasti
https://alexandersmap.com/2023/09/08/faster-things/
#Lifestyle #Learning #Music #PersonalGrowth #Seasons #BillPerkins #GregAllman #MementoMori #TheAllmanBrothers

Bud Shank & the Sax Section (1966)

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Bud Shank & the Sax Section (1966) - Take Five

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#BobFlorence (arr)

https://youtu.be/GPc2L1fauAU

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Then Agains
“Mortality makes it impossible to ignore the absurdity of living solely for the future.” ― Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

“We’ve been granted the mental capacities to make almost infinitely ambitious plans, yet practically no time at all to put them into
https://alexandersmap.com/2023/08/01/then-agains/
#Seasons #Career #Exploration #Fitness #Lifestyle #PersonalGrowth #Stoicism #Writing #BillPerkins #MaryOliver #OliverBurkeman #Philosophy

Venture, and Be Bold
"Don’t underestimate the risk of inaction. Staying the course instead of making bold moves feels safe, but consider what you stand to lose: the life you could have lived if you had mustered the courage to be bolder. You’re gaining a certain kind of security, but you are also losing experience points." — Bill Perkins, Die With Zero

The ques
https://alexandersmap.com/2023/07/22/venture-and-be-bold/
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Time Buckets
"Draw a timeline of your life from now to the grave, then divide it into intervals of five or ten years. Each of those intervals—say, from age 30 to 40, or from 70 to 75—is a time bucket, which is just a random grouping of years. Then think about what key experiences—activities or events—you definitely want to have during your lifetime. We
https://alexandersmap.com/2023/07/17/time-buckets/
#Lifestyle #Exploration #Fitness #Health #PersonalGrowth #Seasons #Travel #BillPerkins

The Optimal Time
"My number one rule is: Maximize your life experiences. So spend your money while you’re alive—whether it’s on yourself, your loved ones, or charity. And beyond that, find the optimal times to spend money." — Bill Perkins, Die With Zero

The dilemma of how much money is enough is the epitome of a first world problem. It's a fabrication of the society we happen to be in, designed to
https://alexandersmap.com/2023/07/16/the-optimal-time/
#Lifestyle #Career #BillPerkins

Becoming Rich With Memories
“The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that’s all there is.” — Mr. Carson of Downton Abbey

"You retire on your memories. When you’re too frail to do much of anything else, you can still look back on the life you’ve lived and experience immense pride, joy
https://alexandersmap.com/2023/06/28/becoming-rich-with-memories/
#Lifestyle #Culture #Exploration #Health #Memory #PersonalGrowth #Relationships #Travel #BillPerkins #DowntonAbbey

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