Writing about personal development, productivity, and learning
My thoughts so far on being in Bogota, Colombia, South America for less than a week (as of Thursday 24 Nov 2022) Most people seem friendly and nice. In terms of standards of living, CO seems similar to or maybe slightly better than the Philippines or Indonesia The hardest thing for me so far has …
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Do you often use filler words such as um, oh, ah, you know, like, so, basically, and many others? If so, read this article for tips on how to reduce your usage of filler words.
Recently, I started learning Latin for fun. Latin, considered to be a dead language by many, is still accessible with many resources online, and it is learnable if you are willing to commit time and effort. While there seems to be a lot of ancient Roman Latin texts and Latin grammar resources online, there also …
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There are a multitude of benefits of taking cold showers from improving your willpower to using less water and saving money, to becoming a more grateful person. This article will discuss 9 benefits of taking cold showers.
I’ve been taking only cold showers since August 2019, which is almost 2 full years at the time of this writing (end of July 2021). This article will give you steps you can take to get started taking cold showers.
If you are like what I used to be the past, making trivial decisions can be taxing, and at times crippling, wasting epic amounts of time and mental energy. Recently, I’ve discovered / invented some methods, which have been revolutionary for me, for being able to make decisions faster, save mental energy, and to be …
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For more than 1 year, I was truly addicted to Red Bull energy drinks. I have been drinking them for years, occasionally, but starting in 2018 and continuing to the middle of 2019, I often drank 4 or more Red Bulls every single day. I made the decision to get off of my Red Bull …
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma is one of the most profound books that I have ever read. This article will give you a brief summary of the book, and will have an in-depth analysis of the contents of the book.
From 27 January 2019 To 27 February 2019, for a total of 31 days, I did a no gaming challenge. This article I’ll discuss what I learned from preventing myself from playing any video games for a full 31 days.
Hello. Welcome to my site jprbarry.com. In this site, I want to share with the world things I’ve learned which I think would be very useful to others. I intend to focus on productivity tips, book reviews / summaries, learning tips, and information about the mind. Additionally, I occasionally will do personal challenges, and I’ll …