http://www.duanemathes.com/blog Personal evolution, development and self discipline: It's so crazy, it just might work! Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:28:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I'm sure you've noticed, things are a little different around here. I've redesigned my site to be a showcase of my painting and illustration. Since Gallery2 is such a b*tch to migrate from one server to another, I decided to simply reinstall the whole thing. www.duanemathes.com is the fruit of ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/positive-thinking/a-redesign-of-life/ I just got informed last night that this month I'm going to be installed Junior Warden in Sun Moon Lodge #13! It's really awesome to be recognized for working hard, memorizing the staircase lecture (no small task), and volunteering for everything I can. I really appreciate the brothers for their ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/masonry/meteoric-rise-to-power/ This is the logical continuation of my previous post $1200/yr with No Effort Whatsoever. I have been following my own advice and saving every 1NT coin that I can. After my first 2.5 months, I saved NT8,000 ($258). I am at the end of my 4th month, and I now ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/uncategorized/wealth-building-the-bottom-line/ This is probably going to turn out to be the shortest blog post ever. I'm doing little better than hunting and pecking, you see. I have decided to take on yet another challenge - learning the Dvorak keyboard layout! If you have never heard of it, don't worry, you're not ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/computers/dvorak-a-personal-challenge/ Wow, what a weekend! When I arrived at the lodge on Friday afternoon, I was surprised to find it packed to the gills with white and red hats. Being (at the time), a fresh but on the level Master Mason, I didn't realize the significance. The white-hats were 33°s, and ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/masonry/taipei-scottish-rite-50th-anniversary-i-met-the-man/ I like to listen to audiobooks, especially those regarding personal development, or that are about new skills and new ways to see the world. Unfortunately, I find that if I listen to them while working, the drawl of the speaker not only distracts me, but often makes me feel sleepy ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/self-improvement/listening-like-an-ubermensch/ This will be a short post, as I've just realized that somehow, an entire month has literally disappeared. I am supposed to have been preparing to be the acting master of our first degree ritual work here at Sun Moon Lodge No. 13, but with the madness at ili these ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/masonry/master-for-a-day/ I know this has been covered on many sites before, but now that I'm actually doing it, it's amazing just how well it works. The premise is as simple as it gets. Put a box by your bed (or wherever you get naked). Empty the change from your pocket into the ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/saving-money/1200yr-with-no-effort-whatsoever/ I am not sure if this is directly related to the Million Dollar Experiment that I have recently begun, but things have gone loco down at ili Design! It seems like each and every day in the last few weeks we've been signing new deals, and not just for a ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/positive-thinking/when-it-rains-it-freaking-pours/ Despite the naysaying of my colleagues here at ili Design, I have begun participating in Steve Pavlina's Million Dollar Experiment. For the highest good of all, I hope some people are still doing this. Basically, it's a public experiment on the effectiveness of intention, and how it can (and does) manifest ... http://www.duanemathes.com/blog/positive-thinking/million-dollar-intentions-1/