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Burn Brighter Eric's Letters

Burn Brighter

Every one of us knows, somewhere deep down, what it's like to be truly happy, if only for brief moments.

Tiny Bits Eric's Letters

Tiny Bits

Add value to your future self every day, in five-minute chunks.

We Are Optimists Eric's Letters

We Are Optimists

For the past month or so I've been working on something that might be fun to share.

Pause the Busy Eric's Letters

Pause the Busy

Being busy shouldn’t count for much. What should count is direction. Are you going in the right direction?

Blank Slate Eric's Letters

Blank Slate

If we spend even a little time with our better selves, surely we're better off.

Enoughness Eric's Letters

Enoughness

Getting clear on what's enough is like a superpower.

Ten Minutes Eric's Letters

Ten Minutes

Committing to practicing being fully present with a single 10-minute block every day could be life changing. I know it has been for me.

Half Full Eric's Letters

Half Full

Our remarkable ability to self-repair is one of many useful byproducts of evolution. But we have to be “at peace” for these mechanisms to begin working.

Begin Again Eric's Letters

Begin Again

If you find yourself lost in thought and can somehow become aware that you’re lost in thought, a decision to begin again instantly snaps you from your reverie and back into the present.