Category: Turning Stories
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Tuning the guitar
Before you can play a guitar, you’ll need to check its strings to see if they’re in tune first. Guitar strings go out of tune for all sorts of reasons—new strings may need time to break in and settle into their proper tension, playing the guitar changes the temperature of the wood and strings, the…
Herbert Lui
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What to think vs. how to think
Recently, my wife and I were booking a trip. While it was within our budget, it was definitely pushing it, and I started experiencing discouragement. Then, my brain suggested one option that I’d learned a few months ago: the best way to save money on a trip is to be flexible in timing or in…
Herbert Lui
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Talker’s block, redux
Seth Godin wrote an incredible piece of advice over a decade ago, likening talking to writing. Nobody wakes up with talker’s block as an excuse not to speak; they just speak poorly until they get their talking back. Similarly, the solution to writer’s block is, “Just write poorly. Continue to write poorly, in public, until…
Herbert Lui
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Moving on from straight A’s
Depending on how harsh (or honest or real) you are with yourself, you’re probably getting some F’s in certain areas of your life. Maybe you’ve let yourself get into a habit of eating unhealthy food, or you’re as calm as you could be, or you’ve let your friendships fall by the wayside. Maybe you’ve dropped…
Herbert Lui