”Don’t Let Someone Else’s Clock Dictate Your Own” Kingston’s Journal #39

If its your life, why let someone else set the pace for you?

Walden: Ultra Condensed Cliffnotes #14

Below are my personal notes of Walden. These highlights were what I used to write my personal development book, Wiser Next Week, a condensation of many different self improvement books I see young men, my townsmen, whose misfortune it is to have inherited farms, houses, barns, cattles and farming tools, for these are more easily acquired … Continue reading Walden: Ultra Condensed Cliffnotes #14 →

“Be Frugal and Generous” Kingston’s Journal #38

During hard times, cut out the inessentials, and give more then you take.

Why Loyalty Matters: Ultra Condensed Cliffnotes #13

Below are my personal notes of Why Loyalty Matters. These highlights were what I used to write my personal development book, Wiser Next Week, a condensation of many different self improvement books Why Loyalty: No man is an IslandLoyalty is about accepting the bonds that our relations with others entail and acting in a manner that … Continue reading Why Loyalty Matters: Ultra Condensed Cliffnotes #13 →

8 Things I Learned in Thailand: Kingston’s Journal #37

I spent close to a year in Thailand, here are 8 thing I learned

“It’s You Against You” On Comparisons: Kingston’s Journal #36

Teddy Roosevelt once said, "The comparison is the thief of joy."

“Smash the Average” On the Controllable and Uncontrollable: Kingston’s Journal #35

Average is the refusal to try to make your situation better.

Meditations: Ultra Condensed Cliffnotes #12

Below are my personal notes of Meditations. These highlights were what I used to write my personal development book, Wiser Next Week, a condensation of many different self improvement books Book 1: Debts & Lessons 10. The Literacy Critic AlexanderDo not jump to correct people in grammar or pronunciation. Contribute to the issue at hand11. FrontoRecognize … Continue reading Meditations: Ultra Condensed Cliffnotes #12 →

“J” On the Controllable and Uncontrollable: Kingston’s Journal #34

J is a colored man who felt held down by the white man. He is a victim that feels he has no control over his life.

The Obstacle is the Way: Ultra Condensed Cliffnotes #11

Below are my personal notes of The Obstacle is the Way. These highlights were what I used to write my personal development book, Wiser Next Week, a condensation of many different self improvement books “Our actions may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. Because we can accommodate and adapt. The … Continue reading The Obstacle is the Way: Ultra Condensed Cliffnotes #11 →