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		<title>Success and failure: It&#8217;s all about goal structure</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/success-and-failure-its-all-about-goal-structure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieving Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[codeacademy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[codecademy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Ariely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny how the tiniest tweak in the structure of an activity can completely influence your choices (and subsequently, your success rate). Don&#8217;t believe me? Check out this TED talk by behavioral economist Dan Ariely on irrational behavior. As I get busier, I notice that these small structural changes to my goals make all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You have to be crazy to be highly successful.</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/you-have-to-be-crazy-to-be-highly-successful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Persistence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Man's Search for Meaning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viktor Frankl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Smith motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.livingforimprovement.com/?p=1235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Being realistic is the most common road to mediocrity. Why would you be realistic? What’s the point? It just puts up a barrier.” -Will Smith &#160; Is being a little crazy a good thing? Will Smith makes a good point (see the quote above). For many worthwhile endeavors, the odds of success are so low, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sharp Pain of Rejection and the Dull Pain of Regret</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/the-sharp-pain-of-rejection-and-the-dull-pain-of-regret/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/the-sharp-pain-of-rejection-and-the-dull-pain-of-regret/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Overcoming Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facing rejection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overcoming pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preventing regret]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taking risks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.livingforimprovement.com/?p=1219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This pain. It hurts. It hurts a lot. It&#8217;s the pain of failure we&#8217;ve all experienced at one point or another. Even as I write this, I wince every time I think back to a recent, miserable failure I experienced. Although this failure was weeks ago, I still feel the sting whenever my mind chooses to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping accountable for your goals is as easy as $10</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/keeping-accountable-for-your-goals-is-as-easy-as-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/keeping-accountable-for-your-goals-is-as-easy-as-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goal streaks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jerry seinfeld goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jerry seinfeld productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall calendar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall calendar goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall calendar streaks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.livingforimprovement.com/?p=1205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I have great goal tracking software. It&#8217;s expensive stuff and has done wonders for helping me manage my goals. But you know what? For motivational purposes, it doesn&#8217;t even hold a candle to a simple, $10 wall calendar. Want to know why? When you use a wall calendar to track your daily goals, it stares [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Gamify Your Life: An Experiment – Part 4</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/how-to-gamify-your-life-an-experiment-part-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/how-to-gamify-your-life-an-experiment-part-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crafting Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification iphone apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamify life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jerry seinfeld productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[level me up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[streaks motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time tracking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” -Leonardo da Vinci At the start of this gamification experiment, I had a detailed system of time-tracking, progress standardization, a full list of &#8220;activated abilities&#8221;, and more. The system was fun at first, but quickly became difficult to track and manage. In it&#8217;s current form, my gamification set-up is much simpler, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Gamify Your Life: An Experiment – Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/how-to-gamify-your-life-an-experiment-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/how-to-gamify-your-life-an-experiment-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crafting Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[time tracking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; This post is Part 3 of an ongoing experiment in which I gamify my life. To catch up to speed, here&#8217;s Part 1 and Part 2. The log continues with my second and third week of the experiment. Week Two Wow, this week flew by! I stayed diligent with tracking my progress in my various skills, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Gamify Your Life: An Experiment – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/how-to-gamify-your-life-an-experiment-%e2%80%93-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/how-to-gamify-your-life-an-experiment-%e2%80%93-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crafting Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification iphone apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamify life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jerry seinfeld productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[level me up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[streaks motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time tracking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.livingforimprovement.com/?p=1130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is Part 2 of an ongoing experiment in which I seek to gamify my life and study the implications such gamification has on motivation and happiness. To catch up to speed, here&#8217;s Part 1. &#160; Week 1 &#8211; Days One &#38; Two So far, I feel pretty much the same. I still wake up, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Gamify Your Life: An Experiment &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/how-to-gamify-your-life-an-experiment-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/how-to-gamify-your-life-an-experiment-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crafting Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification iphone apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamify life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jerry seinfeld productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[level me up]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[streaks motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time tracking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.livingforimprovement.com/?p=1086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gamification. Just like social media and tablet devices, gamification is very hyped in the media these days. With the advent of Foursquare, Fitocracy, and Farmville, gamification has become a big deal for any company looking to increase loyalty amongst its customers; if customers have fun interacting with your company, engagement (and sales) are bound to go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Expectations to Find Happiness: The Eight-Year Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/using-expectations-to-find-happiness-the-eight-year-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/using-expectations-to-find-happiness-the-eight-year-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Persistence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.livingforimprovement.com/?p=1073</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my best friends has been going through some tough times lately. He&#8217;s explored many career paths and none seemed to deliver the sense of fulfillment he&#8217;s been looking for in a career. After speaking with him about his situation, I wondered: What if my friend was suffering from the passion trap? In other words, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Networking Made Easy? How to Be the Student Everyone Wants to Hire</title>
		<link>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/networking-made-easy-how-to-be-the-student-everyone-wants-to-hire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livingforimprovement.com/networking-made-easy-how-to-be-the-student-everyone-wants-to-hire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.livingforimprovement.com/?p=1055</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I attended my alma mater&#8217;s alumni homecoming weekend. As part of this weekend, I signed up for a mentoring event within the business school. I was told that I could give a small presentation on a topic that the participating students would find valuable, and I was told I could choose one of [...]]]></description>
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