July 2011
31 posts
Horoscope for Sunday, July 31, 2011
Keep eye contact with everyone you talk to today. If you find your gaze wandering, force yourself to focus on the person you’re talking with.
Yesterday’s horoscope was:
One of the things that you’re told today, which you’ve heard a thousand times before, will be false. Find it.
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Horoscope for Saturday, July 30, 2011
One of the things that you’re told today, which you’ve heard a thousand times before, will be false. Find it.
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Make a specific commitment today that you’re confident you can follow through on. Write it down and post it somewhere where you’ll see it regularly until it’s done.
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Horoscope for Friday, July 29, 2011
Make a specific commitment today that you’re confident you can follow through on. Write it down and post it somewhere where you’ll see it regularly until it’s done.
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Question your questions. Are you asking the right things?
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Horoscope for Thursday, July 28, 2011
Question your questions. Are you asking the right things?
Yesterday’s horoscope was:
Today, before making changes to something, make sure you understand why that thing is in the state it’s in. Just because something appears wrong or sub-optimal doesn’t mean it is.
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Horoscope for Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Today, before making changes to something, make sure you understand why that thing is in the state it’s in. Just because something appears wrong or sub-optimal doesn’t mean it is.
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The time for a lucid appraisal of your own abilities is prior to action, not in the middle of it. Once you find yourself engaged in real-time application of some skill or...
Horoscope for Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The time for a lucid appraisal of your own abilities is prior to action, not in the middle of it. Once you find yourself engaged in real-time application of some skill or other, act as if your mastery of that skill isn’t at issue at all, rather than let yourself be distracted by assessments of the likelihood of failure, because they are likely to be self-fulfilling prophecies.
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Horoscope for Monday, July 25, 2011
If you think about it carefully, the universe has recently shown you several examples of people working together successfully. What common principle can you see at work in these events?
Yesterday’s horoscope was:
Take some time to test your beliefs today. Devise and carry out at least one experiment.
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Horoscope for Sunday, July 24, 2011
Take some time to test your beliefs today. Devise and carry out at least one experiment.
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Today is a good day to finish up a project you’ve been working on that is almost done.
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Horoscope for Saturday, July 23, 2011
Today is a good day to finish up a project you’ve been working on that is almost done.
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Today, indulge your curiosity. Find the answers to three interesting questions not directly related to your current projects. (Bonus points for finding answers to questions that can’t be answered via Google or Wikipedia, like the name of that cute person you see in the...
Horoscope for Friday, July 22, 2011
Today, indulge your curiosity. Find the answers to three interesting questions not directly related to your current projects. (Bonus points for finding answers to questions that can’t be answered via Google or Wikipedia, like the name of that cute person you see in the library every so often, or what’s sold in that odd little shop.)
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Focus on...
Horoscope for Thursday, July 21, 2011
Focus on granularizing your goals. When something you want to do seems impossible, try to break it down into a series of smaller steps.
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What do you want? What are you doing to get it?
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Horoscope for Wednesday, July 20, 2011
What do you want? What are you doing to get it?
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It is a good idea to change your passwords once in a while, even if they are secure and well crafted passwords. Take the time today to change your passwords on many accounts both online and on your computer.
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Horoscope for Tuesday, July 19, 2011
It is a good idea to change your passwords once in a while, even if they are secure and well crafted passwords. Take the time today to change your passwords on many accounts both online and on your computer.
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Today, give moment-by-moment attention to something you usually do.
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Horoscope for Monday, July 18, 2011
Today, give moment-by-moment attention to something you usually do.
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Today is a good day for sharing. Take a moment to overcome trivial obstacles which may be preventing you from sharing useful endeavors, insights, or wisdom with those around you. Alternatively, offer something useful to a friend, or give something away.
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Horoscope for Sunday, July 17, 2011
Today is a good day for sharing. Take a moment to overcome trivial obstacles which may be preventing you from sharing useful endeavors, insights, or wisdom with those around you. Alternatively, offer something useful to a friend, or give something away.
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Keep an eye out for good ideas in unusual places today.
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Horoscope for Saturday, July 16, 2011
Keep an eye out for good ideas in unusual places today.
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When you notice yourself procrastinating about something, figure out the first step, count down from 10, and then do it.
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Horoscope for Friday, July 15, 2011
When you notice yourself procrastinating about something, figure out the first step, count down from 10, and then do it.
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Your subconscious is trying to tell you something! Get a piece of paper and, for each of the previous three days, write down 3 things that happened as they leap into your mind. Put the paper down and come back to it several hours later and...
Horoscope for Thursday, July 14, 2011
Your subconscious is trying to tell you something! Get a piece of paper and, for each of the previous three days, write down 3 things that happened as they leap into your mind. Put the paper down and come back to it several hours later and write down the theme that connects these nine events and what lesson you should learn from it.
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Today, spend time thinking...
Horoscope for Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Today, spend time thinking about possible failure modes of your plans. What are the most likely things that could go wrong, and how will you handle it if they do?
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Resist the temptation to tell white lies or let convenient misunderstandings stand, today. Keep in mind that even if the truth is never discovered, you’ll still have to put in the effort of...
Horoscope for Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Resist the temptation to tell white lies or let convenient misunderstandings stand, today. Keep in mind that even if the truth is never discovered, you’ll still have to put in the effort of keeping up the appearance that the lie is true.
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Smile!
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Horoscope for Monday, July 11, 2011
Smile!
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Today is a good day for starting new things. Choose something new that you’ve been putting off, and spend at least an hour working on it.
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Horoscope for Sunday, July 10, 2011
Today is a good day for starting new things. Choose something new that you’ve been putting off, and spend at least an hour working on it.
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Make a specific commitment today that you’re confident you can follow through on. Write it down and post it somewhere where you’ll see it regularly until it’s done.
I found yesterday’s...
Horoscope for Saturday, July 9, 2011
Make a specific commitment today that you’re confident you can follow through on. Write it down and post it somewhere where you’ll see it regularly until it’s done.
Yesterday’s horoscope was:
Today, before you ask for someone’s opinion, consider the answers that they might give. What kind of answer would you consider useful? If their answer is not the one you...
Horoscope for Friday, July 8, 2011
Today, before you ask for someone’s opinion, consider the answers that they might give. What kind of answer would you consider useful? If their answer is not the one you want to hear, what will you do?
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Today is a good day to finish up a project you’ve been working on that is almost done.
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Horoscope for Thursday, July 7, 2011
Today is a good day to finish up a project you’ve been working on that is almost done.
Yesterday’s horoscope was:
If you think about it carefully, the universe has recently shown you several examples of people working together successfully. What common principle can you see at work in these events?
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Horoscope for Wednesday, July 6, 2011
If you think about it carefully, the universe has recently shown you several examples of people working together successfully. What common principle can you see at work in these events?
Yesterday’s horoscope was:
Project your voice and speak loudly.
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Horoscope for Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Project your voice and speak loudly.
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The precedents that you set for yourself may be the most important factor determining your behavior. Make a point of setting a good precedent or repairing a bad one today.
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Horoscope for Monday, July 4, 2011
The precedents that you set for yourself may be the most important factor determining your behavior. Make a point of setting a good precedent or repairing a bad one today.
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Focus on granularizing your goals. When something you want to do seems impossible, try to break it down into a series of smaller steps.
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Horoscope for Sunday, July 3, 2011
Focus on granularizing your goals. When something you want to do seems impossible, try to break it down into a series of smaller steps.
Yesterday’s horoscope was:
Take the time to evaluate your default responses to questions. They may not be as good as you think they are.
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Horoscope for Saturday, July 2, 2011
Take the time to evaluate your default responses to questions. They may not be as good as you think they are.
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Take some time to optimize the things you pay attention to for signal to noise ratio. Remove boring RSS feeds from your reader; find out how to stop receiving junk mail or getting calls from telemarketers; get rid of objects that clutter your living...
Horoscope for Friday, July 1, 2011
Take some time to optimize the things you pay attention to for signal to noise ratio. Remove boring RSS feeds from your reader; find out how to stop receiving junk mail or getting calls from telemarketers; get rid of objects that clutter your living space or work space; perhaps even have a heart-to-heart with that friend you’ve been growing away from.
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