This is a summary of practical life tips, explained for my simple commonplacing and your public consumption. Consult my method to see how I built it.

NOTE: I no longer consider any of these essays to be sufficiently right anymore. I keep it here for archival purposes, and am currently working to migrate all non-opinion aspects to this notes page.

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Critical Needs

Necessary Mind Fixes

Happiness

Success

  1. Defining Success — what it is
  2. Attitude Adjustment — changing motivation
  3. Making Realistic Goals — planning around reality
  4. Optimizing Your Routine — improving flow
  5. Persevering — persisting against failure
  6. Staying Humble — maintaining success

Money

  1. Why Money Management Matters — why it’s worth it
  2. Everything About Debt — how debt works
  3. Budgeting & Goals — know what you want
  4. Wise Spending Concepts — how to spend

People Skills

Important Improvements

Better Mind Management

Better People Skills

Better Home Management

Romantic Relationships

Parenting

Better Careers

  1. Preparing for the Search — know where you want to go
  2. Making Plans — setting goals
  3. Image Crafting — building a personal brand
  4. Job Hunting — marketing yourself
  5. Interviewing — impressing employers
  6. Closing the Deal — deciding and transitioning

Better Body Maintenance

Better Fun

Other Critical Problems

Severe Hardship

Disaster Preparedness

Autism

Modern Society

Miscellaneous


About/FAQ

Why “Adequate”?
  • This world tends to reward greatness with more great things. But, with a bad hand in life, the world is often unfairly cruel, and punishes you for things you couldn’t have known.
  • This site converges and consolidates everything related to self-help:
    • YouTube videos and TED talks
    • Advice columns and blog articles
    • Discussions with professionals
    • Book and executive summaries
    • Social media feeds
    • Forum discussions
  • This is for people who don’t have enough time or focus to read, or simply want the plain facts.
    • If you want persuasive explanations or many examples, there are 10 best-selling books on each of these topics that do it better than me.

What’s up with the logo?
  • It’s a visual representation of Adequate and Life (AL), intentionally designed as adequately as possible.

I can’t read this website!
  • For whatever reason (e.g., limited electricity access, incarceration), you may not be able to view this site. I created an inferior book format for your needs. It’s the cheapest Amazon will bind and sell a 361-page book. Try to get it used somewhere.

Who are you, anyway?

I’d like to use some of your content.