Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen, known by stage name Beck, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is mostly known for his musical composition, as well as a palette of sonic genres...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth8 July 1970
CountryUnited States of America
goes home quit
When I tell a woman you really need to quit your soul-sucking job, she goes home, and she can tell her husband, 'I need to quit,' and he's like, 'O.K., let's do it.'
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In the developed world, hundreds of millions of us now face the bizarre problem of surfeit. Yet our brains, instincts, and socialized behavior are still geared to an environment of lack. The result? Overwhelm - on an unprecedented scale.
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Cheerfully fessing up to our failures turns crazy mind off, humility and compassion on. I learned this in a karate dojo that had a strange tradition. Everyone there loved recounting failure stories, and after an evening of smacking one another, we'd sit and have a beer while the students swapped tales of martial arts disaster.
dominating issue patient performs troubles
A designated patient 'carries' the group's dysfunction. A designated issue performs the same service for an individual, dominating our psyches so that other troubles can go unnoticed.
eat fish prime time weight
Not having time or energy for weight loss makes no sense. Does it take more time or energy to eat fish than prime rib? No.
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I suggest Substituting Inedible Nurturance, or SIN. Don't replace overeating with virtuous work or exercise; instead, make a list of things you love, from watching TV to hanging out with favorite people.
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I had a client who was a professional baseball player once, and he would go to clubs and dance for seven, eight, nine hours at a time. He wouldn't drink, he wouldn't take drugs - he just danced because he had so much physical energy; he was this amazing athlete.
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Thus, China is committed to the six-party nuclear talks as a means of keeping the lines of communication open and maintaining the status quo. Beijing is satisfied to play the role of convener and occasionally arbitrator, not dealmaker or enforcer. Achieving a nuclear accord is purely optional.
changed
We try not to have anything red. They just changed it this year.
moved saw station stuff taking transfer
We just moved here from Maryland, and we were taking stuff to the transfer station one day and saw this.
launch meet ready sure whether
We just want to be sure that we're in a position, whether it's Boeing ( BA ) or ULA, to meet their launch requirements. We want to be sure they are there and ready to go when they need the capability.
focus
We weren't ready. I told them it was a focus issue. Hopefully, it's a wake-up call.
continues delayed outcome purchase
The purchase continues to be delayed pending the outcome of the investigations.
improvement room understand
We understand that everything has room for improvement, this included.