Training Gear:

Moya Skyline Kimono

Review

- Pros: Soft gi, fit is decent (but needed to shrink a little), design is clean and subtle.
- Cons: Fairly pricey, not that many features, drawstring seems cheap, and skirt too long.
- Overall: decent gi, but too expensive for what you get.

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Book Selection:

Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

Book Selection:

Endure by Alex Hutchinson

Book Selection:

Grit by Angela Duckworth

Psychology: Happiness Habits

Building habits to create more happiness:

1) Be grateful
2) Label negative feelings
3) Make a decision
4) Touch people

Full article: http://time.com/4042834/neuroscience-happy-rituals/
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Ben Greenfield Podcast

Psychology: Reframing 2: Being Mentally Strong

"There are three parts to building mental strength: regulating thoughts, managing emotions, and behaving productively despite your circumstances."

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The Art of Charm -- 449: Amy Morin / Mentally Stronger

Psychology: Reframing 1: Reframing

Discussion on why to "question our own interpretations, the meanings we construct when examining a set of facts, or our own introspection of internal emotional states." Because "[s]o much of the things we feel in anticipation are just best guesses and assumptions, models of reality that may or may not be accurate and will likely pan out differently than we predict."

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You Are Not So Smart -- 060 Reframing -- Robert R. Morris