Personal Development for Smart People^TM

On July 15th after making a post on the Dangers of Microwave Cooking, I decided to try going without a microwave oven for a while to see what it was like.  For the past 145 days, I haven’t eaten any microwaved food at all — not even water.
Since reading those first few articles on the subject, I’ve browsed through a bit [...]

My wife, Erin, has recently released her new cookbook, Vegan Family Favorites: Tasty and Satisfying Recipes Even Your Kids Will Love.  It’s an all-vegan cookbook that contains recipes from her own collection and recipes contributed by readers of her magazine, VegFamily.com.  This is a real printed book, not an e-book.  Here’s a description from the [...]

Today Ing Direct raised the interest rate on its Orange Savings Account from 3.5% to 3.75%. So all of you who signed up for an account with them recently will now enjoy a higher rate automatically.
My wife and I have sent out our entire quota of 47 Ing Direct referrals for those who wanted the [...]

As I explained in detail in the article “Do It Now,” I graduated from college with two degrees in just three semesters (no summer school). I went to California State University, Northridge and took all the necessary courses to earn Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics, and I did it by [...]

StevePavlina.com Personal Development for Smart People podcast #8
This podcast explores the topic of fear. It presents two ways to overcome fear, first by building courage and secondly by shifting your mental model of reality to eliminate the experience of fear entirely. The first method is fairly straightforward. The second one is far more challenging to [...]

Some miscellaneous administrative announcements…
Ing Direct Referrals. I’ve used up all of my Ing Direct referrals for those who wanted the $25 sign-up bonus, but my wife still has some left on her account. If you happen to want one, read the original post, and let me know. Also, if you requested [...]

Here’s a great story I received from Million Dollar Experiment participant Jack Laytham (posted with permission):

6 pennies
2 nickels
2 dimes
4 quarters
33 cents earned from Adsense
1 $120/month unexpected windfall
2 $75 unexpected credits for opening bank account
1 parking space in downtown Chicago on Sat. night
Total manifested: $271.69
This is really amazing. I’m most impressed by the intention I [...]