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How to Confront Change

August 17, 2026 by Scott Meyer

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August 17, 2026 /Scott Meyer
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How to Apply Adult Judgment Like an Adult

July 13, 2026 by Scott Meyer

I said this on the commentary for my Patreon subscribers, so I'll throw it in here too. If you watch the movie, you'll see the scene I'm referring to, and you'll see that Clint was in better shape than 90% of guys his age. But, by modern standards, for a movie star, he was not looking great. Most of us would be delighted to be in the shape he was in, but would still not choose to appear shirtless in theaters across the country.

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July 13, 2026 /Scott Meyer
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How to Understand Your Own Changing Tastes

June 29, 2026 by Scott Meyer

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June 29, 2026 /Scott Meyer
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How to Predict the Future

June 30, 2025 by Scott Meyer

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June 30, 2025 /Scott Meyer
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How to Discuss Your Recent Bout of COVID-19

December 18, 2023 by Scott Meyer

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December 18, 2023 /Scott Meyer
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Still Not Sure What to Write Here Now

April 24, 2023 by Scott Meyer

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April 24, 2023 /Scott Meyer
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How to Handle Someone Else's Mistake

February 20, 2023 by Scott Meyer

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February 20, 2023 /Scott Meyer
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How to Deal With a Mistake

December 05, 2022 by Scott Meyer

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December 05, 2022 /Scott Meyer
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How to Find Humor in a Terrible Situation

November 14, 2022 by Scott Meyer

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November 14, 2022 /Scott Meyer
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How to Plan a Group Vacation

January 03, 2022 by Scott Meyer

In a group vacation, it doesn’t matter how many members of the party are planners, how much thought they’ve all put into the plan, or how enthusiastically everyone agrees to the plan. It only takes one member of the group to be a play-it-by-ear type to completely derail the plan and force everyone else to play it by ear with them.

Want to see this in action? Go to the Target store near the main entrance to Walt Disney World some morning at about the time the parks open. You will see multiple clusters of frustrated looking people with one member of their group saying that they’re “just popping in” for sunscreen, ponchos, and “while I’m here, I’ll take a quick look at the sweatshirts.”

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January 03, 2022 /Scott Meyer
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