by Austin Alexander | Mar 11, 2016 | Anxiety, body, Habit, unhealthy, Vice
I began the serious committed process of cutting out cigarettes around October of last year. I still smoke tobacco on occasion, but I have been able to successfully not go full blown back into my old smoking habits. With honest reflection, I can say that I have wanted...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 9, 2016 | Action, Anxiety, Conversation, unhealthy, Vice
I’m going to keep this one short, because it’s sort of self-explanatory. If you reiterate to the people around you that you are soooooooo busy all the time, then you’re going to get one of a few results: People will be concerned that you are...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 4, 2016 | Action, Anxiety, Habit, healthy, patience, self-esteem, service, Vice
Mental obsession is a tricky thing. I had an acting teacher once say, “if you were driving to Chicago you wouldn’t keep saying over and over every few minutes on the drive there ‘I’m going to Chicago.’, ‘I’m on my way to...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 3, 2016 | Action, Anxiety, Conversation, Ego, Planning, self, Time, Vice
I got in a habit for a good portion of my early twenties of hearing anything resembling a rule and automatically thinking “Fuck You”. I don’t want to do that. I’m not going to listen to you. You don’t know what you’re talking about....
by Austin Alexander | Feb 25, 2016 | Anxiety, body, Learn, Life, Love, patience, Personal, Safety, self, Travel, Work
Here’s your traffic update Austin, TX: It’s going to suck all day, every day, forever and always. Now that we’ve established the facts, let’s move onto the possible solutions. Or, at least another perspective you can have on the traffic situation. Which is a problem...
by Austin Alexander | Feb 17, 2016 | Anxiety, Habit, Learn, Life
Everyday, something happens that I don’t expect to occur. No duh, right? That’s life on life’s terms. So, no revelations in that. However, I also find that even though it’s a no duh, so many people let those unexpected surprises, hurdles,...
