The Curious Engineer

Steve Pavlina

2004–2006

507 posts

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2006 189

December 2006

  1. Setting Your Primary Focus
  2. Showing Up
  3. Triage
  4. What Are the Odds of Becoming a Black Belt?
  5. Making a Financial Turnaround
  6. Making Money Consciously
  7. Life – The Ultimate Game

November 2006

  1. Paraliminals – Personal Development on Autopilot
  2. Dealing With Close-Mindedness
  3. Heart-Centered Motivation
  4. Manifesting Intentions Without Resistance
  5. Even Salespeople Are Human
  6. Lightworker Syndrome
  7. Life Lessons – Live
  8. Traveling the World
  9. Forum Traffic Explosion
  10. Forums Off to a Strong Start
  11. Forums Launched
  12. Halloween Updates

October 2006

  1. The Consciousness Revolution
  2. StevePavlina.com Podcast #017 – Placing Your Order With the Universe
  3. Benefits of Military Service
  4. Purpose = Permanent Message + Temporary Medium
  5. If Everyone Awakens Will We All Starve?
  6. NSA Workshop
  7. How to Make More Intelligent Info Product Purchases
  8. Soulful Relationships
  9. PhotoReading Questions Answered
  10. PhotoReading – How to Triple Your Reading Speed
  11. Asset Allocation
  12. Two-Year Anniversary

September 2006

  1. Forum Questions
  2. Forum Moderators Wanted
  3. Making Decisions That Stick
  4. Overcoming News Addiction
  5. How Much Is a Blog Post Worth? Would You Believe $2400 Each?
  6. Student Graduates College in Only Two Semesters
  7. Subjective Reality Analogies
  8. People and Subjective Reality
  9. Understanding Jesus, Buddha, and Other Mystics
  10. Perfection
  11. Your True Identity: Ego or Awareness
  12. Why Vegan?
  13. StevePavlina.com Podcast #016 – The True Nature of Reality

August 2006

  1. Personal Development Forum Structure Outline
  2. Intelligence Is Bliss
  3. Creative Observation
  4. There Is No Out There
  5. Personal Development Books
  6. 10 Ways to Improve Your Technical Skills
  7. The Law of Attraction
  8. Thank You
  9. The Death of Skepticism
  10. Responsibility and the Law of Attraction
  11. 8 Changes I Experienced After Giving Up TV
  12. Empowering Beliefs
  13. 10 Reasons to Develop Your Technical Skills
  14. 10 Ways to Become More Conscious
  15. How to Set Goals You Will Actually Achieve

July 2006

  1. Discussion Forums Coming Soon
  2. Recovery Continued
  3. Recovery
  4. Motivation for Smart People (Sans Chest Pounding)
  5. 10 Myths About Self-Employment
  6. 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job
  7. 14 Reasons to Become More Conscious
  8. Ask Steve – Closing Comments
  9. Ask Steve – Keeping Up With Accelerating Change
  10. Ask Steve – Recommended Reading
  11. Ask Steve – How to Resolve Global Conflicts
  12. Ask Steve – Where to Begin Your Path of Personal Growth
  13. Ask Steve – Staying Conscious While Under Attack
  14. Ask Steve – Blogging Questions
  15. Ask Steve – Sex
  16. Ask Steve – Parenting
  17. Ask Steve – Money and Financial Issues Solution
  18. Ask Steve – Money and Financial Issues
  19. Ask Steve – Where Are You Struggling?
  20. Ask Steve – Rapid-Fire Questions
  21. Ask Steve – Erin’s Intuitive Readings
  22. Ask Steve – Is Covering Psychic Development Unprofessional?
  23. Ask Steve – What Religion Are You?
  24. Ask Steve – Helping Stubborn People
  25. Ask Steve – Technical Background
  26. Ask Steve – Psychic Development
  27. Ask Steve – Astral Projection
  28. Ask Steve – Intuition vs. Ego
  29. Ask Steve – Why Grow?
  30. Ask Steve
  31. 8 Guidelines for Choosing Effective Beliefs
  32. Installing Empowering Beliefs
  33. Goal Planning for Optimal Enjoyment

June 2006

  1. Overcoming Depression
  2. Disciplining Your Mind to Become Better at Manifesting
  3. How to Help Negative People
  4. 10 Ways to Relaxify Your Workspace
  5. Giving Up TV
  6. 10 Ways to Optimize Your Normal Days
  7. Why Can’t Psychics Guess Your Name?
  8. Telepathy
  9. StevePavlina.com Podcast #015 – What Is Your Purpose?
  10. Psychic Readings
  11. Psychic Intelligence
  12. How Intentions Manifest
  13. Dealing With Tragedy and Loss

May 2006

  1. Sonia Choquette Interview
  2. The Power of Now
  3. Why Do Intentions Take So Long to Manifest?
  4. Ask Your Guides
  5. The Secret
  6. Reprogramming Reality
  7. The Path of Greatest Empowerment
  8. StevePavlina.com Podcast #014 – Embracing Your Passion
  9. Personal Development and Subjective Reality
  10. Subjective Reality Q&A 3
  11. More Subjective Reality Q&A
  12. Subjective Reality Q&A
  13. Psychic Development
  14. Living a Life of Joy
  15. I Can Do It! Seminar
  16. 10 Tips for College Students
  17. How to Make Money From Your Blog

April 2006

  1. The Type-Z Guide to Success With Ease
  2. How to Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off
  3. To Thine Own Self Be True
  4. Self Magazine Sex Article
  5. Marc Allen Interview
  6. Million Dollar Experiment – $1,000,000 Manifested
  7. Self-Acceptance vs. Personal Growth
  8. How to Squash Negative Thought Patterns
  9. Polyphasic Sleep: The Return to Monophasic
  10. 10 Stupid Mistakes Made by the Newly Self-Employed
  11. Entrepreneur’s Journey Interview
  12. Humor: How to Make Your Boss Laugh
  13. Humor: How to Write Funny Lines
  14. StevePavlina.com Podcast #013 – Beyond Religion
  15. Go for a Presence Walk

March 2006

  1. Regretting Tomorrow
  2. Silent Approval
  3. Varying Your Exercise Routine
  4. Progressive Training
  5. What Lies Beyond the Haze of Social Conditioning?
  6. Keeping Perspective When You Have a Really, Really Big Problem
  7. Social Drag
  8. Weaknesses That Matter, Weaknesses That Don’t
  9. Work From Your Strengths. Train Up Your Weaknesses.
  10. Million Dollar Experiment Manifests Over $412,000
  11. Is Self-Help a Scam?
  12. Personal Growth on Steroids: The Strategy of Immersion
  13. Bear Bombing
  14. StevePavlina.com Podcast #012 – Building Confidence
  15. Creativity for Smart People
  16. Conscious Procrastination
  17. The Parable of the Talents

February 2006

  1. Polyphasic Sleep in USA Today
  2. Polyphasic Sleep 2.0
  3. Are You Ready to Take Action Now?
  4. Asking the Right Questions
  5. Purging
  6. Personal Development Library Tips
  7. What’s Your Motivation Threshold?
  8. Build Your Own Personal Development Library
  9. Why Did You Choose to Incarnate as a Human?
  10. Polyphasic Sleep Put to Shame
  11. Interpersonal Communication and the Awareness Gap
  12. The Three Bears: Arrogance, Timidity, and Honesty
  13. StevePavlina.com Podcast #011 – Raising Awareness Through Multiple Perspectives
  14. Feeble Excuses
  15. How to Have a More Focused Day
  16. Blogging for Personal Growth
  17. Time Management
  18. Polyphasic Mutants
  19. Cave-Free Spirituality
  20. Deciding What to Do With Your Life

January 2006

  1. StevePavlina.com Podcast #010 – Lucid Dreaming
  2. Understanding Family Relationship Problems
  3. Beyond Self-Delusional Positive Thinking
  4. Goal-Free Living
  5. How to Build a High-Traffic Web Site (or Blog)
  6. Rediscovering the Past
  7. Branching Out
  8. Polyphasic Sleep Update – Day 90
  9. Intelligent Risk Taking
  10. 2005 Traffic & Adsense Revenue Growth
  11. Traffic Spike
  12. Raise Your Standards
  13. What’s Your Autism Quotient?
  14. Are You a Bear or an Eagle?
  15. What Kind of Year Do You Want to Have?

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December 2005

  1. Creating a Productive Workspace
  2. Be Patient With Yourself
  3. The 50-30-20 Rule
  4. Becoming the Person You Were Meant to Be
  5. Lucid Dreaming – Studying a Maple Tree
  6. Million Dollar Experiment Passes $100,000
  7. Spirituality vs. Intelligence
  8. Polyphasic Sleep Update – Day 60
  9. Stop Debating and Start Testing
  10. Overcoming Limiting Financial Beliefs
  11. StevePavlina.com Podcast #009 – Kick-start Your Own Business
  12. Rules Are No Obstacles for Committed People
  13. Humor Skills
  14. Is Your Genius at Work?
  15. My Wife Won’t Let Me Start My Own Business
  16. Is That the Best You Can Do?
  17. Pandora Music Service
  18. Why Not You?
  19. Microwave-Free for 145 Days
  20. Vegan Family Favorites
  21. Graduating College in 3 Semesters
  22. StevePavlina.com Podcast #008 – Overcoming Fear
  23. Various Announcements
  24. Jack Laytham’s Manifestation Story – A Wink From the Universe
  25. Polyphasic Exercise

November 2005

  1. Polyphasic Sleep Seinfeld Episode
  2. Do It Now
  3. Million Dollar Experiment – $20,000 Manifested
  4. More Musings on Reality, the Scientific Method, and the Cure for Dandruff
  5. Musings on Reality, the Scientific Method, and the Cure for Dandruff
  6. Skepticism May Be Harmful or Fatal if Swallowed
  7. Proving Intention-Manifestation Works
  8. Unclaimed Property That’s Rightfully Yours
  9. Robert Blum’s Manifestation Story
  10. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Days 25-30 (Final Update)
  11. Steve Pavlina Audio
  12. StevePavlina.com Podcast #007 – Solving Frustrating Problems
  13. My Favorite Feedback
  14. What Should I Do With My Life?
  15. Jennifer Jarvi’s Manifestation Story
  16. Million Dollar Experiment – Allowing the Money to Come to You
  17. Tithing
  18. Million Dollar Experiment – Open Your Money Doors
  19. Million Dollar Experiment – Tips for Manifesting Money
  20. What Will Other People Think of You?
  21. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Days 23-24
  22. Show Me Your Battle Scars
  23. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 22
  24. Million Dollar Experiment – $2654.08 Manifested
  25. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 21
  26. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Days 19-20
  27. How to Earn $10,000 in One Hour
  28. Jnana Yoga & Bug-Free Beliefs
  29. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Days 12-18
  30. Thought Ripples
  31. A Dose of Caffeine for Your Consciousness
  32. Is Becoming Wealthy Inherently Evil?
  33. StevePavlina.com Podcast #006 – How to Make Money Without a Job
  34. Million Dollar Experiment – Chitika Earnings Revealed Plus a Surprise
  35. Million Dollar Experiment – Submissions Rolling In
  36. Million Dollar Experiment – Version 2.0
  37. Personal Development Product Reviews
  38. Million Dollar Experiment – First Dollar Earned
  39. Million Dollar Experiment
  40. Do Your Beliefs Reflect Reality or Create It?
  41. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Days 8-11

October 2005

  1. Creating Inspiration
  2. Knowing Is Being
  3. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 7
  4. Top 500 Blog
  5. Best of StevePavlina.com
  6. Polyphasic Sleep Log – A Wife’s Perspective
  7. Polyphasic Sleep – Response to Reader Feedback
  8. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 6
  9. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 5
  10. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 4
  11. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 3
  12. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 2
  13. Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 1
  14. StevePavlina.com Podcast #005 – Beliefs
  15. Polyphasic Sleep
  16. What Is Productivity?
  17. Manifesting Intentions
  18. Cause-Effect vs. Intention-Manifestation
  19. More on Blog Comments
  20. Blog Comments
  21. Life After Death
  22. Why Study Consciousness?
  23. A Scientific Method for Exploring Consciousness
  24. Questioning Your Beliefs
  25. Where Do Goals Come From?
  26. Understanding Consciousness
  27. StevePavlina.com Podcast #004 – Using Patterns for Personal Development
  28. One-Year Anniversary
  29. Miscellaneous Updates

September 2005

  1. Motivational Seminar Recap
  2. Professional Speaking
  3. Motivational Seminar
  4. Trial and Error, Ego and Awareness
  5. Visualization-Meditation Exercise: Go To Your Room
  6. StevePavlina.com Podcast #003 – Consulting Your Intuition
  7. Overwhelming Force
  8. Calming Someone Down
  9. StevePavlina.com Podcast #002 – Truth and Awareness
  10. Risk vs. Reward in Human Relationships
  11. A Question for Introverts
  12. Improving Social Skills
  13. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
  14. How to Go From Introvert to Extrovert
  15. Extreme Thinking
  16. Awareness and Resistance
  17. Are Humans Carnivores or Herbivores?
  18. Podcasting Update
  19. How to Find the Best Diet for You
  20. The China Study
  21. The Great Protein Myth
  22. StevePavlina.com Podcast #001 – Intro to Personal Development

August 2005

  1. How to Win an Argument
  2. No Division
  3. What Is Your Value?
  4. Dealing With Difficult Relatives
  5. Podcasting
  6. The Medium vs. the Message
  7. My Favorite Meditation
  8. End Goals vs. Means Goals
  9. The Power of the Force
  10. You Need People
  11. 80% of New Employees Fail Within the First 5 Years
  12. The Light at the End of the Tunnel
  13. Your Superpower and Your Kryptonite
  14. How to Decide When to End a Long-term Relationship
  15. Get Involved Anyway, Even if You Think It Won’t Help
  16. Life Lessons From Poker
  17. Getting Organized
  18. How to Predict Your Future
  19. How NOT to Build a Successful Online Business
  20. Freeing Mental RAM
  21. Videotape Your Performance
  22. Saying No
  23. Life Lessons From Blackjack

July 2005

  1. Darren LaCroix
  2. Who Do You Want to Be When You Die?
  3. Unraveling the Mortality Conundrum
  4. Overcoming Negative Emotions and Boosting Motivation
  5. Keep Comments on Topic
  6. Digital Voice Recorder
  7. Eliminating Verbal Pauses
  8. Failing With Toastmasters
  9. You Have the Right to Be Wrong
  10. What’s the Deal With Fluoride?
  11. Dangers of Microwave Cooking
  12. How To Never Lose Your Keys Again
  13. Organic Produce
  14. Saving Time With Your Microwave
  15. Playing Follow the Follower
  16. Lifehack.org Interview
  17. I’m a Published Author!
  18. How Selfish Are You?
  19. How to Get From a 7 to a 10
  20. Six Months of Goal-Mongering

June 2005

  1. Mentoring
  2. Lessons from Star Trek
  3. The Meaning of Life: Conscious Evolution
  4. The Meaning of Life: Transitioning
  5. The Meaning of Life: From Purpose to Action
  6. The Meaning of Life: Discover Your Purpose
  7. The Meaning of Life: How Shall We Live?
  8. The Meaning of Life: Intro
  9. Working in Unusual Places
  10. The Meaning of Life Series
  11. Thanks for the Suggestions
  12. Suggest a Topic
  13. Self-Discipline: Persistence
  14. Self-Discipline: Industry
  15. Self-Discipline: Hard Work
  16. Self-Discipline: Willpower
  17. Self-Discipline: Acceptance
  18. Self-Discipline
  19. 100%+ Traffic Increase
  20. Speed Up Your Mouse
  21. Trust Yourself, Not the Experts

May 2005

  1. How to Become an Early Riser – Part II
  2. How to Give Up Coffee
  3. The Inefficiency of Being Too Curious
  4. Working From Home
  5. Managing Your Blog Feeds
  6. Passion vs. Self-Discipline
  7. How to Become an Early Riser
  8. Reducing TV Watching
  9. 30 Days to Success – Postmortem
  10. Effective Online Forum Usage
  11. Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
  12. A Cup of Tea With the Grim Reaper
  13. Personal Development for Smart People
  14. Personal Quotas
  15. Day 18
  16. Meditate to Live Longer
  17. Colorblindness
  18. The Rudder of the Day

April 2005

  1. Dynamic Planning
  2. Visit the Library
  3. 20 Ways to Improve
  4. Integrity in the Moment of Choice
  5. Quotes on Persistence
  6. Countdown to Day 30
  7. Join the Challenge – Update
  8. Join the Challenge
  9. Build Fitness With Mild Interval Training
  10. Start With the Physical
  11. 30 Days to Success
  12. Dream Food
  13. Patience
  14. Where’s Your Blind Spot?
  15. How Does Consciousness Relate to Personal Growth?
  16. How Many Careers Would You Like?
  17. Raising Your Consciousness
  18. Levels of Consciousness
  19. How to be a Superhero
  20. Learning to Fly
  21. My Intentions for This Site
  22. Your Own Private Universe

March 2005

  1. Dark Night of the Soul
  2. My Reality or Yours
  3. Courage is the Gateway
  4. Take the Red Pill
  5. What the Bleep Do We Know?
  6. Productivity Showdown Day 3
  7. Productivity Showdown Day 2
  8. What’s Your Time Horizon?
  9. Education Kills Fear
  10. The Productivity Debate Begins
  11. Overcoming Fear
  12. Speech Contest Recovery
  13. Hard Work vs. Laziness
  14. Cultivating Burning Desire
  15. Cycles of Life
  16. The Power of Clarity
  17. Master the Basics
  18. Triple Your Personal Productivity
  19. Powerhouse Pros
  20. Efficient Email
  21. The Best of Both Worlds
  22. Hard Work
  23. Security is for Cowards
  24. Speech Contest Update
  25. Changing Perspectives
  26. Marketing From Your Conscience

February 2005

  1. Overcoming Procrastination
  2. Rebuilding Momentum After Setbacks
  3. What’s Your Optimism Ratio?
  4. A Simple Productivity Tip
  5. Living Your Values, Part 2
  6. Thought vs. Action
  7. Living Congruently
  8. Entrepreneurial Freedom and Responsibility
  9. Do You Create Plans That Would Require an Android to Execute?
  10. Personal Development Insights Newsletter
  11. Are You A Failure Germaphobe?
  12. Used Goals For Sale
  13. Post Your Goals Where You Can See Them
  14. Enjoying the Journey
  15. Read a Book a Week
  16. Your Goal Scoreboard
  17. Your Personal Accountability System
  18. The 8th Habit
  19. The Best Place to Invest Your Money
  20. Contest Season Begins
  21. The Essential Missing Half of Getting Things Done

January 2005

  1. Purpose = Freedom
  2. Business Planning
  3. Abolishing Annoyances
  4. Why Does Purpose Matter?
  5. 13 Personal Development Speakers in 3 Days
  6. How to Discover Your Life Purpose in About 20 Minutes
  7. Don’t Die With Your Music Still In You
  8. What Do You Need To Feel Secure?
  9. What Is Your Career?
  10. Moving
  11. The Year In Review

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December 2004

  1. Living Your Values, Part 1
  2. Knowing When to Break a Commitment
  3. Values Update
  4. Making a Quantum Leap
  5. Are Your Friends an Elevator or a Cage?
  6. Environmental Reinforcement of Your Goals
  7. The Guy in the Glass
  8. Fear of Success: What Will Happen if You Succeed?

November 2004

  1. List of Values
  2. Full Engagement
  3. Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals
  4. Why Pursue Personal Growth at All?
  5. What Do You Expect?
  6. Developing a Toolkit of Problem-Solving Techniques
  7. Dealing with Difficult People
  8. Emotional Mastery
  9. The Value of Confidence
  10. Sharpen the Saw
  11. Setting Posteriorities
  12. Be Proactive
  13. Geeks vs. Non-Geeks
  14. Behavioral Conditioning

October 2004

  1. Conditioning Yourself to Succeed
  2. The Courage to Live Consciously
  3. Finding Fresh Brains
  4. Brains Brains Brains
  5. Humorous Speech Contest
  6. Optimal Thinking
  7. Timeboxing
  8. High-Protein Nonsense
  9. Modeling
  10. More on Planning
  11. How to Make $100K+ Per Year
  12. Quarterly Planning Time
  13. Nanomanufacturing
  14. Journaling as a Problem-Solving Tool
  15. Can’t Keep a Secret
  16. The Strangest Secret
  17. First Post

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