James Barry

Articles

This page covers articles on decision making and personal development. New one published every week.

 

My 2023 Year In Review

This is my 4th Year in Review. This page is an effort to put into the words the progress I have made in life over the past 365 days. Areas where I succeeded, areas where I did not, and overall what I am working towards next...

My 2022 Year In Review

This is my 3rd Year in Review. This page is an effort to put into the words the progress I have made in life over the past 365 days. Areas where I succeeded, areas where I did not, and overall what I am working towards next year. This review is 100% for me. I share it...

My 2021 Year In Review

This is my 2nd Year in Review. This page is an effort to put into the words the progress I have made in life over the past 365 days. Areas where I succeeded, areas where I did not, and overall what I am working towards next year....

Should You Go First or Last?

In Squid Games (SPOILERS AHEAD), the penultimate competition starts with a room full of jerseys numbered one through sixteen. The contestants have absolutely no clue what they mean. Do they want the low numbers? The high number?...

But First, Your Foundation

Foundation(Noun): The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level. When you create a building, you start with the foundation. This choice is due to a lot of things, but most importantly gravity. You can't...

What If We Treated Life Like A Videogame?

Growing up, I played a LOT of videogames. Hundreds of different ones. I was a late millennial, and at the turn of the century I was just six years old. The internet was the Wild Wild West. Among the many games I played, there is...

Just Bring A Notepad

There are a few things that seem to hold true across many facets of life. One of them is taking notes. Whether or not you work in a business or are an artist, if you're in class, a meeting, or just taking walking around, a...

Pure Writing Introspection

I started writing because I wanted to accomplish something. Anything at all. I thought "writing an article once a week for a year will be an impressive achievement". Now that I'm on my 40th something article, (47th to be exact if...

Youth

The years from 0 to 18 are precious ones. They are core to our development and can dictate who we become. Most of us can do anything at this age. Pursue school, sports, arts, videogames, sex, etc. Youth wasn't always this way...