The Elephant & The Rope
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney Good morning! Did you know we just created 101 lessons? Each lesson will help you start your morning off right, with thoughtful wisdom, journaling prompts, and journaling space. It’s like a devotional for non-religious people. Go get your copy for […]
Your Risk Thermostat
“Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.” – Zig Ziglar Good morning! Did you know the bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal, weighing in at only 0.05 ounces? You can find those buggers in limestone caves on […]
Rat Park
Anxiety and excitement feel the same, but how we interpret and label them can determine how we experience them. – Brené Brown Good morning! Did you know that people work less hard toward their goals if they make a backup plan beforehand? Having a plan B might make us feel more safe… but it also […]
Doom & Gloom Goes Boom
Choose not to be harmed — and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed — and you haven’t been. – Marcus Aurelius Good morning! Did you know that humans shed approximately 200 million skin cells every hour? 😬 Also, the average lifespan of humans cells is about 7 to 10 years… so you’re literally a […]
Just-In-Time Learning
Everything you do in life is a calculated risk. Even a cup of tea could burn you. – Valerie Taylor Good morning! Did you know in Minnesota’s Orfield Laboratories, scientists have built a chamber so quiet that the background noise is measured in negative decibels? People in the chamber have trouble standing up because humans […]
Press Pause
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. – Anne Lamott Did you know that placebo medication (i.e. sugar pills) works even if you know it’s a placebo? “You don’t need deception or concealment for many conditions to get a significant and meaningful placebo effect”, Dr. Ted J. […]
Secular Salvation
“The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.” – Seneca Good morning! Did you know that a child’s circulatory system, if laid out flat, would reach out 60,000 miles? For adults, it’s more like 100,000 miles. That’s a lot of organic wiring and perhaps it partly explains why we’re so darn sophisticated. – Mike & […]
Haters Gonna Hate
“Don’t doubt yourself, that’s what haters are for.” – Turcois Ominek Good morning! Did you know that, two decades ago, archeologists stumbled upon “an exquisitely crafted prosthetic big toe fitted to the remains of a woman believed to be the daughter of a high status ancient Egyptian priest.” That’s 1,000 BCE. Pretty wild. The more […]
Your Personal Freedoms
“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.” – Epictetus Good morning! Did you know that, according to one Dr. Ali Binazir, the probability of you being born is something like one in 400 Quadrillion to the 150,000 power? He puts it like this: […]
The Pride Ride
“The way to be happy is to like yourself, and the way to like yourself is to do only things that make you proud.” – Mark S. Lewis Good morning! Did you know a narwhal’s tusk reveals much about its past? Similar to the rings of a tree, scientists can look at the “layers” of […]