Practicing Happiness
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama What more does a person want then to be happier? The good news is that happiness is not just an emotion, but a skill — a skill that, like any other, can be practiced and mastered. You see, happiness isn’t […]
Your 4-Minute Mile
“However ordinary each of us may seem, we are all in some way special, and can do things that are extraordinary, perhaps until then…even thought impossible.” – Roger Bannister Before May 6, 1954, it was universally accepted that the human body simply could not run a mile in less than four minutes. But then Roger […]
What’s The Alternative?
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” – Seneca If you’re anything like me, one of the main questions you ask yourself is a bit existential… Why am I doing this? I ask myself this question a LOT. It […]
Follow The Breadcrumbs
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle Did you know that the smell of rain is actually caused by a bacteria? This phenomenon is known as petrichor. It’s the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The smell actually comes from the excrements […]
12 Rules For Life
“In order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive.” – Jordan Peterson Recently I’ve been enjoying reading through Jordan Peterson’s landmark bestseller, 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos. And while I highly recommend reading the book if you haven’t already, I also realized that these rules would be really […]
Stupid Questions
“If you ask a stupid question, you may feel stupid; if you don’t ask a stupid question, you remain stupid.” – Tony Rothman Are you willing to ask what feels like a stupid question in a room full of people? If not, then you’re missing out on a lot of personal growth. Because the only […]
Why tho?
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey How much time everyday do you spend doing things that are unfulfilling? Here’s an exercise to try. Make a list of everything you do throughout a normal day. The start of mine, for instance, would probably look […]
The Starting Line
“You can beat 80% of the competition just by showing up.” – Harvey Mackay At every marathon, a certain percentage of people sign up… but don’t show up. The exact percentage is hard to nail down because marathon organizations aren’t particularly keen to share the number of people who pay but don’t play. But people […]
Error Recovery
“You always pass failure on your way to success.” – Mickey Rooney Did you know, as Daniel Kahneman points out in his book, Noise, that physicians are significantly more likely to prescribe opioids at the end of a long day? Or how about that judicial sentences tend to be more severe when it’s hot outside? […]
Sailing The Seven Seas
“Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.” – Joyce Meyer “When you have a bad day, give up,” the voice of some unnamed guru says during this viral TikTok video. He continues, “Go home and sleep. F*ck it. Try again tomorrow. Not every bad day can become a good day. Some […]