Travel Tips, Core Values, & Metagaming
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas Edison Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re reviewing the core values that got us started here at The Tonic, sharing some travel tips for 2022, and explaining why “metagaming” is almost […]
Life Paths, Living to 100, & Our Top 10 Books
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on” – Robert Frost Greetings! This week we’re sharing 100 tips for living to 100, our 10 favorite books we read in 2021, and why life paths ahead are more important than life paths behind. Oh — and if you haven’t […]
Giving, Building Pride, & Failing Small
We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. – Orison Swett Marden Greetings from LA and Oahu! Today marks the one-year anniversary of The Tonic! 🎉 Thank you so much for being a subscriber. To make sure we serve you as effectively […]
Lucky or Guilty?
If you’re nervous about doing something, plan to do it badly, giving yourself credit for just doing it. That takes a weight off your shoulders because anyone can do something badly. – Anna Olson Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re talking about why finishing is better than perfect, why you should stop seeing […]
Trading Wealth for Health
“When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re discussing how all human achievements started out […]
Goal Setting, Christmas History, & Social “Science”
Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re talking about why it’s important to start setting new year’s goals now (and how to do that), why the social sciences have been corrupted, and how modern-day Christmas came to be. Enjoy! Science For People Who Give a Shit Sponsored by Important Not Important Climate change and […]
Bad Leadership, Freedom, & (Over)Delaying Gratification
Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re talking about five freedoms that everyone has (always), the deadly dangers of ignoring influence, and how delayed gratification can be taken to an unhealthy extreme. Enjoy! Brain Bars Sponsored By Atlas Protein Bars What if you could eat a plant that would reduce stress, improve sleep, elevate […]
Rittenhouse, Gucci, & Pleasure Eating
If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation. – Epictetus Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re discussing the extremism around the Kyle Rittenhouse case (on both sides), why you shouldn’t invest in a Gucci coffin, how bias and “noise” play an important role in high-level decision […]
The Golden Mean
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T. S. Eliot Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we share some thoughts about life from a man who recently lost his battle with ALS, explain the cycle of success (belief > investment > success > […]
Pitching, Persisting, & Practicing
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. – Eleanor Roosevelt Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re talking about the benefits of boldly pitching where you’ve never pitched before, persisting in the face of naysayers (even if the naysayer is YOU), how music can soothe anxiety (allegedly), and why practicing with intent […]