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 […]
Boredom, Punishment, & Being Born
To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do. – Heraclitus Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re discussing… Why reward is a more effective leadership tool than punishment (and why you might disagree). Why U.S. workers […]
Experimenting, Brain Bars, & Sweaty Discomfort
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re sharing how the scientific method can solve real-life problems, the benefits of a plant known as Ashwagandha (and where to get it!), a slightly offensive comic (‘cause it’s good to be […]