Immortality, Therapy, & Power Posing
Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re talking about why living forever might not be all it’s cracked up to be, why parents should normalize therapy and recovery for their kids, how “power posing” can increase your confidence (and thus your behavior), and why you shouldn’t make any major decisions in a valley. Our […]
Curiosity, Consistency, & The Wild West
“When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.” – Andy Andrews Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re talking about why curiosity is preferable to discouragement and how real-life consistency is seasonal. We’re also sharing some career-searching advice from Kat Cole and […]
Leadership, Burnout, & Just-In-Time Learning
We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far. ~ Swami Vivekananda Greetings! It’s Mike and Alec, the founders of The Tonic — a free email newsletter that provides insight and inspiration for its readers every single week. In the following […]
Giving Up, Working Hard, & Falling Asleep
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas A. Edison Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re talking about giving up, falling asleep fast, doing the little things well, and determining the trustworthiness of a news story using “narrative-market fit”. […]
Placebos, Documentaries, & Self-Control
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’re talking about why placebos work even when we know they’re […]
Demand, Rejection, & Strange Loops
“If you do not change direction you may end up where you are heading.” — Lao Tzu Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we’ve got a new section called “From The Tribe” where we’ll pose a new question every week — reply to the email with your answer and we’ll include our favorite responses […]
Quitters, Runners, & Dopers
“Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.” – Heraclitus of Ephesus Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we challenge you to be more self-aware (by answering some specific questions). We also […]
Afghanistan, Willpower, & Real Estate Investing
“My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon.” ― Mizuta Masahide Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we discuss strategies for increasing everyday willpower, news in Afghanistan, the importance of breathing through your nose instead of your mouth, and real estate investing business models (for any budget). Our challenge is for […]
Super Mario, Opioids, & Silence
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we discuss the “super mario effect”, opioid addiction, functional fitness, and the power (wisdom) of being silent. Our challenge is for you to add a bit of physical […]
Sleep, Purpose, & Vaccines
“Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn’t.”~ Angela Duckworth Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we discuss four important “agreements”, the history of mandatory vaccines, easy online business ideas, natural sleep “cocktails”, and why purpose is greater than […]