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 […]
North Korea, Bad News, & Nutrients
“The purpose of life, as far as I can tell, is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant.”~ Jordan Peterson Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we discuss the horrors of North Korea, the loss of truth in mainstream news outlets, and added sugar. We also offer some […]
Fasting, Depression, & Haiku
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.~ Bruce Lee Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we share intermittent fasting strategies, methods for coping with depression, Haiku how-to’s, Mandela Effect examples, and what we call the Rogan Rabbithole. Our challenge is for you to compose a Haiku. Intermittent Fasting “The evidence that […]
Salary Negotiations, Comforting Lies, & Ants as Neurons
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”~ Napoleon Hill Greetings from LA and Oahu! This week we spoke with an expert salary-negotiator, found a Tweet thread exposing society’s lies, learned why ants and neurons are similar, found a resource for people who want to learn how to code, and […]
Beertles, Home-Work, & Writer’s Block
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”~ John Lennon Greetings from LA and Hawaii. This week we explore why a certain Australian beetle tries to mate with a certain Australian beer bottle, provide some tips for novices to working from home, muse about writer’s block (and insecurity), share our favorite modern-day stoics, […]
Madison, Rats, & Recipe Blogs
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”~ Franklin D. Roosevelt Greetings from LA and Hawaii. This week we interviewed the 2021 Miss America 1st runner up, discovered affordable for-credit online college courses, learned how to purchase a profitable blog, why hope is important for humans (and […]
Focus, Eisenhower, & The Off Switch
“Whatever can happen at any time can happen today.”~ Seneca Greetings from LA and Hawaii. This week we interviewed the founder of a software company, revisited the Eisenhower Matrix, learned about the naturalistic fallacy, considered the 21st century’s economic manipulation of addiction, and read “Gödel, Escher, Bach”. Our challenge is for you to consider the second quadrant of the Eisenhower Matrix — are you scheduling time for the things […]
Problem Solving, Testosterone, & “Nature”
“Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.”~ Voltaire Greetings from LA and Hawaii. This week we interviewed a professional problem solver, posed a thought-provoking question about time and money, learned how testosterone impacts men and women, how fiction can predict international conflict, and how “nature” is the new nature. Our challenge […]
Caste, Meme Coins, & Startups
“Cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, never to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases, treating her as if she were actually going to do everything it is in her power to do”~ Seneca Greetings from LA and […]