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 […]
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 […]