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• Accentuate the Imperfections

  

  I am fascinated by the Japanese art of Kintsugi. Translated as "golden joinery", this is the art of repairing broken pottery by mending the breaks with a lacque... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Where They’re At

  

  I've had occasion recently to do a lot of reflecting on behavior change. I've been interested for some time in the field of behavioral economics and the notion... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Find Your Awe

  

  Last May, I found myself in the middle of the Arizona desert watching the sunrise with a close friend. We were in the middle of running 250 miles across the... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Working From Home

  

  It's hard to believe that we are fast approaching the three year mark since we were all sent home for a few days until a new illness blew over. Those few days... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• How Are You?

  

  How are you? It's a question we've asked and answered countless times in our lives. It is uttered so frequently and so easily today that we almost do it... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Follow the Money

  What do Super Bowl commercials tell us about our societal priorities? Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Tell a Different Story

  Let's talk more about "enough" and less about "more". Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Opposites Don’t Attract

  Opposites don't actually attract...and it matters in more than our personal relationships! Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Where is Happy?

  They say money can't buy happiness. I'm not sure who "they" are, but they aren't entirely right. In the short term, at least, money can indeed increase someone'... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• What Do We Teach?

  If they are telling you not to talk about it, odds are it is 100% worth talking about. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Ignoring Sunk Costs

  Broadly speaking, a sunk cost refers to an investment or allocation of resources that has already occurred and can't be recovered. The money has been spent.... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• All Or Nothing?

  Marriage has only been about love and deep connection for about the last 100 years in the Western world. Until recently, this merger of two families was about... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Let’s Celebrate Failure

  Imposter Syndrome is real. I know you know exactly what I mean, even if you didn't have the language for it until now. That feeling that you don't actually... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Effective Altruism

  Social Justice, broadly speaking, aims to correct the lack of physical and psychological safety for those populations that are marginalized in some way. It... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• This Time Trumps Next Time

  How many plans or ideas have we put off, telling ourselves that we'll return to them later, and we never do? How many times have we convinced ourselves that... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• You Can’t Hack Social Justice

  At the beginning of my career, I was laser focused on productivity and lifehacking. The idea that there were all of these routines and strategies we could... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• It’s Ok to Listen

  "Empathy is not agreeing and listening is not a betrayal of your cause." I heard this quote several years ago and wrote it down. My apologies to the author,... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Job Or Vocation?

  There has been a lot of discussion about the ever-shifting labor market over the last three years. In the "before times", unemployment was low and some folks ha... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Don’t Stop Learning

  Every year during graduation ceremonies around the country, colleges and universities celebrate older graduates who came back to school to complete their degree... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Fighting Inertia

  How are your New Years resolutions going? Most folks have already given up on them at this point in January so a) don't feel bad if you've left them in the dust... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2023 FITNESS, SPORTS