I have always loved compiling lists - quotes, jokes, favorite songs, bucket lists, on and on. One thing I began doing a bit later in life was developing a list of great life advice. You may have seen my previous post 29 Life Lessons on My 29th Birthday, that does exactly that. I always keep …
Why It’s a Good Idea to Listen to Opposing Viewpoints
It is never about me being right and you being wrong. It is always about listening with respect to another's opinion. Perhaps like me, you have been completely and utterly confused by the terms mis- and dis-information entering the zeitgeist out of nowhere; like they were suddenly sprung up in a lab to spread across …
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Revisiting The Morning Routine: 5 Rituals That Help Me Win the Day
I have written extensively about my morning routine and the importance of setting a schedule to free yourself from decision fatigue. If you check out my article from over four years ago, you can see it hasn't changed much. That's because I'm obsessive about starting the day right. This isn't to say you need to …
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My Favorite Books of 2021
I have read 41 books this year so far. While that is much less than previous years, I made it a point to stop reading for the quantity's sake and to really slow down and enjoy each and every book. I watched more TV, I went for more walks, and I listen to exactly zero …
Turkey Bowl Tips: Gear, Gadgets & Gizmos for Rehab and Recovery
It's Thanksgiving time. Which means some of you are going to be throwing on a pair of cleats daring to run the same way you did when you were fifteen. Inevitably, most of us (myself included) will be in a lot of pain over the next week or so, and it's my gift to you …
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Losing My Religion
Author Fredrik Backman wrote, "Religion is something between you and other people; it's full of interpretations and theories and opinions. But faith... that's just between you and God." As of this moment, there exists no scholarly consensus over what constitutes a religion. Wikipedia defines it as a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, …
29 Life Lessons on My 29th Birthday
Today I turn 29 years old. Still relatively young in ultimate lifespan, but enough to think that I've learned some things. Every year on my birthday, I do two things. First, I write down all of my goals for the next year, a New Year's Resolution of sorts. How can I improve or build upon …
Perspective
"Humans are like computers, and our beliefs are the software with which we are programmed. Often our believes are programmed into us without our knowledge by our culture, community, religion, and family. Even though we don't choose those subconscious programs, they run our lives. They control our decisions, perspectives, feelings, and interactions, so they determine …
Chaos & Order
A certain amount of creativity and rebellion must be tolerated - or welcomed, depending on your point of view - to maintain the process of regeneration. Every rule was once a creative act, breaking other rules. Every creative act, genuine in its creativity, is likely to transform itself, with time, into a useful rule.Jordan Peterson …
Shall We Be Cynics?
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."