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A reader asked me, “What makes me happy? Honestly, I’m not even sure I can define what happiness is. Being with friends and family, doing things you…
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A few weeks ago, I struggled with writing an essay. I had a story about how my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) partner, after getting choked said, “That was…
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Five days a week, for the last five months, I wake up at 6:15 in the morning and get squished. I wake up that early and go through the pain in order to…
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My arms were crossed, my right hand on Carl’s left collar and my left hand on his right shoulder. I squeezed my hands together but he kept struggling…
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“If I start meditation, will I lose my edge?” I’ve heard forms of this question many times, substituting yoga, mindfulness, introspection, or any…
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. - Thoreau In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was punished to endlessly roll a stone up a hill, only for it to…
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I love podcasts, and I’ve been obsessed with a new one lately. It’s called Chasing Scratch, and it’s about two guys trying to become scratch golfers…
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You probably don’t remember the old Lethal Weapon movies from the 80’s. One of the main characters, Roger Murtaugh, kept saying, “I'm getting too old…
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What does it say about our society that it seems to generate an extremely limited demand for talented poet-musicians, but an apparently infinite demand…
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The first time I heard of “sinecure,” I thought that was the dream. Do nothing, get paid. Sign me up! But my last job was actually a sinecure. My boss…
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For a long time, I was scared to show what I was interested in. I just wanted to fit in, so I liked whatever my friends (or people I wanted to be…
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Last week, I told my story of moving from a Paycheck Person toward being a Courageous Thinker. Courageous Thinkers have two characteristics, Dynamic…
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