You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, ‘I release the need for this in my life.’ — Wayne Dyer If you are like 93% of people, you pay for at least one subscription, membership, or app that you do not use. That is, for all they ways you could spend your…
When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure. — Viktor Frankl Last week, we talked about what it means (scientifically) to lead a meaningful life. And this week, I promised to discuss how (scientifically) to lead a meaningful life. And because one of the ways I find meaning…
The 12-step chocoholics program: Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate! — Terry Moore People usually call me crazy when I tell them I do this, but every year, I do it anyway. Although I’m not Catholic, going to Catholic schools most of my life did instill in me one religious practice: the…
Peace is not an absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. — Ronald Reagan Lately, it’s felt like groups are more and more in conflict with each other. Republicans versus Democrats. Nation One versus Nation Two. Ninjas versus Pirates. (Obviously Team Ninja over here.) And in understanding these tensions–and…
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. — Mark Twain When I began this blog six years ago, I was overloading undergraduate courses, working at my university, and in the midst of applying to graduate school. But regardless if I had to stay up…
A product can be quickly outdated, but a successful brand is timeless. — Stephen King Although you may not have realized it, my last post came while I was traveling in Iceland. Alongside my dad and brother, we saw frozen waterfalls, ate the freshest of fish, and took a wrong turn into a snowy abyss we…