A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure. -- Henry Kissinger If there were one brain hack that nearly everyone would pay to learn, it's this: How to avoid choking under …
The Definitive Guide to FoMO
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Possibly one of the greatest psychological afflictions of our time is concealed by a relatively short and …
The People Made of Ice
What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness? -- John Steinbeck Across the Midwest—including where I’m at in Columbus, OH—it is record-breakingly cold. I mean, …
A True Underdog Story
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 …
Handling Your Emotions
I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them. -- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde At about 1:45am last night, I realized I …
Likable New Year’s Knowledge
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr. With another new year comes another set of goals to improve one’s life. Exercise more. Eat healthier. …