How I Failed
I know how easy it is to see other people’s lives and feel like they have it all together. Whether you are viewing people’s lives in person or online, we tend to see the best parts of other people. Take social media for example. Most people only post the happy,...
Internal Time: Chronotypes, and the Best Time to Exercise
So there’s been a fair amount of discussion lately about “chronotypes” - what time you should do certain things to maximize the quality of your sleep, the effectiveness of your day, etc. But to demonstrate some of the limitations of online quizzes purporting to tell...
If Time is Money, Know When to Cut Your Losses
One of the hardest words to say or hear is often, “No.” As Jason Fried recently noted (click here to read Jason's article), the truth is, often times we do have the time to fulfill a request, but we don’t have the attention, which is in fact a much more limited...
Letting Go of Miss Independent
On Sunday evening at the Grammy’s, Chance the Rapper won Best New Artist. During that speech, he dedicated the victory to God and said, “I know people think that independence means you do it by yourself. But independence means freedom.” I couldn’t agree with...
The Stressed to Strong Road Warrior’s Guide to Getting More Sleep
“The most basic shift we can make in redefining success in our lives has to do with our strained relationship to sleep.” Arianna Huffington, The Sleep Revolution Do you travel for work and feel like you live out of your suitcase? I’ve lived like that for most...
Walking in Nature Helps Your Brain and Your Mood
“Keep close to Nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” John Muir, naturalist and conservationist Muir extolled the virtues of walking in untamed environments and the...
Sausage Stuffing Stuffed Squash
From Pastured Kitchen For the month of January, I’ve been doing a Whole30 challenge (#JanuaryWhole30). What is the Whole30? The challenge is giving up certain food groups like sugar, grains, dairy, and legumes. That means eating only fruit, nuts, meat, and vegetables...
Just moved to a new city/town? First thing’s first: Find a gym!
How to find a gym in a new city I recently moved from D.C. to a small town in northern California. Staying fit and healthy is important to me. If it is important to you, let’s look at some things to look for in a gym so that you can find one that’s best for you after...
Are you really as busy as you think you are?
Few facts about present life seem more indisputable than how busy we all seem to be. A December 2015 Gallup poll found that 61 percent of working Americans said they did not have enough time to do the things they wanted to do. Some of us feel this more intensely than...
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