The Mirror’s Motivation
Vanity gets you started. Health is sustainable energy that doesn't need anyone's approval. That's fitness motivation that lasts.
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The Dice That Were Thrown Before We Were Born
Before he was born, the dice were already thrown. The genetic lottery paid out differently for each of…
The Envy of Passion
We envy passionate workers because they seem to have solved how to love what pays you. Maybe passion…
The Comparison Trap
We consume the edited highlights of others' creativity while intimately knowing our own rough drafts, mistaking the final…
Sunshine Guilt: Choose Presence Over Workdays
We tell ourselves the weather will be there tomorrow—but each day’s sky is unrepeatable. Sunshine guilt names the…