Health

For far too long, I’ve been trying to put something into words, but doing so practically feels impossible. My mind is cluttered with endlessly racing thoughts, and as soon as I try to describe what weighs it down, I find myself at a loss for words. The reality is that…

The productivity gurus are gonna shoot me down for these — Productivity is an illusion. It’s not about getting more done. It’s about getting the right things done. It’s about spending your limited time on stuff you give a damn about. Some call it hustle p*rn, but that’s just an excuse for laziness. Productivity has nothing to do with hustling. I…

Relax, stop being hardcore, and start making progress again — So here’s what people do to get clicks and attention online: squat with a big, heavy weight, until they almost fall over; scream as they push out one final messy half-rep; have to go puke after going crazy-hard on the treadmill. And here’s what gets zero attention online: squatting with…

We can’t keep pretending that this fate is (allegedly) reserved for women without children — “This isn’t how I thought the end of my life would go,” my father said, recently. I share his sentiment, but can only imagine his emotional distress. My father had a stroke in 2010 that left him partially paralyzed. In subsequent years, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and his eyesight…

Don Seibert Leads the Way in Bringing Pickleball to High Schools — I met Don Seibert the old fashioned way, through networking. He reached out to me in my capacity as the President of the Cincinnati Pickleball Club, to ask my perspective on how to grow pickleball in high schools. Don and I share a passion for pickleball. We also share a…

What to do when you’re always longing for the past — What time of the year is the hardest? If you asked this question in Japan, many people will respond May– in fact, it’s so prevalent that there is a informal sickness called gogatsu byou (五月病) or “Maytime Sickness”. Why May? This is because in Japan, around early springtime students often…

Two physiological reasons for why you feel worse after quitting drinking — So you’ve quit drinking and are awaiting the rush of health, vitality, and all things nice. Most of us quit because we want to feel better, or else why bother stopping, right? Except that now you feel a bit worse and can’t figure out why. …

How Project Blueprint might be innovating anti-aging medicine — or not. — Bryan Johnson is 45. His sparsely decorated room is completely dark. An expensive air filter hums while a white noise machine plays through the night. They seem to help: he routinely scores in the 99th percentile in sleep quality. Johnson’s morning routine has a simple start. His alarm goes off…

Calling Out A System Promoting Profit Over Dignity For Working People — This article provides a critical analysis of the American political system, focusing on the 2024 presidential elections and the candidates: DeSantis, Trump, and Biden. I make the case that despite any apparent differences, all candidates serve the interests of the bourgeoisie to maintain a capitalist framework that perpetuates inequality.