The science behind what exogenous ketones do, and how they can be gamed for maximum benefit.
And Ensure Your Sense of Humor is Fully “Groan.”
I walked into the airport rental garage with a duffel bag and looked around. “You can…
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of…
Assertiveness is used to define a type of communication trait and technique used when expressing…
For years I have had something wrong with me. Maybe you do too.
The walk took no more than 10 minutes and I did it almost every day.
You can’t spot a mentally tough person in a crowd.
You know that saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” — Well, the same thing…
Brainwashing is a term that nowadays gets used a lot, and in a wide variety of contexts. But what does it…
Where do you have space to be messy?
At a time when the world feels the most chaotic and unpredictable, the pressure to publicly show how we have it all together has never been stronger. The…
By Chad E Cooper
The events of this story took place several months ago, but let me tell you, they are as vivid to me now as they were then. It’s going to sound a bit ridiculous, but I had a chance encounter with a cat that I don’t think I’ll forget for the rest of my life. I’m hoping you’ll…
In considering the seven deadly sins, one we didn’t touch on is pride. Somehow, it seems…
Dear recent grads and those in college,
Unless you got mad connections, are that mythical post-grad already with 2 years experience somehow, a savant of sorts, or in that top 1% of the talent pool, the…
When I don’t know what boredom means.
Life takes on a neat simplicity, too. Time ceases to have any…
When we are young, we all have grand visions of what we will be and do when we…
Taking action is what separates one from others.
Taking action brings dreams to fruition while inaction drowns and smothers. Success is not about luck like finding a four leaf clover because even if you’re on the right path if you don’t take action you can…
A month before Freshers start their university journey — I ask current students what they wished they knew before they started. Uni…
When I started off 7 years ago — I had no money, no experience as a consultant, no…
We all need to feel like we have some control over our lives.
I am 27 years of age and nearly a month ago I quit my job.
I often refer to the letting go method by David Hawkins in my posts. Today, I want to dive deeper…
It feels wrong to group you all together, knowing full well that not a single one of you looked, smelled…
Let’s face it, problems are inevitable. Especially problems that you foresee, and have a (generic) solution road-map for, is what I call a continually design-patterened set of problems. Let me delineate. Take an assignment at school or a project at work, for…
It should be known that these words aren’t mine, they’re borrowed from the one speaking them.
Last year, I had what could be called a mid-college-life crisis. I switched my major four times, sliced…
Turning 60 was a great year. I amped up my living. I always have done, but this past year of being 60 years old felt exceptional, both…
A while back, I wrote about an upcoming race I was participating in, and how the course…
For me,the title’s advice only makes sense from the point of view of our mental well-being. Hatred is a toxic emotion that will corrode its harbourer more than its target.
At the same time, moral righteousness based on universal values, is not something most people can relate to in their daily lives.
I can’t tell you what other kids did on Sunday mornings but I can tell you what mine consisted of….Gearz with Stacey David.
Why do people act the way they do? Why do people hurt each other, hate each other, manipulate each other, deceive each other and sometimes even kill each other?
Why would we ask this question in the first place? Probably because we do not understand why people do certain things. And, to…
We all know that struggle of finding the right friends that will continue to stick…
I owe you an apology. When you showed up, I didn’t want to be around you. I thought you were a dark cloud brewing over my carefully…
Last night I went to see Cult/Bush/Stone Temple Pilots and during the Bush set I lay down…
Happiness
Where are you?
Until now I’ve been trying to find you. I almost found you many a time, sometimes, achieving a specific goal, sometimes getting admission in a graduate school, getting a sports bike, getting a bicycle, winning friends.
Truth is not truth.Truth…
“The sky is an infinite movie to me. I never get tired of looking at what’s…
Is the quality of your life determined by the sum of your regrets?
Little things of gravity
This is such a good article on the use of GANs and BiGANs to determine value at risk VaR of a portfolio. I’m going to look into Dr. Nassim Taleb’s papers on the same subject o see if any of this could be applied to his research and conclusions on tail risk.
So today I wrote this on my train, not my actual train. Imagine that!? Anyway we digress…Its a bit of raw ramble but in the rambles I think I’ve finally found something *crosses fingers*
Things are at a pivot point and I can feel myself trying to turn the tables, hey…
Marriage is tough, but well worth the effort!
“People should do what they loved to do when they were 10 — the age…
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust
And this is why I engaged with the guy who did it.
I’m just gonna be honest, a part of me wanted to win the war of words. Silly and immature, yes, I know. I actually wanted to reply to this person’s…
Materialism has entangled us so much that we don’t even realize that we have become slave of so many not-so-essential things. To take an…
@Sabitt_Asadov,
We should always live the life that we were meant to live and not let others govern our choices.
Thanks for your comment.
Steve
I’m in another stage of uncertainty. It happens every several weeks but eventually the path shows…
C.M.,
You have articulated what so many of us feel and desire.
A true connection through our written words is a wonderful thing. I comment for similar reasons and perhaps others. Truthfully, I’m not always sure why I do.
I remember in high school in math it was argued that buying a house was a poor use of money.
Renting and saving was better in the long run.
I remember in the 80s when mortgage rates were 11% annually. Brutal.
But without the choice of a mortgage, home ownership would be a lot lower.
It is a personal choice.
I have fallen on my ass and have been taking my sweet time in getting up. This allows great gifts the time they need to unfurl, but at the price of allowing those in need right now to burn.
Dreams do come true — keep writing
I have read many articles about positive thinking and even listened some talks about it but I never find some effect of that thinking in my life, after I feel it like thinking positive about every situation is like fooling yourself from the reality…
I knew him like the back of my hand. In fact, sometimes it seemed like he was stamped there. When we were little, I’d see him lurking at the corner of my paper. It’s been a while since I’ve seen him last, but I’ll always remember his round face and wide grin. He made…
“The cure for anything is salt water — sweat, tears, or the sea.” — Isak Dinesen
You’ve done so much hard work. You’ve spent a few weeks determining what your values and purpose…
Thanks Marvin,
Congratulations! It sounds like you know where you are going and have a plan to get there. Are there any books that you would recommend to help others get started down the same path?
Reading has helped me improve the quality of my life and my writing so I also try to read a book a…
I particularly found the section about building habits to ring true.
You see, I have struggled with working fitness into my life since I graduated high school. I remember thinking countless times, “if I had started working out…
I am learning a new J.O.B. — one where patients are sometimes terminal. Not that we all aren’t teminal — Life is a terminal condition…
People are under the impression that they have one, all consuming passion that will…
“Stop controlling outcomes!” — my father said when I used the word “depression” for the first time in front…
Do you remember being a kid? When every decision in your life was made by someone taller than you? How much did that suck?
One of my daily frustrations is that I do not have enough time. I constantly feel like I have…
Thanks Selma!
I am happy that you enjoyed my story.
I have always loved fast walking. It makes me feel alive and exhilarated. I’ll do it…
Redox stands for reduction and oxidation reactions, which are a very central part of our sporting lifestyle. According to Quora, “They represent the fundamental energy that supports life.” These reactions are part of our…
I’ve got to write this post.
Some days back on LinkedIn I got nominated to take #7stories7lessons challenge by one of my connections.
Per second, we produce 66 tonnes of food waste.
It’s the first time in a while that I dread going home. Maybe that’s not the right choice of word, but then…
Depression and suicide, both are very delicate subjects. One must remain cautious about…
If you want to be a good writer, be your worst possible reader ever.
If you want to be a good public speaker, be your worst possible listener ever.
If you want to be a good entrepreneur, be your worst possible customer ever.
I’m bored.
It’s by going nowhere that you usually end up somewhere.
And by trying to go somewhere that you usually end up nowhere.
Just like by being a nobody that you usually end up being a somebody.
Anagha Suresh Babu,
Thank you so much for offering me the opportunity to review your Future of Work platform. Your platform sounds pretty amazing and I am very interested in learning more. I will take a look as soon as I get a chance.
Thanks again,
After last night’s episode, I felt it imperative to expand on it by making it a two-parter. So let’s dive right in. In the Jonathan episode, you can totally understand…
Finding your voice as a person, as a writer, as a female, are often given as advise. You are capable! You just haven’t found…
Get happiness now so your future becomes automatically happy. The irony of humans is that we…
As I sit here, tiny human, and reflect on our world and society — again, my heart feels heavy and desperate for change. It is no secret…
Our heart is beating,
we are breathing,
Our emotions control how we behave, along with what we are or not willing to do.
When we experience positive emotions, that is, when we are feeling good, we are more likely to have create…
This is the phrase that keeps me going when all I really want to do is quit.
Nothing lasts forever.
When I hear people talking bad about me behind my back at work, it’s easier to shrug it off because I know working there…
I lay down to sleep, slipping off into sweet ZZ-land, to escape — to dream and to absorb and as I began my descent…
Reasons not to give up on life
There are times, occasions and circumstances when you MUST #GIVE-UP.
So much of my 20’s has been spent “trying” to figure out my life and where I am compared to where I want to be, trying this, studying that, believing the more I know the better opportunities I’m going to have and when faced with decisions on which job to take, where to move, to travel or to…
The feral 14-year-old is a freshman this year. And next week he has his first “real” midterm…
Nicole,
We are too much alike. lol :) I am forever looking for my phone.
But being older I am learning not to stress about it (used to stress a lot).
Cleaning up and putting away does confuse the issue. Maybe as we divest ourselves of extra “stuff” it will be easier.
Blessings
Janis
I just read “Everything I Never Told You’ by Celeste Ng. All the things left unsaid, just like the title says. There are many missed moments between the characters in the novel, between a parent and a child, between husbands and wives, and between family members, that are reminders to tell…
I just read your blog on constructive criticism, so I’m taking that to heart and giving you some. My advice is to spend at least one hour a day writing, no matter what. Lock yourself in your room with your computer, and lock out the family for an hour, each day. Tell them not to disturb you for that hour unless the house in burning down. Obviously…
logbook// 14th of august 2018 on #mysteryoflife
hello lovely world people out there, decided to finally start writing little stories, honest stories, stories i go on and on about in my head and sometimes stories that i don’t have an answer to.. hope you like reading it and get a bit of a spin for your own day by day// life…
I think one of the most difficult things about God is that he uses humans; he gives us free will. Too often our free will, and other people’s free will, screw everything up.
I love reading how raw and honest you are when you write about your faith journey. But I’m usually left heartbroken by all that you’ve endured.
Steve, I applaud you for sharing your experience to convey a tough lesson learned. Great advice! I completely agree with you. We must pause to access whether or not all critical parties are on board, in reality (on paper). Talk is easy, quick and cheap!
Truly amazing Jon Westenberg 🌈 post was truly on point…I started working at 15 on a fishing boat. Now 44 and 2 failed businesses it’s all about my own self worth of learning those lessons I needed to learn…
Growing up, I’ve always wanted a family. Never would I have imagined that it would be the most stressful, heart wrenching, but humbling and beautiful experience ever.
As not verbally promised my article on the memorial flowers and Nick nacks sometimes seen on the side of the roads/highways. 》
Honestly ? I don’t think we pay enough attention to those things. Half the time people arn’t even paying attention to the road, which can…
Amazing read:)) thank you for sharing this. My mom keeps telling me to start meditating (something she does on a regular basis) but I never gave it thought. After reading this, I’m going to start tonight!
My favorite thing to do!!
Quando tinha 13 anos achava que aos 30 minha vida estaria completa e isso significava: estar formada, empregada, com família e toda sorte de amenidades que o dinheiro pode comprar. Olhava para a minha mãe e via o retrato do meu futuro com 30 anos, mesmo ela já tendo passado dos 30 na época.
A weird thing occurred to me the other day: maybe some of us need to fail.
I’m the polar opposite of who I was a decade ago. A decade ago I was positively optomistic about who I was and where I was going. It was alright not to get the best job…
You think you can save people?
Sitting in the sands of sea bank polished by the moon light, thoughts are rising and falling like an ebb wanting to devour the world for dinner and unable to do so, making loud roars. Burried loneliness of the crab trying to escape from its prison in to the freedom of ocean; cuddled hands of a…
I’ve never been one for feeling sorry for people. I mean, my heart will go out to people, I’ll be sad for them, hurt, feel angry, upset, lost. But I never, ever think of them as a victim. They may have endured some terrible things, had some awful things happen to them, but that does not mean…
What an amazing piece. From the bottom of my heart i commend you for this. In a day and age with so much wrong, someone must stand up for right. I too believe that while so many men in this age are without honor, there are many with it. I believe there are men who still know how to care, protect, guide, help-really, there are still men who know how…
I know nothing.
I often find myself reflecting on random, yet particularly cringeworthy glimpses of my young adult life whilst driving to get groceries or run errands. When my kids aren’t shouting demands from the back seat, I usually find myself thinking about who I was during those odd moments.
If you’re happy doing what you’re doing that’s fine. If you’re not happy, it’s not. Life is far too short for you not to be happy.
