A few years ago, I was reading Do the Work! by Stephen Pressfield. It’s a wonderful little book about dealing with the feeling of resistance that naturally arises when we are struggling to complete creative projects. In it, I came across the most profound piece of wisdom I have ever read: “The problem is not you. The problem is the problem. It’s hard because it’s hard. The solution is mechanical.… Read More »The Problem Is Not You
Over the years, I have come to embrace being weird. However, I don’t mean weird for weird’s sake. My weird has a purpose. Despite how I sometimes appear, I am not heeding the advice of Robin Williams, who said: “You got to be crazy. It’s too late to be sane. Too late. You got to go full tilt bozo. Cause you’re only given a little spark of madness, and if… Read More »Be Weird
Yesterday morning I listened to this episode of the podcast Hidden Brain. In it, researcher Ming Kuo discusses the findings that show how we benefit socially, psychologically, and physically from spending time in nature. Green spaces reduce social conflict, increase mental health, lower blood pressure, and improve immunity. This was not news to me: I already knew about the many benefits of spending time in nature, both from personal experience… Read More »The Power of Daily Wisdom
What’s your #1 asset? Is it your home? Is it your education? Is it time? What’s the most important resource you use in your work? What’s the most important thing you have to offer the world? What’s the one thing that you bring with you everywhere you go? What’s the one thing that, if you improved upon it, would improve your entire existence? What allows you to use all your… Read More »Your #1 Asset