09
May
I'm traveling this week, so today's article is a bit brief.
But I felt compelled to share with you a few of my favorite "sources" of wisdom and several of the more compelling collections of...
Sabbath Ramblings
02
May
I've recently been reading Greg McKeown's new book Effortless. Greg's first book (also quite good) Essentialism, was about doing the right things, but his new book Effortless is about doing these things in the...
25
Apr
Last week, when I posed to you the question about what you would do if you knew you were going to live forever, I told you about the simplicity of attaining eternal life through a "simple...
18
Apr
Heaven. Hell. Death.
Seems I've covered quite a few afterlife-ish topics of late.
But today, I'd like to present you with an important question and "thought exercise". Similar to the exercise of writing your own obituary...
11
Apr
I pay close attention to my body, especially when it comes to my overall qualitatively assessed energy levels, sleep satisfaction, sexual energy and drive, workout performance, and also quantified variables such as heart rate...
04
Apr
In my recent article about what exactly happens when you die, I'm afraid I may have finished quite abruptly in a bit of a cliffhanger—if you will pardon the pun. If you recall, or...
28
Mar
In my recent podcast on my Spiritual Disciplines habits, which included a Q&A from my listeners, someone asked me a specific question about my thoughts on "what happens after you die." While I certainly...
21
Mar
Today's rambling is an abbreviated one.
Why?
Well, frankly, I've been knee-deep—or, I suppose more appropriately stated, microphone-deep—in recording the complete, self-narrated audiobook version of my book Fit Soul.
And, in the wee hours of the morning...
14
Mar
In this recent article, I explained how you know you've gotten stuck in a ho-hum hypnotic rhythm of life when you've found that you're no longer regularly dancing, singing, and dreaming.
However, I was recently...
07
Mar
God helps those who help themselves.
So trust God, but put on your seatbelt.
Trust God, but strap on your life jacket.
Trust God, but wear your bicycle helmet.
Trust God, but lock up your house at night.
Trust...
28
Feb
You've heard it before...
...the Golden Rule of empathy...
...put yourself in someone else's shoes.
This allusion to seeing how it feels when you put yourself in someone's place has been credited by many as some kind...
21
Feb
I've been thinking quite a bit lately about delayed gratification.
Perhaps it's the five-day fast I'm currently embarked upon, and my anticipation of a giant ribeye steak at the end of the whole thing.
Perhaps it's...
14
Feb
Ah...honey.
It's sweet, sticky, nutritionally dense, and a staple food of modern Western and indigenous hunter-gatherer cuisine alike.
It's one of the most energy-dense foods found in nature, and, as I describe here, a perfect pure,...
07
Feb
As I recently discussed in my article on getting out of your "hypnotic rhythm" so that you can live more creatively and engage in "less doing" and "more being," so many of us responsible,...
31
Jan
Have you ever read Ray Dalio's book Principles?
It's excellent.
In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm called Bridgewater Associates out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years later, Bridgewater has made...
24
Jan
In the podcast episode "Why College Sucks (& Better Alternatives), How To Win At Any Game, What You Need To Say No To, & Much More With James Altucher.," I had a fun and...
17
Jan
Credit: Disney/Pixar
As I talked about in my podcast on "work-life balance," I very, very rarely watch movies and typically will only sit down to view a flick if it's been recommended to me at...
