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Rugged flexibility—a mindset for navigating chaos, managing uncertainty, and experiencing growth:

Great episode with Derek Thompson and euan ashley on the dramatic benefits of regular physical activity, which is, by far, the single most powerful lifestyle intervention for physical health, mental health, and longevity. And it doesn't need to be complicated.open.spotify.com/episode/4llcv2…

Three daily, weekly, and monthly practices. And three never-do's. A simple yet powerful idea for physical and mental well-being. Stick to it for six months and see what happens:

Some thoughts on how to play the long game:

Some thoughts on caring:

School shootings are not "just a fact of life." No other developed country has this problem. You could combine ALL other developed countries and still not have this problem. Other countries have similar rates of mental illness but not this problem. It is not a fact of life.

Normal straight young(ish) white guy here, who trains at the gym five days per week, cares too much about his deadlift, and is happy the NFL season is about to start. I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz! Here are just a few of the reasons: • I think democracy is

Urban dwellers? I live in Western North Carolina. Feminine personalities? I was captain of the varsity football team and deadlift more than 2.5 times my body weight. Low agency people: I've published 4 books including 2 bestsellers (sold more than 500K copies). I am also

Hustle culture peak performance vs. actual peak performance:

5 tips to stay sane in an insane world:

Process over outcomes:

Thinking, talking, and dreaming is not the same as doing.

Fierce self-discipline requires fierce self-kindness. If you want to be a badass you must learn to have your own back:

Crémieux i think it's best to think of a book, not merely as a set of essays that could have otherwise been published online (much much faster, btw!), but rather as a focusing mechanism for an idea, or a set of ideas. books are talked about more than they are read. on the other end of

Everyone wants to reach the top but it's how you climb that makes all the difference: