When you answer the question in your latest, “why does JFK’s speech work?” I especially like what you listed as #1, which I think may be the most consequential missing ingredient in current politics. Thanks for the newsletter!

I’d watch a #ProBowlGames format all season. Expressions, comedy, creativity, professionals, and athleticism. I like American football but… No helmets. No injuries. Just as fun!

I’ve used and recommended many of these tips. I’ll add I’ve also noticed improved sleep of getting 30 min of cardio in that day, little or no alcohol, and avoiding simple carbs. Don’t lay in bed awake! It just becomes a bad habit.

I miss Carl Sagan and so many departed visionaries who I used to take for granted. I appreciate you curating and sharing some of their brilliance on your Twitter feed and newsletter, like this proposal that skepticism (of everything) is essential to democracy.

I'm enjoying the @Welltory app & paying more attention to my energy/recovery levels. Despite a misleading title, this 3-min video is actually a brief but informative description of four types of energy and five evidence-based tips to restore energy. youtu.be/lxYscKkDkEA

The more optimism, happiness, self-esteem, feeling loved and wanted, the better for young hearts. Farah Qureshi, ScD et. al., studied 20 yrs of longitudinal impact on BP, lipids, BMI, blood glucose, and inflammation among 3500 US adolescent participants. JAHA #mentalhealth #heart

To reduce violence, mental illness, & disease, we could start making #trauma less common in young American lives. 6 in 10 American youth experience life threatening violence every year of their life - more than just by guns. Violence is an American cultural norm where our first

Waiting for politicians to make changes is like relying on the post office to write us love letters. Elected reps do what they think their people want. Want change? Organize!

Believers follow their feelings. Cynics rely on doubt. Skeptics stay curious.

Not to diminish the significance of ongoing mental health needs, or some individual situations, but globally this study suggests little impact on mental health by the pandemic newswise.com/coronavirus/st…

I appreciate this reminder that, for most of us, living healthier is really about making a lifestyle out of some pretty simple choices like many of these:

The most mentally strong kids never do these 7 things, according to a psychologist and parenting expert. Hmmm. I don’t think m-healthy adults do these things, either. apple.news/AYupi1YczTq-VA…

“You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.” ~ Robert Anton Wilson Thanks to Christian Payne for sharing this morsel of wisdom.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) cause trauma for millions of Americans, leading to chronic physical diseases, mental dysfunction, and violent behavior affecting the entire nation. ACE’s are preventable. After we stop arguing about guns, can we work together on that?

Intoxicating as it may be to zoom in and judge, I cannot think of an example when that worked out for me in the long run. When facing challenges, I get the best results if I zoom out and choose curiosity instead of judgment.

Someone should write a novel or make a movie about this.