I have two looming concerns going on in my life right now. (1) That I’m getting too caught up in theory and not enough action (2) I’m letting myself get into a comfortable routine. For these two reasons, I wanted to change up my weekly post format. One of my most glaring weaknesses as a […]
WHEN I WAS A KID I USED TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. I was super curious about the world around me and just wanted to know what the heck was going on. I would latch onto something that seemed strange in my life and ask about it until I found the answer… or until […]
There is a common problem that many people face when they encounter the pain associated with failure (especially when it is a direct result of their own actions). They begin to fall prey to the illusion that they don’t have what it takes or that they are simply incapable of doing things right. But when […]
As some of you may know, through fortunate circumstances and a fair bit of short-sightedness by a certain woman (my wife), I’m currently living in Lima, Peru. And as often happens when you’re a foreigner roaming around a touristy location, you quickly get approached by locals trying to lure you into their restaurant or buy […]
“The proper work of the mind is exercise of choice, refusal, yearning, repulsion, preparation, purpose, and assent. What then can pollute and clog the minds proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions.” – Epictetus Quotes like this are great and all, but sometimes they can be a little difficult to understand and apply without […]