My alarm beeped. I jolted awake as the early morning San Francisco sunlight cut through the fog and poured through the open blinds. I groggily pulled my bath towel snug around my shoulders in a futile attempt to guard against the cold of my heatless room. I rolled over, my head on the edge of… Continue reading Fear Setting: How to Do Great Big Things
Adolph Fischer was not a happy man. Fischer was a labor leader in the late 1800s and spent his short life in poverty. His primary claim to fame was being accused, based on perjured testimony, of inciting the Haymarket riots. He was nowhere near them. Fischer was sentenced to death by hanging due to this… Continue reading Why Your Imagination Will Ruin Your Future (and How to Stop It)
Common sense and anecdotal evidence suggest finding a life partner is a crapshoot. Like craps, it's a game that few people win - a third of people never get married, and about 40% of married couples end up running for the exit at some point. Yes, some of these are second and third marriages, but… Continue reading How Likely Are You to Find a Life Partner?
A few months back, I listened to Pete Holmes interview Ryan Holiday on the You Made It Weird podcast. Holiday described his parents' visit to see him in Texas, during which they planned a day trip to a town called Clovis. Holiday was incensed that his parents - who came from California to spend time… Continue reading Minimize Your Urge to Maximize