“In most of our decisions, we are not betting against another person. Rather, we are betting against all the future versions of ourselves that we are not choosing.” – Annie Duke, Thinking In Bets As we enter the first full work week of the New Year, I’m focused on this concept of Second Order Thinking…
There’s nothing like a long walk to sort things out and help you forget about the madness in the world. Last week New Hampshire received a few inches of heavy, wet snow. Once walked upon, slushy snow becomes a clutter of footprints. Let it freeze and that snow becomes a crunchy, treacherous mine field. And…
2019 was a year of change for all of us, as every year is, but it felt more profound this year. That has everything to do with writing about it. I know people who made changes on a massive scale, and others minor, but change happens whether we choose it or not. In the spirit…
The funny thing about walking 10,000 steps every day is that I don’t lose weight doing it. 10K is a minimum recommendation after all. But I’m healthier for having done it. At the very least I’m not eating or drinking when I walk, so those calories float away. But walking 10-12K isn’t going to burn…
“No story lives unless someone wants to listen.” – J.K. Rowling There are two ways to look at this Rowling quote. There’s the story we try to sell to the audience – read my blog or my book, buy my product or service, hire me for the job, let’s do lunch… whatever. The story we…
This was one of the most unproductive mornings I’ve had in some time. I wrote and deleted two blog posts because they were crap. Work slid sideways and never got back on the runway. Out of sorts with just about everything this morning. These things happen, and I tried working through it for awhile… with…
Rain and warm tropical air swept into New Hampshire last night, melting the snow and creating swirls of thick radiation fog that muted the Christmas lights twinkling throughout the neighborhood. It’s been awhile since I walked after 10 PM on the street, and there are reasons. Mostly it’s the loss of Bodhi, who was my…
Sunday offered the perfect combination of bright sunshine and cold temperatures to be outside. A walk around the block is nice, a walk in the woods is better, but I opted to meet in the middle and picked a rail trail walk. Rail trails are usually paved, and as the name implies they run straight…
“The true joy in life is to be a force of fortune instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.” – George Bernard Shaw I’ve used this quote to challenge myself a few times over the years. Shaw didn’t mince…
Watching my father and other older people in my life struggle with brain health has been a wake-up call for me. I’ve been too complacent in what I put in my mouth, and I’ve been adjusting my dietary intake over the last few months as a corrective measure. There are three things that I’m most…