I had always been taught that my failures were a source of shame, something to hide from others. But weightlifting is reframing failure for me, and teaching me to view it as something completely different.
What I’m Learning From Doing Deadlifts
This isn’t about the deadlift. It’s about a much more crucial life skill.
It’s Time to Redefine What “Knowledge Work” Looks Like
The paradigm of “butt in chair” as the normalized standard for doing creative and thought-based work or learning is literally killing us, and isn’t the way everyone works best.
The Strategy I’ve Used to Sustain a Daily Morning Workout for Over 9 Years
A compelling WHY and good outcomes can help you gain traction in the beginning, but the downside of outcome-based metrics is that failing to hit them could catalyze you to abandon your practice. Here’s my secret to creating longevity in a practice.
The Secret to Waking Up Early, Even if You’re Not a Morning Person
After years of waking up at 6 am with difficulty, I have been sustaining a 4:30 am wake-up time for the past 2 months. I am still not a morning person. Here’s my secret.
How to Increase Your Ability to Handle Risk
This is an essay about squats and the holiday of Sukkot, the thread that ties them together, and the lesson they teach us about how to move with greater ease.
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