Author: Steve Kamb
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How to Create Hope: A Step-By-Step Guide
This essay is adapted from Chapter 9 of my book, How to Try Again Nick Cave has taken over my life. Mr. Cave has been putting out music since the…
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Boundaries Prevent Burnout: How to Establish Them
It’s been a while since I’ve felt this uncomfortable. I had an empty afternoon last week and saw Speak No Evil (trailer here), a horror/suspense film about a family who…
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Surviving as an Anxious Creator: Bo Burnham’s Burrito Ballad
I woke up today and decided, “Damnit Steve, it’s time to finally write that article about burritos and existential crises.” If that first sentence is making you go, “Steve has…
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First Time, Last Time
I recently finished Anne Patchett’s Tom Lake. It tells the story of Laura Kineson, a mom of three who has lived a Forrest Gump-esque life: in interesting situations, doing interesting things, and…
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Knowledge Doesn’t Reset
In 2012, Alex Beachum had an idea about exploration. A graduate student studying game design, he wanted to make a game that rewarded curiosity, not a game about defeating enemies…
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5 Beliefs I Changed I Mind On
In 2009, I was an enthusiastic, optimistic, and slightly (very) naive nerd who started NerdFitness.com to help other nerds level up their lives and live a tiny bit better. Since…
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental: Thanks Ted Lasso!
Coach Ted Lasso helped me get through the early stages of the COVID-19 apocalypse. Amidst a world of fear, anger, sadness, and confusion…Ted Lasso was a bright spot. There’s one…