Category: Essays
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How to Have Hope
Nick Cave has taken over my life. Mr. Cave has been putting out music since the mid 1980s with his band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He’s also a…
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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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The Best Career Advice I’ve Ever Read
The United States Men’s Gymnastics team recently broke a long medal drought and came in 3rd place at the Paris Olympics. Their final performance was by Stephen Nedoroscik. Nedoroscik is…
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Knowledge Doesn’t Reset
In 2012 Alex Beachum had an idea about dying. Repeatedly. In really funny ways: “What if you’re an astronaut exploring a mini-solar system, but the sun explodes after 22 minutes?”…
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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…