Category: Newsletter
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Trying to Make Something Beautiful Out of Something Broken
(I tell this story with a fun video over my new YouTube channel, let me know what you think! The essay continues below) The year was 2015. It was the…
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The Courage to Be Seen Learning
I recently found a tiny bit of optimism in the unlikeliest of places. I was in a coffee shop near Boston Common (while on a 2-week adventure exploring the city). …
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A Simple Life Hack that Works: This is Only a Test
I spend most of my day trying to outsmart my brain. You see, my brain is very talented at getting me to NOT do things that are good for me,…
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Keep Changing, You Just Get More Who You Really Are
“Well, it’s easy. I just threw away all the parts that weren’t ‘Steve.’” I had been sitting with my friend Josh Kaufman in Colorado. I was struggling to make progress…
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Be Careful of the Past You Never Knew (Nostalgia vs. Anemoia)
Ever looked at a photo from a bygone era and wondered what it would be like to live in that moment? Congratulations, you experienced something called “anemoia.” It’s kind of…
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How to Define “Success” (for Insecure Overachievers)
My name is Steve, and I’m a recovering “insecure overachiever.” Now, you might be thinking “Steve you ragamuffin, what does that even mean?” Here’s how the BBC describes it: ”Decades…
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Appreciation of the Unknown
The last few years have been…interesting. Since 2009, I’ve shared quite a bit of my life on the internet. Not just fitness content, but also my (mis)adventures, ups and downs,…
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Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Do You Even Like Juice?
I’ve been on quite the “amazing human” documentary kick lately. Documentaries about humans doing incredible things (or incredibly hubristic things) worthy of a documentary… That I have absolutely NO DESIRE…
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Stuck in a Rut? Do the Opposite
I’m currently writing this newsletter from a house on a lake in Fort Collins, Colorado. (You won’t read it for another week, but let’s just time travel back to last…
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The Lindy Effect: How to Avoid Hype and Get Results that Work
Are you familiar with the “Lindy Effect?” The Lindy Effect, coined by Albert Goldman in 1965, was named after Lindy’s Deli in New York City. Diner patrons noticed that shows…