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The Necessary, Uncomfortable Act of Becoming Caterpillar Goo
This essay is also published over on my Substack. Do you know what happens when a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly? If you’re like me, you read Eric Carle’s delightful…
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A Tale of 3 Summers: Different River, Different Man
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and not the same man.” -Aphorism attributed to the philosopher Heraclitus In July of 2024,…
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Wayfinding over Warp Speed: an alternative to big plans and life goals
(This essay is adapted from Chapter 10 of How to Try Again. It is also published on Substack) When we plan out our future goals, our brains believe we’re on…
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How to Write a Bestselling Book in 10 Easy Steps (over 20 years)
In The Iliad & The Odyssey, Odysseus leaves home and goes on a 20-year… well, odyssey. In July of 2006, I departed from my hometown of Sandwich, Massachusetts (yes, that’s…
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Will your new routine succeed or fail? This is the biggest indicator.
(This essay is also published on Substack) I’ve been researching and writing about empathetic behavior change for the last 17 years. (This makes me feel proud and old.) Over that…
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The Frustrating Importance of “Wasted Effort.”
(This essay is also published on Substack) Matt Johnson and Jay McCarroll filmed the wrong movie. In 2023, fresh off the film-festival buzz and success with Johnson’s wildly underrated film Blackberry,…
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The Beautiful Art of Starting Ugly (for Recovering Perfectionists)
(This essay is also published on my Substack) FUN ANNOUNCEMENT: my new book How to Try Again was just named an instant National Bestseller! Last week was one of the most fun weeks of my…
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Why we should surround ourselves with failure
Let’s talk about a complicated topic: failure. After spending years researching failure for How to Try Again, my relationship with it has changed, all thanks to a trip to the actual Museum…
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How to Try Again is NOW AVAILABLE
We did it! Holy crap we did it. Four years ago, I took a big step back from the company I started, Nerd Fitness, to start work on a project…
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The Importance of Declaring “Expectation Bankruptcy”
My new book, How to Try Again, is now available. This essay is built around a philosopohy from my book. I have high expectations for myself. There are things I hope to…