Every year I suggest that all Americans take some time to read a few things to refresh our memories about the founding of our country. It’s probably not a bad practice for all of you who do not live here just for the ideals. Read  The Declaration of Independence...

Learning is not compulsory…neither is survival—W. Edwards Deming, quality master There are people who have a set of things they know and judge all events and actions against that set. There are people who have the continuous unease of not knowing. The former can be...

From Shane Parrish of Brain Food. The entire self-help industry in one sentence: Do what makes mornings exciting and nights peaceful. Will this make me excited to wake up? Will this let me sleep in peace? Everything that fails both tests is noise. Health begins with...

Some of us cannot move our thoughts beyond what happened, could have happened, or should have happened in the past. Some of us dream only of the future, relationships to come, jobs and wealth we could acquire, places to visit. Seth Godin has pointed out, “The best...

Arnold Schwarzenegger observing fitness behavior. The people who find joy in the gym are the most likely to keep showing up to the gym. Fitness is supposed to make us feel better, but many people decide to stress about it. I see the same thing on the nutrition/weight...

Ancient wisdom—You become what you think about. Shane Parrish writing in Brain Food, updated the thought. You become what you scroll. Don’t be like the loser in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade about whom the Last Crusader remarked, “He chose poorly.”