What did the American frontier understand about life that we seem to be forgetting? When people look back on the American frontier, they often focus on the imagery. Wide open land. Long journeys. Isolated…
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My wife is the one who finally convinced me that routines aren’t restrictive—they’re freeing. At her urging, I put together a short morning checklist. It’s simple enough that I no longer need to write…
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I’m going to say something mildly controversial: our grandparents were better at life than we are. Not smarter. Not more enlightened. Just better at the boring, practical stuff that actually matters—feeding a family, managing…
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Have you ever felt like life has gotten a little too predictable? You wake up, go to work, do the same handful of tasks, eat the same foods, and unwind with the same habits…
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Many people coast through life on auto-pilot for years or decades of their life. They’re not “checked out” exactly, but not nearly as engaged as they could be on a minute-by-minute level. I’ve had…
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Every millennial guy goes through their “productivity hacks” phase of life, and it turns out I’m no exception. Just out of college I realized I wasn’t very good at managing my own time, and…
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The brain is a dynamic organ made of neurons and other types of cells. With every experience, your brain is changed and reshaped in countless ways, constantly optimizing itself to the environment you put…
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If you’re married, your marriage is one of the most important relationships in your life. The success of your marriage will likely dictate how things are going in every area of your life, and…
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In our first two years of marriage I took minimalism so far that it became a point of tension between my wife and I, and a frequent point of debate with my friends. Looking…
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I have no reservations in saying that my life is a quest for happiness. A lot of people can’t seem to admit that about themselves, or would rather frame it in a way that…
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For a long time, I’ve noticed that people make problems more complicated than they really need to be. No judgement here, I do it too. It’s just easier to notice when someone else does…
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In any natural process, entropy within a system gradually increases over time. In other words, things start falling apart. We can observe this in our bodies, which, as they age, begin to break down…
