Comfort Is a Masking of the Self
Are comfort and suffering the extreme ends of a continuum, or is it more…
Words, words.
Honor Is My Idol
My wife, Amy, is good at pointing out when I’ve lost the plot. Whether…
Should I Now Seek Suffering?
A few weeks ago Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson sat down with author Arthur Brooks…
The Treasure Is the Toil
Hard work is devotion. Say it out loud, “I devote myself.” Is it true?…
The Light and the Heat
Take a close look at this building. It’s blanketed in years’ worth of ivy.…
Mastering the Mental Game
Three days before the race, I could barely walk. The pain felt too real…
I was lucky, I was doomed.
The Hidden Shame of Privilege My dad loved to tell stories during dinner. Heroic…
It’s What You Know for Sure That Just Ain’t So
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you in trouble.
It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." -- Mark Twain
Are You a Pragmatist or a Paladin?
Pragmatist: “This is a job. The job provides me with sustenance; beyond sustenance, economic…