On The Move

I try to have faith and hope, but mostly I’m tongue-in-cheek at my core. Which is a polite way of saying that a half century in; I’m a skinny, bald, reformed people-pleaser who has almost entirely lost the plot, operating like captain jack sparrow in a sterile world that strictly requires an itinerary. By most standard societal metrics, I should have a curated life by now. I should have an ergonomic chair, a sensible mutual fund, a lawn I feel strongly about, maybe even an op

The Architecture of an Effective Practice Generic gratitude lists fail because the brain habituates quickly to static positive concepts. An effective practice relies on cognitive reactivation: forcing the brain to retrieve specific sensory details, recognize operational friction overcome, and acknowledge external dependencies. Part 1: The Daily Written Protocol (5–7 Minutes) Use this structure once daily—either early morning before external inputs arrive, or late evening duri

On episode #680 of This Past Weekend, comedian Theo Von sat down with ultra-endurance athlete Mark Dowdle. Fresh off a mind-boggling victory at the Last Soul Ultra in Germany—where he ran 395 miles in just under four days—Dowdle would be expected to talk splits, shoe choices, and electrolyte strategy. Instead, the conversation quickly mutated into a profound philosophical exploration of human suffering, the modern search for meaning, and why some people have to run across con