We spent the weekend camping at Ricketts Glenn state park. That camping trip wasn't just fun—it was strategic slowing down period against the modern life's go go go culture. Most people think of renewal as something soft and optional. But these renewal benefits - less stress, a mental break, stronger social bonds - are as … Continue reading 1507. Real life Renewal: When Nature Becomes the Reset Button
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1506. Renewal Without the Woo: The Practical Science of Reset
Renewal is. ot some mystical practice requiring crystals and chanting. It's practical neuroscience in action. Your brain operates on oscillations - that’s a fact. It's designed to pulse between focus and diffuse modes—not run in a constant state of high alert. And when you ignore this biological reality, you're fighting against your own hardware. Here's … Continue reading 1506. Renewal Without the Woo: The Practical Science of Reset
1505. Interdependent Renewal
Let's get real about renewal. We've been treating it like a solo project—something you do alone on your yoga mat while the rest of the world keeps sprinting toward burnout. This approach is doomed. Here's why: Your personal renewal practice is constantly fighting against the collective madness around you. It's like trying to meditate in … Continue reading 1505. Interdependent Renewal
1504. Moment-by-Moment Renewal: The Practice of Present Awareness
How do you actually practice renewal not just as an occasional retreat, but as a continuous thread woven through your everyday life? “micro-renewals” Tiny practices integrated into your existing routine that don’t require additional time. The power of these practices comes not from their duration but from their intentionality. Each one creates a momentary reset—a … Continue reading 1504. Moment-by-Moment Renewal: The Practice of Present Awareness
1503. Breaking the Cycle of False Productivity
We've been circling around a difficult truth: Most of what passes for "productivity" in our culture is actually a sophisticated form of avoidance. The endless inbox clearing. The constant Slack checking. The meeting after meeting. The perpetual list-making. These activities give us the comforting illusion of progress while keeping us from the deeper work—both professional … Continue reading 1503. Breaking the Cycle of False Productivity
1502. The effects of our decisions
Every single decision that we make as an effect on ourselves Kind of amazing right? Especially because we make about 35,000 decisions per day Holy shit. And everyone one of them really does have an effect on us. the thing is, some of these effects take years to surface, others right away. If we choose … Continue reading 1502. The effects of our decisions
1501. Doing it when we say
It’s about doing what we say we’re going to do. Being there on time Showing up Doing the thing And really doing it , really being there Not on your phone Or with a stank attitude Without any lame excuses Doing it because we said we were going to do it And if we really … Continue reading 1501. Doing it when we say
1500. Training for an ultramarathon with coach Claude.ai – Our Conversation
Isn't this conversation amazing? It's definitely one of the more practical ways to use AI as an assistant - creating personalized systems for tracking progress toward specific goals, whether for fitness, education, work projects, or other areas where consistent check-ins are valuable. In this article you'l find the prompt I sent to claude.ai, along with … Continue reading 1500. Training for an ultramarathon with coach Claude.ai – Our Conversation
1499. The Dark Side of Renewal: Facing What Emerges in the Quiet
We've painted renewal in a warm, inviting light. But there's a dark side: real renewal isn't always comfortable, maybe as far as mostof the time, renewal makes you want to crawl out of your skin or distract yourself with the closest thing possible. When you finally slow down after months (years?) of constant motion, we’ll … Continue reading 1499. The Dark Side of Renewal: Facing What Emerges in the Quiet
1498. Renewal as Identity: Moving Beyond Doing to Being
We've explored renewal as a practice, as rebellion, as infrastructure, and as productivity. But there's a deeper dimension we haven't touched yet: renewal as identity. Most people approach renewal as something they do. But the breakthrough comes when renewal becomes who you are. Think about the people you admire most. What makes them magnetic isn't … Continue reading 1498. Renewal as Identity: Moving Beyond Doing to Being
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