Musonius Rufus: • We have covered embracing voluntary discomfort. Yes it will “make you stronger.” But how does this actually work? William Irvine breaks down several stoic principles in his book A Guide to the Good Life. He gives 3 specific reasons to embrace discomfort (adapted from first century stoic philosopher Musonious Rufus): 1. Voluntary Discomfort hardens us. If…
Sun worship: • Comprehensive and enlightening article from Outside Online. I love the title, Is Sunscreen the New Margarine. Hopefully the headline alone will cause some people to read and find out that margarine is a horrible poisonous atrocity.• The article dives in to some interesting literature on skin cancer and mortality. If you develop non-melanoma skin…
Practice: • Is practice a verb or a noun? We often think of it as something we do, whether it is medicine, golf, guitar. George Leonard argues (in his book Mastery) that we should think of it more as a noun, something we have, something we are. Practice is Tao in Chinese and do in Japanese, but these words more directly translate to path or way.…
Winter: • We have covered this before, but it is very important to look at the protein content of your food. The higher protein intake, the less you will overeat. Ted Naiman stresses this, but also the carb to fat ratio. He says to avoid ALL foods that are moderate in carbs and fat. In nature, the…
Happy New Year to everyone. We all have an opportunity for a fresh start; to reflect on what we are grateful for from 2018, and to strategically forget what didn’t go so well last year. Give yourself some time to sit down and think about what big plans you have for this year: a new work…
