Find beauty in everyday moments, starting with easy ones and gradually moving to more challenging ones.
Overcoming the Fear of Aging
Society often portrays aging negatively, associating it with weakness and irrelevance, leading to fear and shame.
Society often portrays aging negatively, associating it with weakness and irrelevance, leading to fear and shame.
Expanding Beyond Our Old Self-View
When we’re looking to grow, what we’re really trying to do is step into a new, expanded view of ourselves.
When we’re looking to grow, what we’re really trying to do is step into a new, expanded view of ourselves.
The Practice of Letting Go
Most of our stresses and frustrations come from our unwillingness to let go.
Most of our stresses and frustrations come from our unwillingness to let go.
What Happens When You Walk or Run Daily, Without Tech
Without technology, I feel more present, more open to experiences in the world.
Without technology, I feel more present, more open to experiences in the world.
The Practice of Examining Our Beliefs
The practice starts with trying to discover the thought or belief that causes your action (or inaction).
The practice starts with trying to discover the thought or belief that causes your action (or inaction).
Turning Towards a Task You’ve Been Avoiding for Weeks
Let’s imagine that there’s a big task you’ve been avoiding for weeks (or maybe a bunch of them!) …
Let’s imagine that there’s a big task you’ve been avoiding for weeks (or maybe a bunch of them!) …
Transforming Overwhelm Into a Creative, Productive Energy
Overwhelm from tasks, messages, and more is completely normal. It’s based on a fear that we can’t handle everything coming our way.
Overwhelm from tasks, messages, and more is completely normal. It’s based on a fear that we can’t handle everything coming our way.
Transforming Our Complaints Into Something Generative
The first thing I realized is that I have difficulty with people who complain … because I have a hard time loving the part of myself that complains.
The first thing I realized is that I have difficulty with people who complain … because I have a hard time loving the part of myself that complains.
The Season of Restarting Habits
This is a skill — restarting is simply coming back to zero, and embracing Beginner’s Mind.
This is a skill — restarting is simply coming back to zero, and embracing Beginner’s Mind.
A Short Guide to Dealing With Discouragement
One of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of our personal progress is discouragement.
One of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of our personal progress is discouragement.
The Surprising Value of Rest
Today I’m feeling sore and tired from hard strength workouts, playing lots of basketball, and doing a hill sprint session yesterday with my son.
Today I’m feeling sore and tired from hard strength workouts, playing lots of basketball, and doing a hill sprint session yesterday with my son.
How to Autoregulate Your Habits
When most people try to start a new habit — like exercise, meditation, waking early, journaling — they tend to try to go as hard as they can.
When most people try to start a new habit — like exercise, meditation, waking early, journaling — they tend to try to go as hard as they can.
The Powerful Effect of Bringing Play Into Your Life
In truth, this is most of the day for many people. Trying to coerce ourselves to do stuff.
In truth, this is most of the day for many people. Trying to coerce ourselves to do stuff.
Our Mistaken Ideas About What Makes Us Happy
Think about how you normally spend your days — and then think about whether that’s making you happy.
Think about how you normally spend your days — and then think about whether that’s making you happy.
Building Trust in Yourself
If we could trust ourselves fully, so many things become effortless.
If we could trust ourselves fully, so many things become effortless.