Brad Pilon writes about the goal some men have of being “shredded”: getting their body fat to such a low percentage that you can see their six-pack abs. Pilon advises remaining aware of how pleasant or not the journey is to your destination. He is not saying, “Don’t get ripped.” Sure, by all means, if that’s …
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Pinkcast 2.14. This is the best time of day to exercise | Daniel H. Pink
For a few years, I used to do a dumbbell routine in the mornings, rising at about 530 or 6am to do so. I still find the mornings the best time to do a short yoga or bodyweight/calisthenics routine. Since I’ve been working out with kettlebells, I have taken to exercising after work — usually …
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Maxims and Mottoes
“Indecision causes suffering.” A line my first coach used a lot and that explains a lot of suffering I see in myself and others. I also used this to diagnose character motivations when I was in a fiction-writing group. Another of his maxims: “Why are you making it so hard?” Said to myself whenever I …
Dream
Liz and I are sitting in a church, in the front row of the wooden pews. There is a brick wall about six feet in front of us. The walls to the left and right feel close. There are many pews behind us, full of churchgoers. I can’t say whether there is a preacher or …
Fortunes
Two fortunes from last night’s Neo-China takeout: “Storms make oaks take deeper root. Spectacular accomplishment is never preceded by less than spectacular preparation.” Both very apropos considering my (and everyone’s) job situation at the moment. I wonder: How do young oaks prepare for storms?
Austin Kleon: Feeling blocked? Play with blocks!
One of my Friday joys is writer and artist Austin Kleon’s newsletter of 10 items he thinks worth sharing. They are sometimes links to his blog (his daily blogging inspired me to start my own daily blogging experiment) or to other items that caught his attention. His February 6 blog post (click this post’s title …
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Leon Redbone
I first became acquainted with Mr. Redbone, not through his Saturday Night Live appearance, but when I was caught by the cover of his Double Time album at Reader’s Corner in Raleigh, NC. I bought the album, liked his sound, and sought out more of his odd blend of old-time Americana parlor songs smattered with …
Fast Company: “This Is What It’s Like To Not Own A Smartphone In 2018”
Kathleen Davis’ “think piece” — you can read it in under four minutes — briskly surveys the reasons she and her husband continue to use their flip phones. Ten years ago, the story’s angle would have been the exact opposite. She recaps the familiar arguments — the smartphone as fidget and distraction device — and …
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Six Movies
Darkest Hour (2017). Gary Oldman, unrecognizable as usual, as Churchill. I’m unclear, in these historical recreations, on what is real and what is manufactured. But I can tell you the moment of Churchill barging into the Underground was obviously manufactured. Interesting directorial flourishes. It ends on a high note, before the years of privation and …
Gmail Delay Send
An advantage of some desktop or third-party email clients is their ability to schedule sending an email. Outlook 2016 for Windows can do this, as can the macOS and iOS application Spark. There are also services/plugins you can buy to give you this feature, such as Boomerang. At work, I sometimes delay sending emails till …
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