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  • The dose makes the poison

    Reality is always far nobler than any projection. – Robert A. Johnson The other day I saw a cyclist speed past a dog walker, almost hitting the dog. I wanted to yell out. How…

  • The power of negative thinking

    Tranquility is nothing less than the good ordering of the mind Marcus Aurelius Thoughts like to be believed You’re staring at a computer screen. There’s an important task you need to do, but you’ve…

  • Seeing through a blind spot

    Left-brained…analytical mind…The person who thinks they’re going to solve all their life’s problems by thinking.” Oliver Burkeman Think of your mind like an extremely powerful computer. It’s great at analyzing, abstracting and reasoning. Next…

  • Exercise as exercise

    He felt athletic, he felt strong. In the gym, he could squat 400 pounds for multiple repetitions, he said, and he could bench-press close to the same amount. Plus, he loved how he looked.…

  • Painting into corners

    The problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts. Bertrand Russell Three great lies that nearly all of us tell ourselves:…

  • For the love of money

    Don’t let, don’t let, don’t let money fool you The O’Jays I’ve always liked saving money.I receive money, and whether it’s two or two thousand dollars, I move it off to one side, and…

  • Street furniture

    Leisure is an attitude of mind and a condition of the soul that fosters a capacity to receive the reality of the world. Joseph Pieper It’s Saturday morning. It’s 11 degrees celsius (51F), but…

  • Seinfeld the Stoic

    At first glance, Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t look or act like a Stoic. His stand-up routine is emotive and stacked with complaints, his car collection is in triple figures and his net worth is over…

  • May 2024

    Bristling After an early morning swim, I rode home and noticed everyone looking spritely, fresh, showered, well-heeled. Or still exercising, walking, strolling, hustling. Bustling and bristling. Melbourne achieves this energy in certain parts of town,…