There Are Two Paths To Mastery
I’m not a “foodie”, but I immensely enjoy films about craft. I seek out films, such as this, that delve into the processes of people who excel at their trade.
Essays
Storytelling Changes Us For The Better
When you are open to the exploration of your thoughts, allowing them to formulate without getting hung up on directing them, good things happen.
Feel Grounded Wherever You Are
I fell into the black hole again, deep enough to scare myself into finally reaching out in every direction I could think of for help.
The Powerful Effects Of Convenience To Soften Us
Tim Wu wrote about The Tyranny of Convenience last week in the New York Times. Too much convenience can make us less resilient to the trials which often present themselves.
Reasons and Seasons
One thing these last few months traveling have reinforced is my gratitude for perfectly timed personal connections.
Food Fight
When I was small I wanted to be a baker. I told my mother that I was never having children because I wanted to always be the one to lick the spoon clean after mixing brownie batter.
Dirty Laundry: Sidetracked
Here I am, six weeks into our Dirty Good odyssey still enamored with the lifestyle but of course, still me.
Chase No One.
Chase No One. Lead your own life. Comparison is a double-edged sword. It is a healthy metric for self improvement but unhealthy if our self worth is attached to how we compare to others or our past selves.
Run From What’s Comfortable
What is comfortable? That is a question to be answered differently by each of us. My comfort became routine. The daily habits of rising from bed, obtaining my coffee, working, training, becoming fatigued by midday...