“Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes a fire.” — Nassim Taleb A few years back I read a book called Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder by Nassim Taleb. The title alone intrigued me. How could something gain from disorder? His general premise is that there are three types of systems. Fragile systems are least capable of coping with chaos, resilient systems aren’t affected negatively or positively by it, and antifragile systems actually grow stronger because of it.

In 1990s Robin Dunbar, a British anthropologist, developed a controversial theory about the upper reaches of the human brain for social...

"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something." -TPB Temporarily ignore any negative associations with the...

When I was in grad school I had the pleasure of being taught by an exceptional teacher. Not only was he talented in the practice of...

An old Buddhist parable goes something like this: Two monks, one elder, one younger, were chatting quietly as they walked the old road...

Just the other day I was able to do something that I hadn't been able to do prior to this year. I did several handstand pushups in a row...

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"To sleep, perchance to dream, ay there's the rub. For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this...

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"Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also...

"There is no self to be dissolved, only the notion of self to be transcended." -Thich Nhat Hanh Self is a notion of separation from other...

Depression has been rising like a steady tide in modern times. Suicide rates are at an all time high. Doctors are prescribing...

Many wonderful projects begin with high hopes and sound intentions, but when progress grinds to a halt, those original feelings of...

"True power is not having to use it." -I Ching We live in a culture of action. One in which dogged determination and independent spirit...

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There comes a moment in everyone's life where the black and the white no longer make sense. The clear delineation between right and...

“Learn how to die well and you will know how to live well.” -Unknown Despite spring being a time of birth, there has been a lot of death...

Happy Spring Everyone, Have you been busy? It feels like I have been quite busy recently. I've had new business endeavors, a baby to...

I wrote last week about Daylight Savings Time and its deleterious effects on sleep. This week I want to give you some practical things...