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Meditations I recommended The Daily Stoic in February as part of your morning routine. Each page provides a framing and intention for that particular day of…

Sep 15

Why We Sleep In Episode 14 of the RARE SENSE Podcast, I interviewed the “sleep genius,” Rob Sweetman. During that discussion, he mentioned Matthew Walker and…

Aug 15

OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?How many of us have asserted that something is “unconstitutional” at some point in our lives? And yet, when was the last time you perused our fo…

Jul 15

The Happiness Hypothesis I’m going to keep it short and sweet this month. The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt details ten great ideas from ancient wisdom that sti…

Jun 15

Breath This month's article was about breathing and its importance to mind fitness. The book that taught me why that’s true is Breath by James Nestor. …

May 15

Waking Up Of all the meditation apps out there, Sam Harris’s Waking Up is the best one, in my opinion. It’s straightforward, efficient, and focused on the…

Apr 15

How to Change Your Mind This month’s article and podcast episode were all about “drugs,” specifically psychedelics, and how they might impact the fitness of our minds i…

Mar 15

The Daily Stoic Since this month’s article was about defining “mind fitness,” I thought I would recommend a book that can work into anyone’s regimen. A friend s…

Feb 16

Atomic Habits As we kick off the New Year, I figured there’s no better time to read Atomic Habits by James Clear. Examining our behavior patterns and potentia…

Jan 15

Dec 29, 2022

The Biology of Belief This month’s article was about the power of belief. If you want to overcome what ails you mentally, you can no longer give it strength. And this…

Dec 16, 2022

The War of Art This month’s article was about artistic creation and why it’s vital to mind fitness development. If there was ever a “how to art” book, it’s thi…

Nov 16, 2022

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