Is it Too Late to Start? Late Starts & Overwhelming Success
So you want to know if it is too late for you to get started. Want to be an exceptional, world-beating athlete? Well, the standard recommendation is: slide out the womb, grab a racket, a bat or a ball immediately, pick a sport and never…
Skewed Values, Unpaid Dues
Money is supposed to represent value. The more value you provide, the more money you get. But when bankers make more than doctors, teachers or police officers I think it fair to say money no longer represents what it once did. And people conflate success…
How to Learn – Why Bad Grades Might be Good
So I’m learning some fascinating stuff on how to learn and how bad grades might be good. Why it took me til the ripe old age of 29 to figure this stuff is beyond me, but I’ll save the complaints about the education system and…
The #1 Way To DESTROY ADDICTION: Aversive Counterconditioning
Addiction is a harrowing thing. It’ll chew you up and spit it up if you let it. Often it’ll chew you up and spit you out even if you don’t let it. There are many techniques used to overcome addiction all with some level of…
How Long Does It Take To Form a Habit?
Everyone wants to know exactly how long it takes to form a habit. “Just tell me, is it two weeks? Or one month? I just need to know.” And I’ve asked this question many times too. We ask this question because we desperately neeeeed to…