Have you read Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project? In it, she talks about how she uses a resolutions chart to basically grade herself on life. You are what you repeatedly do. Are the character traits you hope people will use at your funeral the ones you’re emulating on a regular basis? I’ve kept a resolutions… Read More: The most valuable habit I ever adopted »
Too long; Didn’t read summary Eat Eggs and avocados for first meal Spinach, whole milk or heavy cream, and frozen berries in smoothie form, for second meal Lots of vegetables and some sort of beans for final meal Avoid Sugar Grains Misc Aim to keep your body in a fasted state for 16 hours each… Read More: What I eat (ideally, most of the time, perhaps) »
The title is a reminder to myself. I’m not calling you stupid. I’m working on Life Bucket List item #18 — find the good kind of six-pack. All my previous articles on fitness have been about trying to make daily exercising into a habit. That’s all well and good and awesome and all, but diet matters… Read More: It’s Diet, Stupid »
Oh hey, look, more book reviews. Cataloochee, A Novel by Wayne Caldwell Ambitious novel telling the story of a few generations living in the area in Tennessee that is now the Great Smokey Mountains. The prose was true to the “country” way of talking, but not pretty. There were a lot of characters, but the most… Read More: Book Reviews – December 2017 »
I’m working on Operation Get Strong, You Weakling! and reading some of my past articles for advice. No, I don’t think that’s embarrassing. When I was walking myself through learning to cook like my mom and thinking about what worked for my early retirement dream, I decided I needed to: Formulate a good story for why… Read More: You Manage What You Measure — Fitness Edition »
In my book, I have little “Action Plans” you can do if you want concrete steps on how to retire. The first Action Plan is to picture what you want your life post-retirement to look like. You have to understand why you want this because it has to matter to you on a deeper level.… Read More: Get stronger, not thinner »
I’m working on life bucket list items #18 and #19 — Operation something, something health and fitness. The goal is to make daily exercise into a routine, long-term habit that, eventually, I spend minimal mental energy on. Here are my notes from The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg in case you skip my book review posts. Your… Read More: Consider your possible excuses »
A dear friend gushed about how a book, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love, by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller, helped her stop picking the wrong guy. She explained it like this — when you’re on a date, stop thinking “does this guy like me?” and start… Read More: Find Someone With Whom You Can Build an Empire »
If you retire first, everything else you try becomes easier. Not easy. Just easier. In retirement, you have enough mental energy and time to structure big projects to minimize the possibility of failure. What works for you personally and specifically? How can you make it easy for yourself to succeed? Do it first and hope it spills… Read More: Think big and thorough »
I wrote a book! Holy crap, you guys, I wrote a book! I’m just as stunned as you are. Probably more giddy though. Or maybe you’re not stunned because I’ve been yammering on about it for a while now. Regardless, I’m officially crossing off Life Bucket List Item #6. Yeah, baby! Give me a second… Read More: Bucket List Item Complete! – Write a book »