Great post. I follow your instagram and between all the books you read, your adventures, your teaching and your Substack posts, I figured you were super busy but assumed that was just your natural state. Interesting to get a peak inside your life and hear that it really was super busy and became overwhelming. Also, great reflections on identity and work -- sounds like you're headed in a much more sustainable and enjoyable direction.
Unrelated but I would be curious to read your thoughts on a book called The Wolf At the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight It. It involves a bit of psychology by way of claims that loss aversion drives a lot of the anger in the USA, and it also interacts with your interest in schooling as it, I believe, recommends life long retraining/re-skilling for those whose jobs are displaced by technology.
This resonates with me. Decoupling identity and self worth from your work, workouts and all things pertaining to performance had a bearing on my mental health. If I didn’t run 5 miles at 4 AM even if I was injured, meant I was a lazy person. This year I plan to be more mindful of my training.
This resonates with me. Decoupling identity and self worth from your work, workouts and all things pertaining to performance had a bearing on my mental health. If I didn’t run 5 miles at 4 AM even if I was injured, meant I was a lazy person. This year I plan to be more mindful of my training.
Great post. I follow your instagram and between all the books you read, your adventures, your teaching and your Substack posts, I figured you were super busy but assumed that was just your natural state. Interesting to get a peak inside your life and hear that it really was super busy and became overwhelming. Also, great reflections on identity and work -- sounds like you're headed in a much more sustainable and enjoyable direction.
Thanks so much! And, I'll be working on moving in that direction!
Unrelated but I would be curious to read your thoughts on a book called The Wolf At the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight It. It involves a bit of psychology by way of claims that loss aversion drives a lot of the anger in the USA, and it also interacts with your interest in schooling as it, I believe, recommends life long retraining/re-skilling for those whose jobs are displaced by technology.
This looks interesting! Added to my (too long) list.
This resonates with me. Decoupling identity and self worth from your work, workouts and all things pertaining to performance had a bearing on my mental health. If I didn’t run 5 miles at 4 AM even if I was injured, meant I was a lazy person. This year I plan to be more mindful of my training.
It can definitely be a process, as it was in my case, but one well worth it!
This resonates with me. Decoupling identity and self worth from your work, workouts and all things pertaining to performance had a bearing on my mental health. If I didn’t run 5 miles at 4 AM even if I was injured, meant I was a lazy person. This year I plan to be more mindful of my training.