Ever see one of those smug posts online? You know the type. Usually it’s someone loses weight, builds muscle, or hits some big goal under challenging circumstances. And then they throw in the punchline: “What’s your excuse?” Don’t you just hate when people do that? Shove it in right your face like that. People who … Read more
“You are not your job, you’re not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. You are all singing, all dancing crap of the world.” ― Tyler Durden, Fight Club You might have heard about identity-based habits. If … Read more
You’re a worm. I said it again. Don’t like hearing that? Doesn’t suit your vanity, does it? Too bad. In Spanish, the word for worm is gusano. I like that word. When I tell people this, they usually get defensive, like being called a worm is some kind of insult. They shoot back, thinking, Who … Read more
Total Recall is a classic sci-fi action movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid, a construction worker who dreams of visiting Mars. Set in a dystopian future, Quaid becomes entangled in a complex plot when he undergoes a memory-implant procedure meant to give him the experience of a lifetime. However, things go awry when the procedure … Read more
I was playing a shooter game, something like Counter-Strike, where the goal is simple—kill as many players from the opposing team as possible on each map. Problem: I sucked. Badly. My kill-to-death ratio? A miserable 1:10. I was getting wrecked every single time, losing more often than winning, but I kept at it. After a … Read more