When it comes to setting goals – establishing a morning routine, for example, or breaking a bad habit – we often underestimate the effort and time required. Of course, once we define the full scope of work, it becomes obvious that lowballing the time frame leads to an inevitable end. We panic, and then most … Continue reading Get in the Habit with Better-Than-Nothing Behaviour
Category: The Davis Daily
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The Kindness of People: A Day on the Trail
A short time in the woods is proven to bring peace to a chaotic mind and restore your faith in humanity.
Trippin’ on Life: Falling Back to Leap Forward
This post is brought to you by a hellish week. 🙇 The Monday started off fine, but I wasn’t nearly as productive as I had hoped to be. Still, I got shit done. And then Tuesday hit, with the case of the Mondays showing up a day late, bringing along with it feelings of self-doubt … Continue reading Trippin’ on Life: Falling Back to Leap Forward
I was Expelled from High School: the TSN Turning Point of my Life
What if I said being kicked out of high school was the best thing that has ever happened to me? Some would be embarrassed to reveal such a skeleton in their closest – and rightly so – but I bare those bones like a badge of honour. My expulsion was the catalyst to this journey … Continue reading I was Expelled from High School: the TSN Turning Point of my Life
Soldiers and stagehands: a powerful adage on patience
What it means to hurry up and wait. A life lesson from soldiers and stagehands in 279 words on The Davis Daily.
Opportunities Aren’t Given – They’re Earned
I love sports – watching and playing them. The competitiveness, the epic plays and the elation of winning, it’s invigorating. Of course, sports are so much more than just games. To the professional athlete earning a living, it’s a career; to the amateur baller or rink rat, it’s a healthy workout; and to the elderly … Continue reading Opportunities Aren’t Given – They’re Earned
