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This is a black and white winner’s podium. There are three platforms. The tallest is in the centre. It has the number one engraved on the front. The second tallest platform is on the right, with the number 2 engraved on the front. And the shortest platform is on the left. It has the number 3 engraved on the front. Each platform of the podium is empty. The winners are yet to be determined.

Squash (the sport) and 5 universal lessons about success

December 16, 20233 Comments

What it takes to win in life, your career, and a meaningless squash tournament. In 618 words on The Davis Daily.

A stick figure man is lying in bed. He looks exhausted. There are bags under his eyes, his four strands of hair are dishevelled, and his mouth is a squiggly line. The blanket is rumpled and a plump pillow supports the figure’s head.

How to avoid “Richard’s Intrusion” and master your morning mindset

October 16, 202313 Comments

The secret to starting your day with the right frame of mind: in 394 words on The Davis Daily.

Three brown square tiles are laid out on a white background. The centre tile is propped up slightly, sitting atop the bottom-right corner of the left tile and the bottom left corner of the right tile. The left tile is slightly angled away from the centre tile; the right is also angled away from the centre tile. A black letter and a black number are etched into each tile. On the left tile is the letter W and the number 4. The centre tile features the letter T and the number 1. The letter F and the number 4 are on the right tile. The tiles are from the board game Scrabble, and they form the acronym WTF.

Scrabble: how my mom “rigged” the game (and why you should, too)

October 1, 2023October 1, 20233 Comments

Small but mighty. A short lesson about the compound effect in 264 words | The Davis Daily.

There’s an open box but its contents aren’t visible. A grey shadow covers the right side. What do you think is inside?

In memory

September 16, 202314 Comments

Read 452 words about facing loss to move forward | The Davis Daily

A monstrous tidal wave curls over a turbulent sea. The wave’s tip is like a hand reaching forward. The water below is helpless against the unstoppable surge. Some call it fate.

Resistentia amor fati

September 3, 2023September 3, 202316 Comments

109 words about purpose, fulfilment, and the futile push back against fate | The Davis Daily

A towering cumulonimbus cloud covers the sky. The cloud has a rounded anvil-shaped top and a dark, shadowy base. A bolt of lightning strikes toward the ground. Rain drops fall alongside the streak of energy.

The mind’s eye: a thunderstory with Mr. Hammond

August 26, 20231 Comment

A high school drama teacher’s lesson about theatre of the mind. In 495 words on The Davis Daily.

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