If we want to lose weight, the obvious approach is to eat less and ramp up cardio. This actually works pretty well in the short-run. But in the long run, our bodies adapt to the lower food intact, activity level inevitably recedes, and we end up with a maintenance caloric intake lower than where we …
Author: Brandon
Technology as an enabler
During my latest interview on the Future of Mobility podcast, Ed Olson (CEO and Founder of May Mobility) gave some valuable insight into the way he thinks about appealing to consumers with new technology. Using automated driving as an example, his company doesn’t market their automated driving solution as the cornerstone of their offering, but …
Have we already forgotten?
The world was flipped on its head earlier this year. We were forced to stay home. Our everyday lives disappeared, and were replaced with something new. This has gradually begun to reverse. Bits and pieces of our old, “normal” life are returning. With this return, it’s easy to get sucked into taking everything back, but …
Searching for happiness
When are we happiest? It isn’t when we’re trying to be happy, or when we’re doing something because we think it will make us happy. If anything, these happiest moments come when we aren’t thinking about ourselves at all. They’re when an incredible event steals our attention. Or when we’re so present in an activity, …
Reflecting – Delight
…my three guiding rules of life: First, whenever possible, connect with others. Second, with enthusiasm, strive to always create fun and delight for others. And third, lean into each moment and every encounter expecting magic or miracles. Adam Robinson, The Tim Ferriss Show – Brandon
Building something authentic
What does it mean to be authentic? Flipping the question on its head, we all know what the opposite looks like. We know the feeling of listening to an overly rehearsed response, or dealing with highly polished individuals. We know how much it turns us off when every email sounds like a PhD thesis. This …
Seeing the water
The below post, from Seth Godin on his website, beautifully highlights the difficulty we have seeing the areas in life where we were given an advantage. Since we have these blessings, we brush them off, or don’t even notice them. Like a fish doesn’t notice the water it’s swimming in. Today, why not try to …
Dead hangs
The difference between the difficulty of a typical pull-up you see in the gym compared to a true dead hang pull-up that ends with chest-to-bar isn’t a 10% upgrade in difficulty, or even a 50% change. A true dead hang pull-up is closer to 3 or 4 times as hard as an acceptable “normal” pull-up. …
The purpose of the conversation
Wendy Byrde from Ozark is far from an admirable character. She’s manipulative and arguably just an all-around bad person. But there’s one quality of hers that has stood out to me as remarkable. When Wendy goes into an important conversation, she goes in with a mission. And she doesn’t veer from that mission. It doesn’t …
Reflecting – Deciding to go around
“A very wise person once told me, “When it comes to overcoming obstacles, there are three kinds of people. The first kind sees most obstacles as insurmountable and walks away. The second kind sees an obstacle and says, I can overcome it, and starts to dig under, climb over, or blast through it. The third …