On a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Podcast, Dakota Meyer details an incident where we willingly went back into enemy territory to save the lives of over two dozen fellow soldiers. From that mission, Meyer describes a hand to hand combat situation in which he took the life of an enemy soldier. Here are some thoughts on that part of the conversation:

Dakota Meyer (JRE): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyEcUJTskYA&t=356s

Dakota Meyer (Full Episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlDUYhZvU9s&t=2s

Getting up from your desk, walking into a meeting, starting a workout, these are all transitional moments where we should be checking in with ourselves. Just a few moments a day can greatly ease suffering. How do you check in with yourself? What's the most effective way I've found to do it? Here are my thoughts on how you can make the most out of transitional moments.

According to many credible studies, gratitude may be the key to more happiness. How do we channel gratitude? What can we do to show more gratitude in our lives? Here are my thoughts on a quote from social marketer Brad Einarsen.

The key to 3x productivity is tomatoes?!

Tomato Timer: https://tomato-timer.com/

Are you constantly telling other people what you're going to do and how you're going to do it? I've been there. "I'm gonna lose 20 lbs....I'm gonna save 20k this year...I'm going back to school to become a psychologist." Telling other people about your goals may actually be holding you back from achieving them.

Psychology Today: https://bit.ly/2LYNL47

Getting ghosted over email sucks. Here are my thoughts on how I get people to email me back in less than five minutes.

Never Split the Difference: https://amzn.to/2aKsLgG

“You have permission not to write, you do not have permission to do anything else” - Neil Gaiman (From The Tim Ferriss Show)

The Tim Ferriss Show (Neil Gaiman): https://apple.co/2MrCH0t

We all have felt anger in our lives, both warranted and unwarranted. Many times, the things that make us most angry are the most temporary: getting pushed on the street, a petty insult, someone cutting you off in traffic. Here are my thoughts on confronting that anger and letting it go.

This past weekend, I spent a few days in Denver hanging out with friends and talking about the stresses of life: relationships, homeowning, jobs, etc. One thing we did do was spend a hell of a lot of time outdoors. Here are my thoughts on how spending 20 min per day outside can change your life.

Some thoughts on staying close to what you love, and how to move forward when your original purpose/passion starts to slip.