On April 13, 2019, I dislocated my shoulder during a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition. It took about 5 minutes and some help from a teammate to get it back in place. A month later during a regular class I dislocated it again (minorly this time; it went right back in) while rolling "nice and easy". … Continue reading Dealing with Downtime
Category: Growth
Life on a Beach
Jordan Peterson, author of 12 Rules for Life, was interviewed by Joe Rogan on one of his many, many podcasts that I happened to listen to on a run one day. On this particular podcast, something that Dr. Peterson said stuck with me. He described how movies portray the heroine or hero at the end … Continue reading Life on a Beach
Opening Doors of Opportunity
At 42, I'm only now seeing the benefit of having opened many doors of opportunity in my life. When the shit hits the fan with whatever I'm doing, so to speak, I can just go through one of those other doors. While a professor of mathematics, statistics, and actuarial science, I have picked up several … Continue reading Opening Doors of Opportunity
Less Comfort and More Suffering
Over the last few months, I have been training and dropping weight for the Victory Grappling Championships, a jiu jitsu tournament that was held on Saturday, April 13, 2019. In the last week, I had to drop a few pounds. This was easier than it ever has been. A big reason for this was that … Continue reading Less Comfort and More Suffering
Annoyance Control
The Daily Stoic is delivered to my inbox every morning. It offers a meditation for the day grounded in the philosophy of stoicism. For 2019, I'm getting a double dose of meditations as I am also working through Ryan Holiday's book The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living. Yes, … Continue reading Annoyance Control
