"Since the pandemic started, I've wanted to stay connected with our community. Through the form of a weekly blog, I share my insights and reflections on various topics."
Does the number that an athlete wears impact their performance or our perception of them? A recent NPR Morning Edition story suggested that the numbers that athletes wear make them look leaner and faster.
The Scottish poet Robert Burns is recognized for saying, "There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing." This certainly held true on Monday night in Milwaukee. As background, Aaron Rodgers, a quarterback in the National Football League, after 18 years playing for the Green Bay Packers, signed a contract to play with the New York Jets.
Oliver Burkeman’s book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, tackles the age-old problem of how people should manage their time. In particular, the book focuses on how people should prioritize what they need to do and want to do and, ultimately, how to lead happier, more fulfilling lives.
In books on health and wellbeing, I’ve noticed references to the Hawthorne effect. The easiest way for me to define it is to quote from Peter Attia’s book on longevity, Outlive. Dr. Attia was describing his treatment to help patients improve their nutrition by using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM).
Last week, we moved my daughter into her dorm, and she started classes this week as a freshman. I had completely mixed emotions, as, on the one hand, I know that our job as parents is to prepare our children for independence and good citizenship. On the other hand, I didn’t want to let go.
Views on perfectionism and perfectionists are varied, but I think that most people believe that the positives of perfectionism outweigh the negatives. Thomas Curran, a professor at the London School of Economics, takes a different view and wrote about it in his book, The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough.