Fixed or Growth Mindset; Which Are You?
Your mindset will determine your success. Do you believe you have set skills, intelligence, and talents, or do you believe you can improve in these areas through effort and learning?...
Field Notes
Field Notes are a mix of thoughtful essays and adventure journaling.
Why Do I Feel Guilty Choosing The Life I Lead
So much of our lives takes place in our heads—in memory or imagination, in speculation or interpretation—that sometimes I feel that I can best change my life by changing the...
The ABC’s of My Well-being; Adrenal Fatigue, Blastocystis hominis, and Cortisol
Do you feel you need a nap an hour after waking up? Are you fatigued most of the day? Do you suffer from bouts of depression? Are you constantly managing...
The Pursuit of Vitality
The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment. — Andrew Solomon Andrew's statement resonated with...
What I Know About Depression
I don't know much about the underlining causes or triggers of depression — the science. I do know how it's effected me, how it's effected friends, and how it's effected...
Lifestyle Hacking or a Fulfilling Life
What I've been missing in the pursuit toward realizing happiness and fulfillment is hard work. Not necessarily the hard work that comes from hours logged; on the roads or trails,...
Man Up, You're Not Depressed
What we desperately avoid is likely what we need to embrace most of all. A pillow over my head, trying to keep out any light and sound, I lay there...