Field Notes
I'm currently sitting in my apartment scribbling notes, looking at my bookshelf, reading saved articles, and trying to come up with a topic and cobble together the required word count for this column. If I had developed a better habit for writing, something I've tried to
Field Notes
Another year is upon us. This offers an excuse — not that I need one — to reflect upon what I have accomplished over the last year and what I hope to accomplish over the coming year. For many of us it has become a requirement at the year's start
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As maturing athletes, one of the first things we notice is an increased feeling of tightness pretty much from head to toe. Although there is the argument that a certain amount of tension is desirable for athletes, ie, running economy and efficiency or absorbing load, greater mobility is going to
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"The good of going into the mountains is that life is reconsidered; it is far from the slavery of your own modes of living." — Ralph Waldo Emerson Does Dirt Make You Happy? → Getting dirty for our overall wellbeing is science. Exposure to dirt and things outside exposes us
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Ambitious Minimalism. Minimalism isn't about sacrificing ambition to live with less, or making oneself smaller to rebel against consumerism. The power of minimalism is the ability to have choice. I prefer the word essentialism over minimalism as it isn't as synonymous with "little" but
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5 Healing Modalities That Could Change Your Life → Adopting an outlook that life is a continual opportunity for growth, progress, and learning is a brave choice. Whether you are mending a broken heart, facing the painful wounds of childhood, or addressing reoccurring patterns in your daily life, looking at life
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It's okay not to be okay → Ultracycling legend Jack Thompson has accomplished some of the most difficult cycling feats on record. Last year, he completed four ascents of Taiwan’s monster Hehuanshan in succession. Earlier this summer, he rode three ‘Everests’ in a row on the highest cols
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I love to talk about food. I love to tell people what to eat. I love to grocery shop. I love looking at food. I love cooking food. I love #foodie. I love “Chopped” on the Food Network. I’m obsessed with food in my own special ways just as
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Things have been interesting lately for certain. We've been staying put while trying to stay motivated despite most of our plans being canceled for the coming months. It's been good in some ways — forcing us to think out of the box and make our own adventures.
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The importance of living "dirty good" becomes especially evident in moments like these. Trying times force introspection and often allow for a clear perspective. These moments can also create panic and cloud one's judgment. When each day ends it's up to the individual to
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It's grey, cold, and dumping buckets outside. I’ve been in a car for six hours listening to the strum thwack of wipers, squinting to determine if I’m staying between the striped lines, and white-knuckling the steering wheel driving to Marin, CA. The closer we get
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The Hard-Knocks Restaurant World Discovers Wellness → It's good to see the workplace is changing in favor of the workforce over profit margins. This piece highlights a few restaurants taking a better approach to keeping employees happy and healthy. Depression is estimated to cause +/- 200 million lost workdays