Stress Hates Structure

Observation The first day of a four-day Florida weekend with my best friend disappeared into a project that seemed simple when it started. The task itself was not intellectually difficult. The stress came from uncertainty. Every number on the form had to match supporting documents exactly to the dollar, but the instructions felt vague and […]

Superpower or Kryptonite?

The other night I sat down in front of my laptop to finish an upgrade on my site – but it could have been anything. A task. A project. A book. In this case, I had the finished page in mind with the basic layout in place, but had a problem with a simple card […]

The Parking Lot Test

It’s Good Friday, and I walk out of The Nook after a productive morning putting the finishing touches on my new home page. Picture a coffee shop right next to HoneyBaked Ham. Two days before Easter, the parking lot was a circus. Cars in, cars out, everybody in a hurry. Yep. Someone hit the rear […]

Introducing The Four Pillars of Longevity

I’ve identified what I call The Four Pillars (or killers…) of longevity. Each of these will be explored more in upcoming posts, including how each pillar supports the others (or not…) This post is just an introduction to get you thinking about where you are in relation to: Stress Sleep Nutrition Exercise They are in […]