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Embrace Wonder

I recently started seeing a new patient for addiction. This man has been through an incredible amount in his life, and substance abuse has been

The Space Between Zero and One

We have a tendency to think of things in binary terms—on or off, yes or no, true or false, good or bad. In reality, though,

The Love of Money

Think about the people who have moved humanity forward over the past 200 years—the individuals who made a meaningful, lasting contribution to the world. Who

We Shall See

In the 1960s in a small village in France, there was a group of teenage boys who would run around the town together. They would

What We Lose When Everything Is Easy

I often say that we are all instant-gratification pleasure-seeking pain-avoiding monkeys. Our nervous systems have evolved to seek pleasure and to avoid pain. In the

Hammering Stone

There was once a traveler who came upon a large construction site, filled with stone masons. Everywhere he looked, he saw people laboring away. The

Online and Offline

I recently finished a great biography of Benjamin Franklin– he was a remarkable man, with a fantastic optimism in America. He embodied (and was one

We Are What We Practice

I’ve written before about learning– about how doing anything new, for the first time, feels awkward and uncomfortable. However, with time and with practice, things

Don’t call me lazy

When I talk to patients about making changes, people will often tell me things are still the same because “I’m lazy.” While there are certainly