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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

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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

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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

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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

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Fear Stagnation More Than Failure

Yoda famously said, “The greatest teacher, failure is.” When we deprive ourselves of failure, we deprive ourselves of the most powerful lessons life offers us. And yet,

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