The Athletic’s newsletter, Peak, ran an interview this week with Josh Kerr, the new mile world record holder. Three things came out of it that I think more people should see, so I’m passing them along. If you don’t subscribe to the New York Times (which owns The Athletic), I believe you can subscribe to…
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Care is about taking responsibility for my own well-being and extending that care to others.
Testosterone is an Incomplete Fix for What’s Broken in Men
Testosterone is having a moment. RFK Jr. talks about the president’s testosterone level like it’s some kind of credential. His own assistant secretary of health has been on TRT for a decade and says it’s why he can do his job. Now Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who has built a whole media identity around…
Get this Warm CurrentAmnesia Is a (Self)-Love Language
Three people close to me have told me the same thing lately – that I’m too hard on myself. And I’m starting to think that believing them might be the most anti-manosphere thing I can do. One was my boss, one was my oldest daughter, and the third was someone I’ve been talking to about…
Get this Warm CurrentCaulfield is Better Than Clavicular
Hi, Everyone! This week I’m overwhelmed at work as my employer prepares to defend a grant application, but I wanted to share my thoughts on an article I read this week. The piece made me feel gratified, maybe even vindicated, for my unappreciated take on a novel my English class read in high school. Perhaps…
Get this Warm CurrentBad News; Worse Feelings
I ran a 1200m time trial this morning, three weeks out from my target mile race. I’ve been building toward this workout for weeks and looking forward to it telling me where I stood. I was confident about the data. I thought I was ready for whatever the data said. I was wrong about the…
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Broken body. Broken plans. A trap?
This is the 50th edition of the newsletter. Whether you’ve been reading a week or have been here from the start, I appreciate your readership! Given that this newsletter is about doing the hard work of dealing with – well, life – and doing it in a way that’s healthier than the cultural zeitgeist shows…
Get this Warm CurrentIt’s Global Running Day! Celebrate Daily
Global Running Day happens on the first Wednesday in June to encourage people around the world to go run. That’s it. There’s no length or time requirement. There’s no particular reason. Just run. Because we live in a time where social media “influencers” seem to dominate, you’re going to see a lot of them seizing…
Get this Warm CurrentWhy So Many Men Are Struggling
Prince William is talking about men’s mental health in the UK. Fortune and the Wall Street Journal are running stories about non-college-educated men dropping out of the workforce. The VA recently released data showing veteran suicide rates hit their highest level since 2018. I don’t think these are separate stories. They’re connected. The Fortune piece…
Get this Warm CurrentI’m In a Funk. Should I Wear a Tiger-Striped Thong?!
The last two weeks, I have really been forced to lean on my own emotional work as I have struggled with some low feelings. I’ve had bouts of pretty intense feelings of sadness, and I can’t point to a particular trigger. I’m not having thoughts about hurting myself or anyone else; it’s not that bad. …
Get this Warm CurrentI Watched “Inside the Manosphere” So You Don’t Have To
You probably don’t spend a lot of time consuming the social content created by the guys featured in “Inside the Manosphere,” but your son probably has. And your daughter might be dating him. Recent data shows 60% of adolescent boys find influencers inspirational, and the algorithm is feeding them a steady diet of “alpha” posturing…
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