This is my fourth and last installment in my first series about an article in The Atlantic about luck in athletics. Links to the other three are below. If you’re reading this via email and you want those links, please click the link to read this Warm Current on the website. As I work through…
Get this Warm CurrentCategory: Commit
Commit is about showing up consistently. It might be in small ways. But the idea is to do it, repeat it, and learn to make it a habit. Especially a habit that replaces old, bad habits and tired ways of doing and thinking about things that aren’t really working for you.
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I’m interrupting my planned third part of my series on the role of luck in athletic success. Links for the first two parts are below. I’ll resume the series soon, maybe even later this week. I decided today that anyone who has any kind of platform should be using it. And I don’t think staying…
Get this Warm CurrentDon’t Make Resolutions
This time of year, you see the same thing everywhere: media content about making resolutions, reviewers ranking the “best” planners for the new year. They’re not wrong about needing a system. But I don’t think you should make resolutions. Resolutions are more like intentions, not commitments, which are more action-oriented to me. And I think…
Get this Warm CurrentThings Worth Winding
Sometime during the Covid pandemic, I became interested in learning about watches. Specifically, I was interested in automatic watches, which are mechanical, not battery driven. They’re based on very old technology that has evolved since the 15th century, when springs were used in clocks. Portable clocks made the jump to wrists in the 1800s, and…
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The Runners I’ve Been Looking For?
I went to my running group meetup this morning, and once again, I was alone within the first minute of running. But then I noticed a couple well ahead of me on the path we usually run on. They were laughing and gesturing, and I assumed they were a random couple, out running together, not…
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Am I Completely Wrong About the Running Group I Joined?
A funny thing happened when I recently ran with the running group I’ve told you about: I ran alone. That’s exactly the opposite of the intention I had when I decided to join the group for its weekly runs. Here’s what happened: I diligently got to the meetup location at 5:30. One of the two…
Get this Warm CurrentReflections on Openness
This week, I have a shorter post, reflecting on last week’s post. I wrote about doing something about a dearth of friends by attending a running group and asking a guy I know to go running. I spoke with someone close to me about this and he pointed out something that I want to share…
Get this Warm Current“Can Happy People Do This Sport?”
I was listening to a podcast that I sometimes tune into, and I wanted to share some thoughts on parts of the conversation. I find it relates to the “commit” and “challenge” pillars of this newsletter. It’s the “Borderlands Trail + Ultrarunning” pod, hosted by Josh Rosenthal. The particular episode is from 9/18/25 where Josh…
Get this Warm CurrentCommit: The Power of Showing Up
This week’s newsletter will be a bit shorter than last week’s, and more in line with the length I plan to post (400-500 words, or enough to read in just a few minutes). If you’ve missed previous installments, you can find the intro here, and the initial descriptions of the Connect, Care and Challenge pillars….
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