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I got rejected for a job this week. One I really wanted. It stings, and I won’t pretend it doesn’t. The job market right now is objectively brutal. Unemployment numbers look okay on paper, but hiring rates are at their lowest in a decade. Applications disappear into black holes. “Ghost jobs” that were never real…
Get this Warm CurrentPrince 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 CurrentThe running world has been celebrating what some are calling a “breakthrough in human achievement” or similar superlative: the first legitimate sub-2-hour marathon. It’s a new world record by more than a minute, and it really was a remarkable race. I’ll confess, it kinda broke my brain initially. But the more I thought about it,…
Get this Warm CurrentYou 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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This week, I want to share with you two things: A habit I’ve developed that might help you, and a conversation I had that shows what happens when you listen to opportunities for connection. The conversation was great, and the habit has probably saved me from being an asshole dozens of times in the past…
Get this Warm CurrentAfter four years coaching middle school track and growing the team from 70 to 220 kids, I stepped away last spring. The kids were awesome, and we finished top three at city championships every year. We hosted visits from pro athletes from Adidas, Brooks, and Oiselle. With help from my assistant coaches, we built something…
Get this Warm CurrentI was on the bus to work this week listening to a podcast that mentioned this story saying “most” American teens are on YouTube and TikTok “almost constantly.” I thought about my two teens. While I don’t love their phone time, I don’t think it’s “almost constantly,” because my youngest has parental controls and surrenders…
Get this Warm CurrentThis past weekend, I ran 10 miles on Satuday and 10 miles on Sunday. Same distance and effort level, but very different experiences. The difference was who I was running with and how I showed up, and what that made me think about. Saturday, I met up with the speedy runners who I just happened…
Get this Warm CurrentOn this Thanksgiving week edition of Warm Current, I’m going to share a weird story about owls, but I promise to avoid corny maxims or ridiculous advice on “surviving” the holiday. Instead I want to share that I saw this story the other day, and it reminded me of why making an effort to connect…
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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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