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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My New Favorite Button On the Internet
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 CurrentA Difficult Decision and a New Athlete: Myself
After 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 CurrentDigital Candy or Roasted Broccoli?
I 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 CurrentA Tale of Two Runs and Mindfulness
This 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…
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On 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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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…
Get this Warm CurrentRunning Through the Tape
As a running coach and fan, there’s something I see in many new runners’ first races: they slow down right before the finish line. I don’t think it’s conscious. But it looks as though their body anticipates the end, and they slow down without realizing it. Sometimes they even stop running several steps before they…
Get this Warm CurrentFalling Out of Relationship with Myself
I fell while running recently. I hit some uneven sidewalk and just went head-first to the ground, bracing my fall with my hands. As you can see, they got pretty chewed up, and tbh, it hurt quite a lot. Worse, I had fallen about a month ago and turned my hands into hamburger. So, it…
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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…
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