How Chilling on My Couch Keeps Me Skinny (or Using a Buffer to Do Difficult Things)

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People think I have endless willpower and discipline. They consider my strict diet and consistent exercise regimen, and my ambitious professional and personal pursuits, and they think I’m just exceptionally driven. But I’d argue my propensity for achievement is less about tenacity and more about creative problem solving. I’m good at recognizing true barriers to […]

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What You Need to Accept to Get Your Ass to the Gym Consistently

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Those who know me in real life know the gym is my happy place. I swear working out must be like what taking drugs is like: glorious. The combination of music and endorphins simultaneously puts me in a blissed-out and take-over-the-world frame of mind, which it seems like only a highly illegal substance would be able […]

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