5 Reps: 3 inches, weak people, and who we're drawn to

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Book Update #1: Unhinged Habits is Finished! (article)

Next, here are a few short thoughts this week.

Money

"If you are rich, you have money in the bank that allows you to buy the stuff you want. If you are wealthy, you have a level of control over what that money does to your personality, your freedom, your desires, ambitions, morals, friendships, and mental health." - Morgan Housel

Health

We're wired to have seasons.

Starts.

Stops.

Periods of work followed by periods of rest.

Spend part of your day going fast. Crush a workout. Dive deep into your work. Spend the rest of your day going slow. Walk. Read. Get coffee with a friend. Avoid the anxious middle, never full on, never fully off. This is the essence of unhinged habits.

Physically weak people are generally timid.

As a result, they miss out on a lot.

Opportunities. Relationships. Experiences.

Physical preparedness builds confidence in every interaction.

When you know your body is capable, your mind follows.

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Relationships

We’re drawn to people like us, yet ironically, it’s our differences that make relationships thrive.

“Before you are married, you can live under the illusion that you are easy to live with. But to be married is to volunteer for the most thorough surveillance program known to mankind,” wrote Alain de Botton. It’s the stripping off of the idealized projection. The disillusion that follows is inevitable. Be with somebody long enough, and you’ll learn who they really are . . . and who you really are.

-An excerpt from Unhinged Habits (preorder here)

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P.S. The Blue Jays lost the World Series by 3 inches and I am absolutely devastated.

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