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  • Doing What Feels Right (Preface)

    As a preface to my Doing What Feels Right, I should explain the following. I’ve identified two strong character traits have prevented me from living this way. 1. As a child, I was far more interested in accuracy and objective reality than emotion and subjective reality. I believe emotion was a flawed compass and a…

  • Happy New Year!

    Even if you don’t think you need excuses, leverage the motivation of a New Year to make progress towards your goals. Even if you claim not to acknowledge New Year’s celebrations or think resolutions are malarky or don’t believe in a fresh start, I know you call tomorrow January 1st. If nothing else, use the…

  • The Search for Meaning, Two Questions, and a Legacy Project

    All credit to Chris Guillebeau, creator of the online manifesto “A Brief Guide to World Domination”. http://chrisguillebeau.com/3×5/ The following is taken directly from Chris Guillebeau’s book: The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live The Life You Want, and Change The World “Ambition is not a vice of little people.” – Michel de Montaigne…

  • Underwater Breath Holding

    Why not one more personal challenge? This time, how long can you hold your breath underwater? I’ll set my goal at 180 seconds (3 minutes) sometime soon. Maybe 300 seconds (5 minutes) long term. Also, first person to find an article explaining why someone shouldn’t hold their breath wins a breath of fresh Santa Barbara…

  • Inspiration Point Challenge

    This is a log of my trials with Inspiration Point, roughly 1.7 miles of trails with 800ft elevation gain to one of the most beautiful views of Santa Barbara. 2010.07.09 Successfully jogged from distant parking area about 0.5 miles below starting point to Inspiration Point in 33 minutes, 5200 steps, estimated 2.3 miles, estimated over…

  • 100 Push Ups in Under 2 Minutes

    I’m committing to a goal of 100 Push Ups in under 2 minutes. That’s about 1 Push Up per second which means no breaks. I’ll be using perfect normal grip push up form if possible. I’m not setting an achieve-by date, partly because I don’t think I’ll need one because I’m motivated to find out…