I’ve always been intimidated by drawing. I vividly recall times when being invited to do art projects with others has made my palms sweaty and my heart speed in my chest. As a fairly competent person, this fear has always bothered me. I spent the last 12 months trying an experiment. In the past IContinue reading “5 Lessons Learned Drawing Daily for a Year”
Category Archives: life-mods
Stop Misusing Your Imagination and Free Yourself
Every once in a while someone hands me a phrase that changes my life. Sometimes it’s a new way of looking at things or a distilled concept wrapped up in a way that lets me carry it around and brandish it when needed. My dad recently gave me one of these which fits both ofContinue reading “Stop Misusing Your Imagination and Free Yourself”
Changing Things Up
I’ve spent a lot of my life since graduating high school moving to different places. Here’s a quick rundown for reference: Graduate after spending the first 17 years of my life in Missoula Move to Thailand for a year Move back to Missoula for 4 months Move to Washington for school for 9 months BackContinue reading “Changing Things Up”
First Month in Buenos Aires
Hola everyone. Tomorrow morning will mark one month in Buenos Aires, so I figured I should document what I’ve been up to, for my own sake and in the event some of you might be curious. Arriving I got here February 1st, and took a pre-arranged shuttle to my apartment in Palermo. I found myContinue reading “First Month in Buenos Aires”
It Takes Two to Benefit Cortisol and Testosterone levels
I’ve recently taken up learning tango dancing as a new hobby. I’ve been doing it for several months now and have to say that it’s quite enjoyable. I mentioned to someone in conversation how when I dance, I feel very elated afterwards, and they remarked that there’s probably quite the testosterone response from tangoing. NotContinue reading “It Takes Two to Benefit Cortisol and Testosterone levels”
Life-Mod: Physical State-Anchoring
I was recently watching a video on YouTube about how to spot a liar and toward the end of the movie, the guy mentioned something interesting. He has physical cues for himself which he uses to trigger certain states. Touching his pointer finger to his thumb recalls the state of meditation for him which helpsContinue reading “Life-Mod: Physical State-Anchoring”
Update and review: 100 Pushups Program
I posted a while ago (in February I think) about starting the 100 pushups program to try to get to 100 pushups in a row. I was a bit skeptical at the time of the 100 pushups program but figured it was as good a place as any to start. I quickly became impossible though.Continue reading “Update and review: 100 Pushups Program”
Rebooting and the 100 Push-up Program
The last few months have been frustrating physically for me. I injured my back a long time ago (December 2009). After doing physical therapy at 3 different places, getting an epidural shot, and working with a few different trainers, I’m still pretty clueless as to what to do. I have an aggravated nerve in myContinue reading “Rebooting and the 100 Push-up Program”
Life-Mod: No Soap
Back in December, a co-worker sent me an article (this one I think), written by a guy who had decided to give up soap and shampoo for a month and seemed none the worse for it. At the time I was looking for some good things to experiment with and this one required no additionalContinue reading “Life-Mod: No Soap”
Life-Mod: Waking Up
I spent 2-3 weeks in November making an attempt to wake up without an alarm clock. The hope behind this was that I’d be able to wake up more naturally and feel more refreshed. Turns out this was difficult. My initial plan was to set an alarm for later than usual, and get to sleepContinue reading “Life-Mod: Waking Up”