Jul 27, 2021What is the Extended Mind Thesis and why does it have the power to amplify our impact?TL;DR your mind is not restricted to your skull. Therefore, since your mind extends beyond your skull, you can legitimately “supersize” its performance not by going internal, but by going beyond the skull by shaping your body, your environment, ambient technology, and your relationships with other minds. Now the story…Self Improvement6 min readSelf Improvement6 min read
Published in Guts & Roots·Dec 15, 2020Why is it when you elevate your SelfCare, you get to Environmentalism?Because it the same basic concept as keeping your bed clean. “Make Your Bed” as delivered by ADMIRAL WILLIAM H. McRAVEN, Commander- US Special Operations Command (ret.) This speech was delivered as the commencement address to the graduates of The University of Texas at Austin on May 17, 2014. Speech Transcript: President…Environment13 min readEnvironment13 min read
Dec 15, 2020Without Clearing Any New Farmland, We Could Feed Two Earths’ Worth of PeopleBetter supply chain organization, improved soil management, and a little creativity would yield lots more food without adding to emissions. By the end of this year, 270 million people could be living in famine conditions, according to the United Nations World Food Programme, up from an already staggering 149 million…Environment5 min readEnvironment5 min read
Dec 1, 2020How to dissolve FEAR In 10 MinutesFear was like this wall. This amorphous, see-through, morphing barrier between me and what I wanted. I knew the things- “The only thing to fear is fear itself.”, and “saddle-up”, and “suck it up” and “just do it” and “have faith”, and “face it and recover” and “most fears never…Self Care6 min readSelf Care6 min read
Sep 30, 2020Guts and Roots, start hereJust like roots, strong healthy gut systems lead to higher productivity and increased profitability. Did you know? Functionally, guts and roots are inverts of each other. Imagine a PVC pipe → In animal guts, food/nutrients and microbiome are INSIDE of the pipe while the circulatory system surrounds and contains it. …Gut Health3 min readGut Health3 min read
Jul 20, 2020Not getting the proof quite right on your sourdough bakes?I’m a sourdough baker and I’ve watched 200+ hours of sourdough baking tutorials on youtube, read countless blog posts, and sourdough baking books trying to get this right. Not one shared this super easy tip that has helped me solve my proofing problems. …Sourdough3 min readSourdough3 min read
Published in Guts & Roots·Jul 20, 2020How to take care of your gut microbiome.There is really only one thing to understand about your gut microbiome: it’s an ecosystem inside of you, for which only you are responsible, it will never leave, it cannot be destroyed, and will either work for your benefit or against you to your detriment. When the relationship goes poorly…Health3 min readHealth3 min read
Jul 20, 2020How pushups saved my business.I was struggling, overwhelmed. I long had the idea to start a business, and now I finally had the billion-dollar idea. But I could not get myself to take real forward action. I had spent my whole career bouncing between starting up my own business and working for the man…Health6 min readHealth6 min read
