You love to talk about ‘mental health’. You love to talk about your depression and the ever-present malaise in your life. But I see you. I see you sitting on your couch all day. Overeating. Drinking yourself to sleep. I see you going through the motions every day wishing your life will take this magical […]
Real Men Don’t Drink
Driving through Quito on the weekends You see folks everywhere on the streets with their bottles of beer and plastic cups. (Ecuadorians don’t drink straight out of the bottle. They use small plastic cups) They spend their entire day (or weekend) just sitting there drinking, reminiscing and getting wasted. It’s part of the culture here […]
Training on Empty is King
“Soon the hunt will begin.” This was the tagline of a movie poster I had when I was a kid. Predator. One of Arnold’s most iconic movies and the poster had him just standing there in what appeared to be a jungle setting, holding a machine gun with his biceps and pecs almost bursting out […]
The Victorious Day
It has been raining for the past month here in Quito. Worst weather I’ve seen in 4 years of living here. But not today. Today was perfect from the moment I got up in the morning till right now in the late afternoon as I’m writing these words. Sun was out all day. Blue skies […]
The Optimal Human Program
Earlier this year.. I spent a weekend off the grid, in a forgotten mountain village in the north of Ecuador. Life there is very different. Very basic. The less than 40 people living there follow a simple daily routine. Wake early, work the fields all day, come home in the late afternoon, eat, socialize, go […]
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