A Very Unusual Holiday

There’s a restaurant I visit occasionally that plays Happy Birthday in their restrooms. Do you know why? During the height of Covid, washing your hands became even more important than normal. But how long should you wash your hands? Turns out the answer is around 20 seconds, which is also about the time it takes […]
Taking control

The power to direct or influence people’s behavior or the course of events. That is the definition of control, and a lot of people like taking it. This includes self-control, so before we begin controlling others let’s start there. Do you have good self-control? There are times when I go through my life as if […]
If you want to win, run against the wind.

When you look at the title of this post (If you want to win, run against the wind), you might think that’s advice for running faster. It is not, because in real life the opposite is true, at least for sprinters. Logic, you say, would dictate that you would get stronger running against the wind, […]