by CJ McClanahan | Mar 23, 2023 | Blog
Microstress is an accumulation of small events that build over time. They are seemingly insignificant obstacles that we easily overcome. On their own, they’re not so bad. Our bodies are extremely good at navigating stress – big events that trigger a...
by CJ McClanahan | Mar 16, 2023 | Blog
In The Road to Character, David Brooks asks two important questions: What does life want from me? What are my circumstances calling me to do? You’ll notice a slight difference between this inquiry and everything else you read, watch, and listen to from the...
by CJ McClanahan | Mar 9, 2023 | Blog
Most overachievers believe that out-doing everyone else is the best path to being successful. This belief leads to a long list of goals designed to maximize our capabilities (and eventually impress our social media followers). We can’t imagine a weekend without a...
by CJ McClanahan | Mar 2, 2023 | Blog
Intellectually, we get it. We understand that some people are born with a full head of overflowing hair while others are almost completely bald by the age of 30. (20 years later, this one still stings a little.) But even though our rational, thinking brain appreciates...
by CJ McClanahan | Feb 23, 2023 | Blog
In 2014, Timothy Wilson conducted a study in which participants stated that they would pay money to avoid an electric shock. No surprises there. However, once they were left alone in the lab room, the inactivity became too much to bear, and people sought to fill the...
