Prioritize Passion over Metrics for Lasting Success
Track alignment over analytics Metrics measure what happened, not what's possible. Your conversion rate last quarter tells you nothing about the breakthrough idea brewing in your mind. Revenue reports can't capture the cost of doing work that bores you. Maybe you're growing at 20% but dying inside. Maybe you're profitable but purposeless. Those numbers look great in investor decks but terrible in your actual life. How you feel doing the work matters more than how it performs short term. The project that lights you up will eventually outperform the one you force yourself through. Passion sustains effort. Effort creates excellence. Excellence generates results. But it starts with choosing based on energy, not just evidence. Track how alive you feel after client calls. Notice which products you love talking about. Build from there.
Turning a Kid’s Galaxy Dream Into Bathroom Reality
I've never considered myself great at this kind of artsy thing, but when your 6yo asks for a galaxy themed bathroom I'm not sure what else you're supposed to do!
Super‑agers Defy Aging: Brains Stay 25‑year‑old Sharp
‘Harvard Thinking’: How super-agers keep their brains young Experts break down ‘biological contradiction’ of a 65-year-old with the memory of a 25-year-old — and what that means for the rest of us https://t.co/29qpNudp1J https://t.co/X951FiSfiS
Celine Dion Returns with New Song and Paris Residency
Celine Dion just dropped "Dansons," her first new song in years, written by Jean-Jacques Goldman. A 16-show Paris residency follows in September and October 2026. Welcome back. https://t.co/Lbbthcqg4I
Rosalind Franklin Rover Finally Secures Mars Launch
ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover, a perennial outcast among space missions, finally has a ride to Mars. https://t.co/tIdOJVymc7
Exploring Rhythm, Noise, and New Music with Analog Tara
Took a walk with ANALOG TARA and learned so much about the teachings of Pauline Oliveros, the boundaries between rhythm and noise, the long path of electronic musicking and more Tara’s fabulous new recording, Life of the Mother, is out today https://open.substack.com/pub/thefutureisourstomake/p/going-where-the-work-needs-to-go
Swap Habits, Not Cravings: Quit Drinking with Candy
How I quit drinking 20 beers a day: I ate a pack of M&Ms every time I wanted a beer. Not a joke, Charles Duhigg's book "the power of habit" taught me you can't kill a habit, only...
Hip Mobility, Pelvic Floor, Core: Key to Back Relief
Low back pain 6 exercises that improve hip mobility, pelvic floor strength and core stability. When your hips move better, your lower back doesn’t have to compensate. A strong pelvic floor and stable core support your spine and reduce unnecessary stress....
Child Regression Signals Unspoken Emotional Strain
Signs your child is processing something hard: They suddenly get clingy again. They start wetting the bed again. They lose skills they had. Regression is their way of saying "something feels heavy right now."
Eight Years Later: Is DeKalb Market Hall Still Worth It?
Today's Substack is a visit to the eight year old DeKalb Market Hall. Is it still worth visiting? https://t.co/9licBgoJhK https://t.co/abX8bDvSxe
Combat Tech Imposter Syndrome with Wins, Community, Teaching
Imposter syndrome hits different in tech. Here’s what helped me: 1. Document every win — no matter how small 2. Find your community (hi 👋🏾) 3. Remember — you were hired/accepted for a reason 4. Teach what you know — it proves you know it Save this for a hard...
Parenting: Prioritize Children’s Growth Over Self‑Interest
My wife and I, our whole job is to provide, to protect, to. love, to facilitate....It's to find out who our children are, find out their likes and their dislikes, and try to help them through life, to find themselves,...
Week of Wild Breakthroughs Fuels Optimistic Future
Quaise 1st superhot geothermal plant Panthalassa wave-powered lollipop AI DC Vital Lyfe Access drinkable water in a box Sabi hat that can read your mind Prophetic dream lucidity Salk Lab gets $41.3M Sonogenetics +Science Breakthroughs + Friedberg What a week for the optimists. https://t.co/ZOV7BGYruW
Do What You Want, Def
Screw the rules. Write about what you want. Stop 'niching.' Be ridiculous. Be who you want to be. Sell a product no one is selling. Say what others won't. Be a generalist. Blaze a new trail. You can do all these things. Because doing what you WANT makes the difference.
Discipline Unlocks Creative Freedom: 10 Essential Writing Tips
“Turn up for work. Discipline allows creative freedom. No discipline equals no freedom.” 10 tips on writing (which apply to most of life) from one of our civilization's greatest living writers https://t.co/3jrGv2wAs4
Stay Vigilant, Humble, and Grounded in Spiritual Battle
I was reading First Epistle of Peter 5 this morning and felt a call in verses 2–9 that we can’t afford to ignore right now. -Be vigilant -Be sober-minded -Be watchful We are not just living life we are in a spiritual battle. The...
The Beatles' Iconic Opening Chord: 5 Wild Facts
On this day in 1965, The Beatles recorded "A Hard Day's Night," featuring the most-popular and discussed opening chord in music history. Here are 5 wild facts about the classic album: https://t.co/DFDuTllBWW
Self‑Care Fuels Gratitude, Accountability, and Resilience
It starts with you … you aren’t helping anyone if you aren’t in a good place yourself … Gratitude Accountability Resilience Yes-mindedness These are things to keep in mind #garyvee #happiness #gratitude
Metformin Misses Target in Type 1 Diabetes Trial
As a medical school professor, I love when medicine humbles us. Metformin has been around for a century. We thought we understood it. We were wrong. A new clinical trial gave metformin to people with type 1 diabetes -- not type 2....
Mentors Expand Possibility, Not Just Hacks or Shortcuts
The people who changed my life didn't teach me: • Hacks • Tactics • Shortcuts They changed what I believed was possible for someone like me. Coolest part? They were online and in real life
Find Calm in Chaos Through Coffee and Books
Drink your coffee. Read your books. It’s chaos out there. Let the pages ground you. Find calm amid the storm.
Exploring Economic Forces in Planet Money’s New Book
NEW ODD LOTS - THE PLANET MONEY/ODD LOTS CROSSOVER EPISODE @TheStalwart & I speak with @planetmoney's @mdc and contributor Alex Mayassi about their new book "Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life" https://t.co/no4aqQgefa
Rest Is Essential: Burnout Beats Hustle Every Time
Hustle culture will burn you out before it makes you rich. Rest isn't the enemy of productivity. It's the prerequisite. The founders who go the distance built systems, protected their energy, and played a longer game than everyone around them. You cannot sprint...
Southwest Plans Minimum Five New Airport Lounges
Southwest Airlines Now Has At Least 5 Airport Lounges In The Pipeline - View from the Wing https://t.co/DXKFPhcKy7
Over‑editing Is Just Procrastination, Not Perfection
Over-editing your videos is procrastination. The hour you just spent tweaking things your audience will never notice? That wasn't editing... that was avoidance, fear, or insert any other uncomfortable feeling that you have around creating content.
Winning Depends on Embracing Uncertainty and Persisting
Major life hack: The ability to keep showing up even when the rewards are uncertain. Tolerance for uncertainty is the most valuable human trait. The one who can tolerate the most uncertainty is the one who will eventually win.
Give the Gift of Wholehearted Presence
Paying attention to someone whole heartedly is one of the greatest gifts you can give them. Focus on the now, the person in front of you, their words, tone of voice, facial expression and body language. 💙 #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling #FridayMorning...
Cardiologists' Real Diet and Exercise Habits Defy Stereotypes
What do cardiologists do? How do they eat? Do they exercise? How much do they sleep? Dietary and Lifestyle Habits of Cardiologists: Perception vs Practice | JACC https://t.co/QRNUPzrezi #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter #health #medicalschool #medicalstudents #healthy #cardiology #cardiologists
Weight Loss Needs Variety, Not Monotonous Meals
What you think: eating the same thing every day is good for me and helps me lose weight. What I, as a sports dietitian thinks: eating the same thing every day is not sustainable and this person needs to diversify the...
Gabriel García Márquez's 24 Books That Shaped His Vision
“Life is not what one lived, but what one remembers and how one remembers it in order to recount it.” Remembering Gabriel García Márquez, who left us 12 years ago today, with the formative reading list of 24 books that shaped...
Clarity Comes From Action, Not More Thinking
Clarity doesn’t come from thinking more. It comes from doing what you already know matters.
Inside LACMA’s Lavish New Building Reveal
Here’s What LACMA’s Lavish New Building Looks Like - our art critic Ben Davis gets a sneak 👀 https://t.co/wIN4TldMOb
Create Relentlessly, Regardless of Praise or Criticism
You can’t control how people respond to the things you create. You can only control the consistency, the creativity and the commitment you make to bringing things to life you believe are worthwhile. Embrace crickets. Embrace haters. Embrace it all....
Make Wisdom Stick: Stoic Reframing for Happier Living
How do you stay connected to the things that improve your life? For the full 10percenthappier podcast episode with Maria Semple — bestselling novelist and author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette — head to the link in bio. We discuss stoicism,...
One Month Left to See Seeds of Hate and Hope
One month left to visit Seeds of Hate and Hope at the Sainsbury Centre, Norwich. Read my full review of the show for @worldofFAD and plan your visit now >> https://t.co/42EKWqWKFJ #LondonArtCritic https://t.co/VJJHWjZDQK
Ketone Ester Adds No Benefit to 120 G/Hr Carbs
Ketone monoester does not offer metabolic advantage when consuming 120 g/hr carbohydrate 🥤 This new study recruited 8 trained male cyclists to a crossover design where they completed 3hr at 95% lactate threshold (LT) followed by 150% LT to exhaustion tests...
Power Clean Thruster Boosts Combat Core Strength
Power Clean Thruster Benefits for Combat Athletes Develops horizontal pressing strength with integrated trunk control, improving force application without positional collapse Enhances cross-body coordination, linking upper-body pressing with lower-body movement patterns Reinforces anti-rotation and controlled rotation, critical for maintaining structure during strikes and...
Hard Pool Drills Build Confidence for Open‑water Success
Doing hard things in the pool, like IM work, turns and underwaters, stroke/technique work, breath work, is all about building confidence. Confidence is an incredibly important factor in succeeding in open water swimming.
Curator Reveals Five Must-See Highlights at Revamped Gilbert Galleries
The Gilbert Galleries at @V_and_A have had a glow up. We asked its curator to pick 5 highlights for when you next visit via @Londonist https://t.co/8az1oSyZVz
Your Mindset, Not Numbers, Defines the Impact of Age
"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind it doesn't matter." Satchel Page https://t.co/r2hrnumqAj
Your Self‑belief Shapes the Results You Achieve
What you think about yourself, what you feel about yourself, and what you believe is possible for yourself determines the results you create in your life.
Say Yes First: Action Beats Perfection Every Time
Success starts with the courage to say 'yes' before you have all the answers. Not “I can’t.” Not “I’m not ready.” Just yes. In this week’s episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, I sit down with Vera Stewart, and we...
Consistent Structure Boosts Volume, the True Performance Driver
I’ve seen a lot recently about how running volume isn’t as important as weekly structure or progressive overload. But both of these factors ultimately lead to improved volume which is a key driver of success in running performance. Nearly every...
Early Breastfeeding Pain Is Normal, Not Latch Failure
This is so true and nobody talks about it honestly. Breastfeeding hurts in the first two weeks for most women, even with a perfect latch. Your nipples are not used to that level of friction and suction and they need...
Women Experience Faster Tau Buildup and Cognitive Decline
Women show greater tau buildup and faster cognitive decline than men in Alzheimer's https://t.co/5GKfzXZPSo https://t.co/8L9wxDsFAp
Taurine Leads Supplement Tierlist, BCAAs Bottom
Supplement tierlist: - Taurine: 9/10 - Glycine: 8.5/10 - CoQ10: 8/10 - Lutein & zeaxanthin: 7/10 - Ginger: 6/10 - Inositol: 5/10 - Multivitamin: 4/10 - Beta-carotene: 3/10 - Tribulus terrestris: 2/10 - BCAAs 1/10
Trusting Teams Foster Safety to Own Mistakes
When we work on a Trusting Team, we feel safe to admit our mistakes, be honest about our shortcomings, and ask for help when we need it.
Act Decisively; Tenacity Beats Fear and Doubters
Two thoughts from Amelia Earhart “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do.” “Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done.”
Discipline and Confidence Beat Any Trading Rule Set
"I always say that you could publish my trading rules in the newspaper and no one would follow them. The key is consistency and discipline. Almost anybody can make up a list of rules that are 80% as good as...
Skipping Fundamentals Undermines Athletes’ Long‑Term Intensification
Part of the pain I see in modern coaching is a lack of mastery of fundamentals and an even greater reluctance to admit it. I see a lot of bad hinging for instance as coaches want to jump steps in...