Take Care of Myself? Good Idea, Wimp

Would someone please slap me upside my neofrontal cortex and tell me that resting and eating ice cream while I’m sick does not make me a lazy glutton. Because any time I skip some training, part of my brain is nags me about it, good reason or not. I came down with a cold or …

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No BHARG This Year? What’s Wrong with Me?

I have a confession to make. For the first time in four years, I have no BHARG. It’s February, and I ought to be at the peak of my winter training, working my buttinsky off at Body Specs and prepping for my spring ultras, culminating in a Big Hairy-Ass Running Goal in late May or …

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Need Inspiration? AI Has the “Answer”

SO LONG, TONY ROBBINS. The twenty-first century face of motivation and inspiration has arrived, and it’s not a human one. It appears artificial intelligence (AI) has quietly reached a new level, to where it can generate inspirational messages tailored to you – without you telling it anything about yourself. I know, you’re skeptical, as was …

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My Cellphone, the Enabler

My daughter stopped her conversation with her mother in mid-sentence and looked across the table at me. “Dad, what are you doing?” I looked up at her. “We’re having brunch together as a family, and you’re on your phone? Playing BRIDGE?” I apologized and put the phone away, but it was too late. My worst …

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