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No Rest for the Weary: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

April 07, 2015 by Scott Todnem

There’s this ridiculous notion out there built on conceit, mixed with one part ambition and two parts testosterone: "I'll sleep when I'm dead."

Unrealistic, to say the least, this mindset may stem from good intentions, but it lacks intelligence when it comes to stress and the human body.

You see, too much work and a lack of recovery are actually disastrous for one's personal well-being. While it may look tough on paper or sound self-assuring out loud, the motivational message is lost... like that of a dream in the fog of sleep deprivation. Cloaked as aspiration is just stupidity and probable burnout.

No rest for the weary? No hope in the long-run.

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April 07, 2015 /Scott Todnem
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Music to My Ears: Whiskey & Records

March 03, 2015 by Scott Todnem

I'm a people pleaser.

Not something I'm proud of, necessarily. Nonetheless, I see it more and more in myself as I age: if others around me are happy, then I am happy. If the world surrounding me includes social interactions that occur without friction, then that brings me the most serenity. A calm to my life. A peace.

It's music to my ears, that nothingness.

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March 03, 2015 /Scott Todnem
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Guilty Pleasures: Take a Bite and Let it Go

February 02, 2015 by Scott Todnem

Guilt seems to grow unnoticed amidst things that bring us happiness, like a weed in the front lawn, fed indirectly by the rain and sun. All of the sudden it's there, all loud and proud. A guilty pleasure. Sticking out like a dandelion, tall and shining bright for our judgmental neighbors to see.

At what age do we learn there are certain things that aren't cool to like?

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February 02, 2015 /Scott Todnem
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