The Discipline Behind a Quiet Life
In recent years, there has been growing interest in “simple living.” People talk about: At first glance, this sounds attractive. And in many ways, it is. But I think something important is often missing from these conversations. A quiet life without discipline does not become peace. It becomes drifting. ⸻ Earlier in my life, discipline […]
Dialogue in the Age of AI
In earlier generations, people often developed deeper understanding of life through books, philosophy, faith traditions, and conversations with experienced elders. These sources did more than provide information. They helped people: The process was usually slow. A person might spend years thinking about a single idea after reading a book or speaking with someone wise. ⸻ […]
Discipline After the Fire
For many years, discipline in my life was connected to expansion. Discipline meant waking up early, working long hours, training harder, and continuing forward despite fatigue or difficulty. It was tied to ambition, achievement, and survival. In those years, discipline felt intense. There was urgency behind it. I needed to: Without discipline, none of those […]
When Passion Becomes Quiet
For a period of time, I thought I had lost passion. Earlier in life, passion felt obvious. It was intense. Future-oriented. Driven by ambition and pursuit. Passion meant waking up with a strong target in mind. It meant striving toward something larger—greater skill, greater achievement, greater impact. That kind of passion gave energy. It helped […]
A Life of Aligned Practices
When I first began triathlon, I thought I understood why I was doing it. I wanted a challenge. I wanted to test myself physically. I wanted to prove that I could endure something difficult outside of medicine and research. At that time in my life, I was emotionally exhausted and deeply affected by frustration within […]