Enjoy this week’s curated round-up of articles, podcasts, and more from the web to help you live a healthier, happier life.
Featured Thoughts: What Is The Value of Confidence?
Takeaway: Confidence allows you to take action in the midst of uncertainty. And as many of us have learned, life is full of uncertainty. Life IS uncertainty.
There’s no greater skill than trusting yourself to figure it out even when you don’t have all the answers.
Published This Week:
100 Easy Dinners That Won’t Make You Cry
Takeaway: If you need to spice things up in the kitchen, but don’t have a ton of time, this will help give you some new ideas.
And you don’t even have to feel like Gordon Ramsay racing the clock on Masterchef.
What Nobody Tells You About The Latest Fad Diets
Takeaway: Many people struggle with fitness programs because they rely on others to provide solutions, which can lead to resistance and a lack of motivation.
The key to success is taking ownership of your journey by setting your own goals and finding what works best for you. When your decisions feel personal and meaningful, you're more likely to stick with them and achieve lasting results.
Takeaway: Personal autonomy is crucial. Choosing to do a hard task makes it more bearable than being forced to do a hard task.
The path to our goals isn’t always pleasant, but by reframing these tasks as intentional we protect and respect our sense of autonomy.
Just For Fun:
Rolling Stone Ranks the 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time
Takeaway: In case you were wondering, Breaking Bad comes in at the number one spot for an episode in Season 5.
I disagree with the fact that no Ted Lasso episodes made this list.
Internally, I justify it by the entire series being a league of its own. My number one pick for best TV episode of all time is Ted Lasso, Season 1, Episode 8. (Clip linked below for your viewing pleasure.)
Watch the best Ted Lasso moment here.
P.S. What is your top spot of best TV episode ever? Reply to this email and let me know!