HeyJaredThe Bridge
Building bridges and burning them when necessary throughout the landscapes of running, punk hardcore, sleep medicine, sobriety, books, philosophy, hiphop, and other cultural detritus.
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Celebrate Your Friends’ Wins (opens the original)
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A few of my friends recently wrote books. Another friend got a legit job and has taken consistent baby steps toward better health and a life that doesn’t involve low-level street crime. My wife just opened her fourth sleep practice. And my brother has gotten a new gig where he’s excelling. These are their wins, but I feel like I’m spraying champagne in the locker room with them. Psychologists call this vicarious reward. According to Morelli et al “Individuals experience reward not only when dire
Where's Satellius Quadratus When You Need Him? (opens the original)
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“Write like a human being. Write like a writer.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.People occasionally ask me about my Jeopardy! appearance. Embarrassed, I remind them that I was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. It was about twenty-five years ago. I won my game, but failed to solve the final puzzle. When Pat Sajak revealed that I’d just failed to win $25,000 (the largest prize on the show at the time), I told him and Vanna White that I planned to kill myself. <d
Mondays Don't Suck. You Do. Not You. Him. The Guy Behind You. (opens the original)
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”Damn, I hate Mondays…”“I’m draggin’ over here, man…””Is it Friday yet?”That’s no way to live. There’s not enough sand in the hourglass, and there’s far too much beauty in the world to wish you were a week closer to death. Get busy livin’ with these accoutrements. Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric GrosI picked up a copy of this book in the early days of COVID. I really enjoyed it then, and it practically jumped off my shelf, begging to
Mondays Don't Have to Suck (opens the original)
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I used to publish a semi-regular weekly post called "Fab 5 Friday.” You can check a few of them out here, and here, and here. The impetus for that segment was the desire to share cool stuff with people: music, books, and ideas they may not otherwise have been privy to. But you were headed out for a weekend of hedonism, and y
Phonies Anonymous (opens the original)
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