How To Deal With Personal Image Issues

In my last post I talked about how I've been powerlifting for the past year. While I would like to say that I am doing this because I just want to be a healthier, more resilient individual, it's also because I just want to look better. Sure, powerlifting is not the ideal workout method for…

The Problem with Reference Frames

Frames of reference are all around us. They exist in ways we often aren't entirely aware of, or at least don't care to notice. One of my favorite examples involves former U.S. President Gerald Ford. Before he was president, Ford was an Eagle Scout, played on the University of Michigan football team, and served in…

Image Is NOT Everything (But it IS Something)

Several years ago I remember watching a documentary show (I actually forgot what the documentary was about, I just remember this one tidbit from it). It featured an interview with John McAfee, the genius software developer and creator of the McAfee antivirus program. What was interesting about the interview was that it was conducted not in a…