Quote of the Day “A fascinating 2009 paper by University of Minnesota business professor Sophie Leroy found that getting into a flow state while doing a single task enables us to be more productive than when we try to focus
New Church Sneak Peak
Double Doubles, but Outscored by Double, Twice
Quote of the Day “Back in 1984 a study by Herb Marsh and John W. Parker appeared in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. It asked a very simple and incisive question: ‘Is it better to be a relatively large
Gingerbread Houses, Flat Tires, and Shoe Wedgies
Quote of the Day “There are far more problems and opportunities in the world than there are talented and hard-working people to solve them. The world needs talent and hard work to solve its problems so people with talent who
Long Calls and Foam Footballs
Quote of the Day “When I started diving, I was really awful. What did I do? I did as many reps as possible every day. It sounds really boring, but last time I checked, you plant the seeds of greatness
Handles and Buckets and Layups
Quote of the Day “We don’t want to hear that some things just take time. They just take time. They take lots of failure, lots of loss, lots of experience. So ask yourself: Am I gaining experience? Will these experiences
I Typed This With My Butt
Quote of the Day “Todd Hanson, former head writer at The Onion, said that whenever he’s asked the smart-ass question ‘So how do I get a job writing jokes for money like you did?’ he gives a very simple answer.
Chitters Returns
Quote of the Day “Your problem is not the outside world. Your problem is the story you’re telling yourself about the outside world. And that story is a choice. If you’re not happy with the story, tell yourself another story.
Chilly Pics and a Gif Storm
Quote of the Day “Do it one more time! Put one more gif up there and see what happens!” – Traci, to the boys, after they went on a gif-posting spree in a group txt chat.
Rained Out Photos and This Year’s Christmas Tree
Quote of the Day “In his book Overcoming Destructive Anger, the psychologist Bernard Golden wrote, “Some researchers suggest that shame comes about from repeatedly being told, not that we did something bad, but that we are something bad. Shame, like
Hope, Trek, and Black Friday Fever
Quote of the Day “Dr. Anne Toner is a Cambridge University academic who spent years studying the history of the ellipsis. No, I’m not joking. But there is good news. She found it! Yes, the first time the famous dot-dot-dot