“Our minds are hurt more often by overeating than by hunger.” – Petrarch
Happy Friday.
I’m back home in snowy Canada after a long month away, running plant medicine retreats in Costa Rica and Peru.
There is a lot to catch up on, but a lot of fresh inspiration as well…
…Including inspiration for a brand new project for entrepreneurs, that I may announce early next week.
In the meantime, a few recs for your weekend:
The State of The Tao: 2025
My first QiGong teacher, Taoist Master Bruce Frantzis, writes an annual report on the underlying energy of the year.
And so far, his readings have always proved accurate for me.
Note, this isn’t based on fu-fu astrology or picking new-age cards out of a deck.
The Taoists have spent thousands of years developing sophisticated systems for tracking currents of energy:
Internally, globally, and beyond.
Enjoy.
How To Build Your Day – Huberman & Waitzkin
Great clip from Huberman Lab on how to design personalized daily routines for maximum performance and productivity.
The MIQ principle Waitzkin talks about early in the clip is especially valuable.
The Intellectual Obesity Crisis by Gurwinder Bhogal
How and why “information addiction is rotting our brains.”
Well worth reading if you’re a human being living on planet earth in the 21st century.
(credit to this article for the quote at the top of today’s email)
BONUS: Vikings
Hot damn this show slaps.
Here’s a note about the main character I shared with our Path members, earlier this week:
“Power is only given to those who are prepared to lower themselves to pick it up.” – Ragnar Lothbrook
The beauty of the Ragnar Lothbrook character, similar to Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders, is that his ego does not get in the way of the mission.
He is willing to look bad in the eyes of others, to put himself beneath others, to allow others to temporarily feel like they’re above him and to give them a sense of false superiority.
When others are simply trying to win the next hand, he is willing to sacrifice it in order to win the game 5 moves later.
That’s a wrap.
Have an amazing weekend over there, and I’ll see you back here on Monday.
(and remember, if you’re an entrepreneur — keep a close eye on your inbox…)
- T
P.S. A message for surviving in the age of AI…
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