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When the Work is the Good Part
Illustration by Mihajlo Stojanovic
This is Dispatch #26 in a series of personal reflections on passion, obsession, and what it really takes to feel alive. You can read the whole series here.
Hi friends,
The other day, a friend ask...
If You Only Keep One Passion, Make It This
Illustration by Mihajlo Stojanovic
"Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do." — Mark Twain
For a few years in my twenties, I couldn’t wait to get to the gym — though not the...
On Fire, Lately — #6
Illustration by Mihajlo Stojanovic
Hi friends,
I have a friend who burned out at her job and took a sabbatical. Like most people who burn out, she assumed what she needed was rest. Less to do, more space in her days, more time to do nothi...
What Does It Really Take to Try Again?
Back in 2009, Steve Kamb Googled “nerd fitness,” found nothing, bought the domain, and started writing — and accidentally built Nerd Fitness, one of the internet’s most beloved fitness communities. Seventeen years and tens of millions of re...
You Only Get So Much Fire
Illustration by Mihajlo Stojanovic
This is Dispatch #25 in a series of personal reflections on passion, meaning, and what it really takes to feel alive. You can read the whole series here.
Hi friends,
A few weeks ago I had two jiu...
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Writer studying what makes us come alive. Fitness entrepreneur turned passion researcher, jiu-jitsu World Champion, interviewer of obsessives.
Four decades of teaching mind-body disciplines. Still learning. Writing from the coast of Maine.
writer, grappler, entrepreneur
Editor-in-Chief of i/Edit, featuring interviews of leading creatives in fashion, design, architecture, photography, and food on their creative process, and the favorite places and talent they're obsessed with.
Bestselling author of "How To Try Again.” Fail compassionately - tread water - try again differently. Sign up for my newsletter to read the first chapter now!
Lily Engblom-Stryker is an award winning illustrator from the PNW. When not squeezing new gouache out of the tube, Lily is dreaming about getting a cat, and trying to beat her old Sudoku times.
Shrink. Coach. Dreamer. Recovering people pleaser.
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