Sitting by the window, morning rain splattering the glass, I'm thinking a lot about self-doubt. This...
Stories by Derek
I was thinking back on the week while sitting at my desk this morning. It was still dark out and I w...
I was at my favorite coffee shop today. Sitting at a table by the back wall, I let my mind race. It'...
The Unobstructed Podcast: Episode 30 For as much mental clarity as running gives me, I hadn’t felt d...
Today's an off day for me. I know that's probably not what I'm supposed to say on Day 2 of The MAP Y...
Today's the day! We're officially kicking off The MAP Year Project. Today's post is slightly differe...
Daydreaming about a new life helps make our real one bearable, until it doesn’t. We dream of freedom...
On a walk this morning, I was reminded of the difference between decay and diminishing returns.
I hadn't expected to get hit with such a good reminder this morning. I was catching up on emails whi...
We dream about having more creative freedom. So we keep saying we’ll get to that passion project, bu...
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