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Author: Travis
Impermanence
A few thoughts on the topic of impermanence. Nature’s first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay. — Robert Frost Life is always changing, always evolving. Anyone who has lost something … Read More
FOMO, Hedonic Treadmill, Process vs. outcomes
FOMO, or “fear of missing out”, was the subject of my guided meditation this morning. FOMO could be a leading cause to the teen mental health crisis we’re seeing. The verdict is still out on that, but many millennials and younger generations are taking note, and are actively switching off social media in an attempt … Read More
Invaluable Commodities
Some people are kind or present only as far you are useful to them. Choose wisely those you surround yourself with. Your time, heart, and mind are invaluable commodities. ❤️🧠😊👍🏼
Careers
I’ve had a lot of great jobs with highly successful companies in hyper competitive industries. Only one of those jobs was gained through the application process. Either networking is the key to success in a career, or my resume is crap. 😆
Lobha
Lobha, a Pāli word for “craving,” or “greed”. Our world revolves around wanting. This tendency to crave affects our relationships. There’s a distinction between love and wanting, or grasping. We’re all capable of love in its true sense. When we allow our friends and loved ones to be who they are, this is love. When … Read More
Bicycle Commuting, Transportation Efficiency and Safety: A US Cities Perspective
This study investigates the relationship among the volume of bicycle commuters and the occurrence of traffic fatalities, per capita, in 30 U.S. cities. The analysis controls for automobile commuters, those who work from home, average annual rainfall, average temperature, and hours lost to traffic congestion. Through multivariate regression techniques, it is found that, per 150,000 … Read More
Research Proposal: Predicting and Reducing Impulse Behavior: Can biometric technology reduce impulse decisions, improve empathy, and reduce conflict?
When couples enter a conflict, their emotions can become escalated, often lending to self- protection and aggression, and even good partners can end up in intense fights that damage the relationship. Understanding this impulse, and learning how to calm down, to shift out of fight or flight mode, and connect, can help couples develop awareness, … Read More
Research: Taking Back Control: An Unconventional Approach to Information Disorder
Introduction In this paper, I provide a brief overview of media literacy programs that have been proposed or trialed thus far, whether through public education or in a experimental lab setting, examining the pros, cons, and barriers to implementation. I examine media literacy against the full taxonomy of mis/disinformation solutions, and propose strategies derived from … Read More
A desire to change
You can guide someone, giving them all the tools and knowledge in the world, but no action can occur without the desire to change.
New York Social Ride
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Research: Dear American Parents: Our kids are underperforming in school. What went wrong, and how can we fix it?
Introduction Dear American parents, Our kids are underperforming in school. For years, American students have lagged other developed nations in reading, science, and mathematics literacy. They are disengaged, disinterested, lack in direction and identity, and too often leave K-12 unprepared for college and the workforce. An outdated standards and academic achievement accountability system has conditioned … Read More
New bike day! 2023 Canyon Grail AL 7
How many bikes is too many bikes? Today I received and “built up” a 2023 Canyon Grail AL 7. Outside of a minor FedEx shipping kerfuffle, it was a pretty awesome D2C experience with Canyon. I use quotes around “built up” because there is very little maintenance required, outside of installing the seat post, handlebars, … Read More
Existential crisis
I don’t believe in the traditional narrative that an existential or midlife crisis means simply reaching a point where life isn’t as fulfilling as we had hoped. If this turning point is anything like anxiety, then the “crisis” occurs when we receive a totally natural, healthy signal for change, and get to choose how we … Read More
How are you doing?
I was browsing the news this morning and came across an article about the rising rate of burnout in the nursing profession. I thought of those who have taken up this profession and dedicate their lives to caring for us. I have family and friends who are nurses and am incredibly grateful for their commitment … Read More
Accepting Uncertainty
Today my morning meditation centered around the idea of acceptance. The idea that we have three angles when approaching feelings. We can 1) accept them as they are, 2) change to adapt to these feelings, or 3) leave (or ignore) these feelings alone. I write often about anxiety, as it’s a feeling I’ve worked with … Read More
Bike-Packing Brooklyn to Croton Point
October 29 2022 | Brooklyn: At 8AM on a brisk Saturday morning, a crew of 16 from the NYC Adventure Cycling Club, loaded up their tents, sleeping bags, and cooking utensils, and whatever else they could attach to their bikes, and pedaled north toward Croton Point Park — a 50 mile haul. The crew crossed … Read More
Research: Improving Academic and Life Outcomes for America’s Youth
Summary Roughly 49.5 million students attend public elementary and secondary schools in the United States, 3 million teachers educate America’s students each year, and the U.S. spent $682 billion on public elementary and secondary schools in the 2019–20 school year (National Center for Education Statistics, 2022). Despite spending more than other OECD nations, the United … Read More
Behavioral Science Will Save the World!
Last updated: June 12, 2021 | Let me begin by saying I’m not a qualified psychologist, neurobiologist, behaviorist, botanist, or any other “ist”. I’m a passionate student of the field, someone who at one time assumed that all humans behaved rationally, for the most part, and that all organizational policy was built upon solid evidence and … Read More
Building an Effective Content Marketing Strategy in 2023
Updated: February 12, 2023 CHAPTER 1: Who Are You Now A robust content strategy begins with a practice in introspection, inspired by Madison Cunningham’s 2019 debut album ‘Who Are You Now.’ The act of defining who you are, what you do, and why you do it is the foundation from which impactful stories derive. “People … Read More