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I founded Nerd Fitness way back in 2009. Wherever you are coming from, I’m glad you are here. Every week, I send out a short email that’s guaranteed to make you live a tiny bit better, think a little deeper, and overcome the obstacles that get in the way.
To view this email as a webpage, click here Let me start with a quick announcement: Everybody should watch the movie Flow, a tiny independent film which won the Academy Award for best animated film on Sunday. Wait, that wasn’t the actual announcement. But seriously, watch that movie, and stay through the credits! The actual announcement, which is more of a “logistics” boring thing: Over the next month, this newsletter will come from a different email “send” address. Instead of...
To view this email as a webpage, click here Entrepreneur Peter Barton was on top of the world. Until he wasn’t. Barton lived a life everybody dreamed of, took pretty damn good care of himself, and was a great husband and dad to his family. And then on one fateful day, his world was shattered: A terminal cancer diagnosis. Work became less important, other experiences stopped holding meaning; he tried to pick up the pieces while mourning a future he wouldn’t get to live. He wouldn’t get to see...
To view this email as a webpage, click here In 2007, Italian police arrested Salvatore Lo Piccolo. This dude was an actual boss from the real life Sicilian Mafia. As they explored his house, they stumbled across what they believed to be their official “10 commandments” of their crew. In other words, “If you want to be a good mobster, follow these 10 easy steps!” No-one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it. Never look at the wives of...