Lucky Loser: Adventures in Tennis and Comedy
I truly believe that nothing is better than tennis for building the foundational characteristics of high achievement. The sport builds resilience by forcing players toRead More
2 responsesAn engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
I truly believe that nothing is better than tennis for building the foundational characteristics of high achievement. The sport builds resilience by forcing players toRead More
2 responsesTennis legend Fred Stolle passed away last week at the age of 86. The Australian won two Grand Slam singles titles and many others inRead More
One of the undertakings Gretchen Rubin tackled in The Happiness Project was starting a blog. She found that the act of writing gave her an outlet forRead More
2 responsesOne of the key takeaways from the March chapter of The Happiness Project is that joy and productivity are often interconnected. One of the recommendations that GretchenRead More
Throughout 2025, we are spending the first full weekend of each month with posts inspired by Gretchen Rubin in her New York Times bestseller book, TheRead More
Richard Álvaro Gonzales, more popularly referred to as “Pancho,” was an American tennis legend known for his powerful serve, fierce competitiveness, and dominance in theRead More
If my site has a patron saint, it’s Vic Braden. During the height of the tennis participation boom in the United States, Braden found theRead More
1 responseBelief in shortcuts is deeply ingrained in human nature. We all want to believe there is an easy way to make rapid progress. This isRead More
Just in case it isn’t obvious from the fact this blog has been pushing out original content daily for over five years, I love tennis.Read More
Throughout 2025, we are spending the first full weekend of each month with posts inspired by Gretchen Rubin in her amazing book, The Happiness Project. Rubin’sRead More