Meditation: The Happiness Project
October’s theme in The Happiness Project is “Paying Attention.” Gretchen Rubin emphasizes that mindfulness isn’t an abstract “woo woo” concept. Rather, it’s about deliberately choosing to keepRead More
Mindfulness and Paying Attention: The Happiness Project
October’s theme in Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project is “Paying Attention.” In her New York Times bestselling book, she emphasizes that mindfulness isn’t about sitting cross-legged onRead More
Billie Jean King Cup: Why the Current Format Fails Women’s Tennis
The Billie Jean King Cup is the women’s counterpart to the Davis Cup, an international team competition that brings together the best players from aroundRead More
The Sad Spectacle of the Laver Cup
This weekend, I will be taking a closer look at the three tennis “Cup” events that have been held over the past two weekends. WeRead More
Do Tennis Players Have To Warm Up?
One of the most culturally distinctive differences between tennis and other sports is how opponents are expected to cooperatively warm-up with each other prior toRead More
2 responsesWinners in the Warm-Up
Yesterday, I shared how one of the more entertaining parts of writing this blog is the stories that readers share. This is our second postRead More
2 responsesTanking the Warmup
One of my favorite aspects of writing this blog is that it opens the door for people to share their own tennis stories, which areRead More
1 responseMy Very Bitter Warmup Story
As soon as I found out that the Jelena Ostapenko/Taylor Townsend incident at the US Open included controversy over the warmup, I knew the timeRead More
I’m Just Getting Warmed Up
This weekend is all about the curious and bizarre ritual of the cooperative tennis warmup. This topic finally rose to the top of my queueRead More
The Happiness Project: Leveraging Technology in Tennis
This weekend’s final topic in the (Tennis) Happiness Project is on mastering a new technology in pursuit of your passions. Like every other post in this series,Read More
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