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The central thesis of Strong Opinions, Weakly Held (SOWH) is that action is usually the best way to gain more information, and action based upon a strong opinion brings about the best information.
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2019/2020 Important Dates and Qualifying Standards for the Abbott World Marathon Majors: How to get into the Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, and Tokyo Marathon
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Just as Carlos in Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast had Eric Eisner championing his cause, I was fortunate enough to have a fifth grade teacher who believed in me. She pushed open doors for me even after one was seemingly slammed shut when my parents and I failed to turn in a financial aid form on time.
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Dreaming of qualifying for the Boston Marathon? I first heard the phrase "Boston qualify" on the night before I ran my first marathon a little less than five years ago. Here's how Boston went from being a faraway dream to a goal for me.
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George Tang was one of my best friends. I learned so much from him, and am still learning from him, years after he passed away. I originally wrote this down to speak at George's memorial service back in January 2014.
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Once you do something that much, people usually like to say “X is your life”. That’s partially true— it takes up a lot of your life, but more importantly, you start to see lots of analogies for life in it. Running has given me both more meaning in life as well as more time to reflect upon it. Here are 17 ruminations from those runs.
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In a previous draft, I quoted this incredible NPR interview with Jay-Z, but I couldn’t fit it into the post, so I’ll share it here.
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Just as Carlos in Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast had Eric Eisner championing his cause, I was fortunate enough to have a fifth grade teacher who believed in me. She pushed open doors for me even after one was seemingly slammed shut when my parents and I failed to turn in a financial aid form on time.
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