Parenting

As you might have noticed, it’s easy to stress ourselves out as we strive to step up to our heroic potential.

We’ve established the fact that our brains don’t have parallel processors like a computer. As much as we’d like to think that we can multitask, we can’t.

In our last +1 we chatted about the difference between FALLING in love and STANDING in love.

We’ve talked a ton about Deep Work and going Deep in general.

In our last +1, we talked about shadows and attending your own lectures.

Today we’re going to have some fun mapping out how to use micro-moments of frustration to catalyze the next-best version of you, antifragile style.

Before we bid farewell to George Leonard, how about ONE more little idea from the Aikido (and life) master?

One of my challenges as I step up my athletic game is finding the time to train as I have some very tight time constraints on how much time I’m willing to put into my training.

At the end of my recent talk I keep on talking about 😉, one of the CEOs came up and asked me how to apply the wisdom I shared to his parenting. He had a 5-year-old like me.

Not too long ago, I introduced you to Leonidas—my Spartan sweatband. Yes, I realize it’s ridiculous that I wear this all day every day. That’s the whole point. (Hah.)

After watching that Mister Rogers documentary I keep talking about (this one), we got a bunch of his books. One of them is a recently published, beautifully illustrated collection of his poetry-songs called A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

The other day Grandma and Grandpa visited to hang out with the E’s. We had a nice time. 😍

In our last +1, we had fun reflecting on a new ritual Emerson and I are having fun with. It’s been super fun to reflect on ancient Stoic wisdom via Ryan Holiday’s modern medallions. (Thanks, Ryan!)

Not too long ago, we started giving Emerson $10 every week.

In our last +1, we talked about how I’m attempting to make the idea of saving and investing money much cooler than constantly spending money.

As we’ve discussed many times, one of my absolute favorite things to do in life is curl up in bed next to Emerson and read together. It’s an essential part of our PM Bookend and one we miss only on rare occasions.

This morning I was wrapping up yet another AM1 Deep Work session when I heard the tap-tap-tap little knock on the office door.

In our last couple +1s, we flipped through my notes from session number 150-something with my Yoda/spiritual Godfather Phil Stutz.

In our last +1, we wrapped up the tour of my notes from a recent chat with Phil.

In our last +1, we talked about being Efficient vs. Effective.

In our last +1, we hung out with Jon Gottman and learned that successful marriages feature partners responding to one another’s bids. (Did you do your quick, napkin Relationship Bid Math?)

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been talking about Jon Gottman and his wisdom on how to make a marriage work.

A little over seven and half years ago, Emerson was born at home.

In our last +1, we practiced some virtue mastery via our new (and always-evolving) Virtuegong practice.

In our last +1, we blew up some belly balloons with our kids.

In our last +1, we did some detective work and discovered that sugar is often disguised with 61 different names.

Big news at the Johnson house: We recently got a new robot vacuum cleaner. (Hah.)

In our last +1, we spent some more time with Trevor Moawad and explored some more wisdom from his great book, It Takes What It Takes.

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been chatting about Trevor Moawad’s wisdom on what he calls “neutral thinking.”

In our last +1, we hung out with some scientists and doctors who decided to test whether or not FOOD prescriptions would be more cost-effective (and health-boosting effective) than just normal prescriptions for medicine.