Tracy’s Journal
The Comfort Crisis — Newness and Discomfort to Experience More Presence and Focus
I recently listened to Michael Easter’s, The Comfort Crises: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Healthy, Happy Self on audible, and now I’m reading the print version to make sure I didn’t miss anything. It’s that good.
Arthur Brook’s Rules for Happiness in the Second Half of Our Lives
I’ve been following Arthur C. Brook’s column in The Atlantic, “How to Build a Life” since July 2019 when his article “Your Professional Decline is Coming Much Sooner Than You Think” went viral and really hit struck a chord for me. So when his new book “From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life” went viral”, I was at the front of the line for pre-orders.
James Clear’s Advice for Building Habits—It Starts With Creating a New Identity
One book that has been particularly insightful in helping me stay consistent with my goals and commitments is James Clear’s Atomic Habits. In it, Clear explains how we can use our identity as a catalyst for change, which has been an empowering concept for me and hoping for my fellow Mother Ruckers.
Rucking for Women: Empowering Podcasts for Beginners
One book that has been particularly insightful in helping me stay consistent with my goals and commitments is James Clear’s Atomic Habits. In it, Clear explains how we can use our identity as a catalyst for change, which has been an empowering concept for me and hoping for my fellow Mother Ruckers.