When Michael B. Jordan said, "I don't want to live. I want to die like my ancestors did when they jumped off boats into the Atlantic (then pulled the sword out of his chest before falling)," it had a profound effect on me. Michael Johnson, the prolific American sprinter from the 90's, saw pictures at... Continue Reading →
Tim Ferris: Kevin Costner
NEAR-DEATH CLARITY AND SHIFTING THE BURDEN Kevin described driving to his first real audition (for a community theater production of Rumpelstiltskin) in an old Datsun pickup. The accelerator broke and dropped to the floor, sending his speedometer from 60 to 80. He saw brake lights up ahead: “I had my wits about me at one... Continue Reading →