Hold The Standard Podcast

Long Roads, Uncertainty, and the Power of Not Knowing

I recently went to the park in Santa Monica where this whole gym journey started 15 years ago. It is only natural to reflect and one question that comes to

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The Last Scarce Human Skill That Still Matters (for a Little While Longer)

The AI overlords might come and save us all from this in a few years, so take this with a grain of salt. I’ve watched human behavior pretty closely for

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The Lindy Effect in the Weight Room

There’s a concept from the world of probability and philosophy called the Lindy Effect. In simple terms: the longer something has survived, the longer it’s likely to continue to survive.

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Why Does Every Staff Member at DEUCE Have a No-Limit AMEX Card?

This is a small, but important part of a high agency, low excuse-making culture. You see, in low performance environments responsibility is outsourced. This generally creates a dynamic where when

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Chicago Bears Use Quote with Staying Power

The scene in the locker room brought me back! Sorry Packers fans, but the Chicago Bears took an important Wild Card playoff win to advance a few weeks ago. In

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