ItookmysontoaSharks'gameSundayevening.It
wasmyfirsttimetoahockeygame(intheUS)and
purelyforTim'ssake.Aswestrolledtowardthe
SAPcenterdowntownSanJose,Irealizeditsat
justacrossthestreetfromtheCalTrainDiridon
station.Mikepickedmeupthere14yearsago.
IknewhimfrommyfirstjobbackinBeijing.He
wasthin,short,andacoupleofyearssenior.He
hadagreatsenseofhumorandwasveryfri...[
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TimwaspumpedafterTuesday'sgrappling.Hewon
byacrosschokeanddeclaredhimselffirst
submissionartistinthefamily.(OnThursday,he
wasalmostcaughtinarearchokebyasmallerbut
muchnimbleropponent.Hewasnothappy:"Iwant
tolearn.Teachmemore.")Meanwhile,Iwasa
littlesurprisedbythesenseoffamilypridea
10-year-oldcouldfeel.Hetoldmehewantedto
knowmoreabouttheclan'shistorywhichev...[
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Youknowthefeelingthatthingsyouthought
bullsh*ttysuddenlystarttomakesenseand
things,evenexcitingdiscoveries,thatusedto
makesensenolongerdo?Ihavefeltthatway
afewtimesinrecentyearsbuttodayIwill
focusonbread-baking.
Itappealedtomysenseofaccomplishmentand
yearningforfreedom.Anamatuercoulddoitwell.
MichaelPollan,inhisbook"Cooked,"described
howaftertrialsanderrors...[
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IttookStevenSashenseveralyearsafterreading
the2009bestseller"BornToRun"toproducethe
perfecthumanfootwear.Iboughtmyfirstpairof
XeroZ-TreksandalsinMar2015.
Overthepasttwoyears,theXeroes,orratherthe
barefootlifestyle,haveliberatedmytoesfrom
thetyranyofthecrampingtoebox(Yes.The
modernshoeindustryhasreplacedthepracticeof
Chinesefoot-binding,whichwasforwomen,wit...[
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IhavetriedtheGracieDiet(www.graciediet.com)foraboutthreemonthsduringwhichIhavetwoorthreemealsaday.Onekeyimportformewasnofoodwithoutrelish.Thedietdictatesthatanadultputatleastfourandahalfhoursbetweenmeals.Irespondverywelltothiskindofquantatativerules.Ihavetriedthefood-combinationrulesandfeltthatmixingtoomanyvarietiesinonemealdoesseemtoburdenthedigestivesystem.Havingasinglekindoffruitorstarchforamea...[
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Markhasneverfailedtoinspire.EarlyMarchand
afterthreeyearsoftraining,hecelebratedhis
60thbirthdaywith100single-armbeast(48kg)
swingsin5minutes.Thenextday,herucked6
mileswith60lbs.
Almostexactlyoneyearago,Iwroteaboutmy
shoulderpainforthefirsttime.Itgotworse
lastNovemberwhenIdidmyfirst10x32kgTGUs.
ThatforcedmetotakeDecemberoff.Thismonth,
Ihavebeenabletoworkexclusive...[
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Mr.BaiwasourteacherwhenIstudiedattheNew
OrientalSchool(nowNYSE:EDU)20yearsagoin
BeijingtopasstheGREandTOEFLtests.He
realizedourcollectivedreamatthetime,i.e.,
thatheattendedthePekingUniversityandwenton
tostudyinaprestigousUScollegeonscholarship.
Alivelyguyinhisearly30s,heusedtotellus
storiesfromhisdaysabroad.Iforgotthedetails
butonethingheenlighteneduswithwithundisguised
...[
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18yearsago,IcametotheWestaPhDstudent.
Butthatwasonlythemeans;mytruemotivations
weretypicalofmygenerationandclassicConfucian:
fameandfortunethroughbook-learning.Iwaswell
treatedbythepeopleofthisland(forwhichIam
eternallygrateful).Curious,Iaskedmyprofessor
oncewhyDoctorofPhilosophyinsteadofsomething
else.Afterall,wehaveMastersofScience(MSc)
andEngineering(MEng).Iforgo...[
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Sincemid-2016,Ihaveexperimentedwiththe
Warrior'sDiet,aformofintermittentfasting.It
workedwellandIwasabletokeepmyweightat
around142lbsbytheendoftheyear.
Butovertime,disciplinestartedtoflag.Onepart
ofitwascomplacency:IfeltIhadthe"budget"
nowtosquander.Theotherpartwasplainold
naturalcraving:Iusuallywouldstartmindlessly
grazingonenergy-densefoods,e.g.,...[
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Ireadalongarticlethisweekend,"OneHundred
YearsofArmBars:Afamilyepicspanningthe
GracieJiu-Jitsudynasty'sgenerationsofcombat
andbetrayal,fromtheAmazontoHollywoodtothe
UFC,"byDavidSamuels.
IknewroughlyhowJiu-JitsuspredintotheWest
overthepastcenturyfromlisteningtoMr.Steve
Maxwellonseveralpodcasts.Thearticlewent
deeper,tracingtheGraciefamilyhistoryfrom
early...[
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