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Objective Standard Institute’s Fabulous First Year

OSI has had a highly productive first year, full of achievements and extraordinary results. I’d like to share with you some highlights and our plans for the future. (You can make a tax-deductible contribution here.) One year ago, Sarah and I, along with our amazing...

The Beachbody Workout that Even My Toddler Enjoys

Today, there are more fitness programs available than you could probably use in a lifetime. Although the range of content and easier access to knowledge are massive values, it can be somewhat overwhelming to sort through all the different trainers, programs, and...

How to Generate Motivation

“Ugh, I have no motivation today.” How many times have you thought, heard, or said this? Sometimes, it might seem like motivation is a mysterious force outside your control that helps you when you’re fortunate enough to have it on your side, and hinders you when...

Event Horizons

For years, I thought momento mori (“remember death”), a common precept in Stoic philosophy, was a cynical expression. Remembering death seemed opposed to embracing life. Why focus on the end of a process I love so much? Naively, I thought this was similar to other...

Help Us Create Even More Life-Enhancing Content

Have you checked out Objective Standard Institute’s blog Level Up? How about our podcasts? Do you have ideas for improving them? You can help us create even more life-enhancing content by sharing your thoughts and ideas in our short survey. For doing so, you’ll...