Rack pull. Photo by Scott Bird.

After a nine year break, I began lifting weights again about four years ago. This absence had not done me any favors; and I was slow, weak and a little on the heavy side.
Having eventually made the decision to begin doing something (and believe me - after 9 years, this [...]

This is the full video of Randy Pausch’s famous last lecture. What an inspiration. Thank you Randy, and RIP.

I’m excited to announce my first e-book, A Year of Change, is available to download here:

A Year of Change - by Peter Clemens

The e-book includes my best articles from my first year of blogging both on this blog and Pick The Brain. Apart from the work that went into the articles originally, I have [...]

Image courtesy of Chatiry Girl
Do you ever find yourself telling someone you’ve recently met the story of your life? You probably don’t think of it as a story, because to you it’s all factual. Truth is, we place a lot of interpretation on our life story. And when you remember how it was from the [...]

Have you ever started keeping a journal – perhaps starting on a particular milestone like your birthday, or January 1st – only to give up after a few days or weeks? Like many projects which we’re initially enthusiastic about, writing daily or even weekly in a journal can all too quickly become a chore. After [...]

Image from Zana Stardust
“Pulling weeds, picking stones. We are made of dreams and bones”
Currently I’m reading Beautiful Boy, a raw and compelling book in which a father describes his journey through his son’s addiction to methamphetamine. I must admit this book has hit a nerve, and I have found myself experiencing various emotions for both [...]