Life – Sustainable Balance Sustainable, high-quality human lifestyles. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 04:13:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /?v=4.4.8 Progress Comes in Bursts /progress-comes-in-bursts/ /progress-comes-in-bursts/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:19:23 +0000 /?p=1737 In a previous post (Quality over Quantity), I mentioned my fondness for a book by George Leonard called Mastery. In that book he outlines that progress in any field can feel linear, but there will be a plateau. The plateau is unavoidable, but it does ultimately end if you stick with whatever you are trying to master. Then comes … Continue reading Progress Comes in Bursts →

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]]> /progress-comes-in-bursts/feed/ 0 Quality over Quantity /quality-quantity/ /quality-quantity/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:00:19 +0000 /?p=1614 Recently I turned 30, so I spent some time pondering on what that means. In some ways, it means very little. Age is just a number and being 29 years, 364 days is essentially the same thing as being 30. I also know that at 30, I’m not that old yet. There are many happy, healthy, productive … Continue reading Quality over Quantity →

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]]> /quality-quantity/feed/ 2 Energy and Human Lifestyles /energy-and-human-lifestyles/ /energy-and-human-lifestyles/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:00:49 +0000 /?p=1444 The first post on energy briefly explained how the human use of energy is awesome, while the second post went over the basics of energy and introduced the relevant lingo and concepts required to get into a more detailed discussion. This time, I want to further explore why energy is so great, and how it enhances … Continue reading Energy and Human Lifestyles →

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]]> /energy-and-human-lifestyles/feed/ 0 The Philosophy of Life – Part 1: Expectations /philosophy-of-life-expectations/ /philosophy-of-life-expectations/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:00:03 +0000 /?p=1245 Introduction In the short time that Sustainable Balance has been around, Graham has written extensively about our bodies and the physical world around us, about how the two interact with and influence one another. While understanding our bodies and the physical world around us is undeniably of critical importance for our overall wellbeing, the same must … Continue reading The Philosophy of Life – Part 1: Expectations →

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]]> /philosophy-of-life-expectations/feed/ 6 Should Humans Eat Animals? /should-humans-eat-animals/ /should-humans-eat-animals/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:00:29 +0000 /?p=1075 Introduction In a previous post, I presented strategies for sourcing produce in the modern food arena. This post was originally intended to demonstrate the best ways to ethically source the animals in your diet (and that will still come), but during the writing of that post, I kept thinking about and researching reasons why consuming animals properly and ethically is something … Continue reading Should Humans Eat Animals? →

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]]> /should-humans-eat-animals/feed/ 12 The Essence of Life: Two Potential Models /essence-of-life-two-potential-models/ /essence-of-life-two-potential-models/#comments Thu, 22 May 2014 14:00:29 +0000 /?p=571 Introduction – The Fabric of Life: Everything on Earth, and every other planet, is made up of the same matter. The fabric of life is the particles making up all matter in the universe, including the physical forms of living beings. These particles (simplified) are protons, neutrons, and electrons, with the energy coursing through these particles being … Continue reading The Essence of Life: Two Potential Models →

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]]> /essence-of-life-two-potential-models/feed/ 8 The Diminishing Returns of Strength Training /the-diminishing-returns-of-strength-training/ /the-diminishing-returns-of-strength-training/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2014 05:20:39 +0000 /?p=481 Featured photo courtesy of Gregor Winter. Introduction: The day before I started a new job, it was a rainy winter’s day in North Vancouver, but I felt pretty good.  I wanted to avoid trying to fit a gym session into my first couple days at the new job, so the day before I started I decided … Continue reading The Diminishing Returns of Strength Training →

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]]> /the-diminishing-returns-of-strength-training/feed/ 15 How to Get Stronger: Track Your Strength /how-to-get-stronger-track-your-strength/ /how-to-get-stronger-track-your-strength/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2014 06:11:06 +0000 /?p=444 Featured photo courtesy of symphony of love. Note: This was originally written at my other blog, so the dates may seem a little off. I found the article still had value, so I reposted it here. Enjoy! Introduction: Here’s what I see happen with great frequency: Someone will decide to get fit/in shape, and will … Continue reading How to Get Stronger: Track Your Strength →

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]]> /how-to-get-stronger-track-your-strength/feed/ 0 The Context of Vices /the-context-of-vices/ /the-context-of-vices/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:00:02 +0000 /?p=108  Featured photo courtesy of Dave Stokes. Anyone who knows me knows me as a very health-conscious guy, but not a guy free of vices.  I promote habits that produce happy, healthy, strong, productive people, but in the right context I also promote some activities that directly oppose my usual recommendations. Am I inconsistent?  Maybe, but … Continue reading The Context of Vices →

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