RB
Race Bannon
@racebannon
Generalist. I learn, think, and write.
My background is varied. My list of interests is long. I find most of life fascinating. I love reading, learning, and discussing just about anything. I'm a writer and enjoy communicating with the world through the written word.
308 Posts
The Benefit of Simple Exercise Regimens
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "My exercise strategy reduces the amount of friction in my life so that I’ll do the exercising. I don’t tell myself I’ll go for a 30-minute walk. I just walk whenever I have time and can. I don’t carve out 30 minutes or an hou Write postcards. Make a difference.
I'm planning to again write Postcards To Voters to encourage people to vote in elections up to and including the big one in November. If you'd like to help get out the vote from the comfort of wherever you happen to be, this is a great way to do that. Every postcard you write give Useful Financial Advice
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "I’m aware of the irony of publishing this topic on what’s tax return due day for many. Although maybe that’s exactly when this is best read. Financial advice abounds. It’s everywhere. Experts. Pundits. Wall Street operatives. Just Do It
My latest Medium article. "When you examine the lives and processes of people who have done amazing things, often you’ll uncover a random path. What I mean by that is it’s a myth that people of great accomplishment navigated to that point through careful planning and a prescribed Measure Less, Be Happier
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "Any way you look at it, constantly comparing ourselves to others or to some arbitrary metric is folly if our goal is happiness and contentment. The big problem with measuring ourselves is that typically the bigger the number VOTE!
Should you have any doubt that Republicans are ready to strip all rights from women, LGBTQ people, people of color, immigrants... anyone other than conservative white heterosexual Christian men, open your eyes. It's happening. Now. Today. Vote in November as if your life depends Defend Women's Rights - Be a Voter
Today the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the state's 1864 law banning abortion at any point by penalty of prison is enforceable. You read that correctly. It's archaic and outrageously anti-women. After Ohio, Alabama, Texas, and now the Arizona Supreme Court, they won't stop. Republican Rethinking Branding
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "I’m not going to come right out and tell you that branding yourself is bad advice. Maybe sometimes it’s good advice. Perhaps in some instances it’s helpful. But let me suggest that it can also be self-limiting. It might cut y Keep experimenting with your process
My latest Medium article. "These questions help me engage in nightly self-reflection that (hopefully) improves my tomorrow. By posing them as questions, it forces me to arrive at an answer and sometimes wrestle with shortcomings or areas of my life I need to work on more." I recommend Viola Davis's book
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "Racism and the challenges Black people faced in Davis’s early years and still face today is the throughline permeating the book. By listening to Davis’s story, it feels like I have a slightly better understanding of what Blac Grab a Book and Read
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "When you delve into the lives of great leaders and thinkers from past decades, they’re all usually voracious readers. I know there are other ways to consume content these days besides reading, but as Sarris mentions there’s s An Easy Strategy for Memory Retention
My latest Medium article. "So, what does this mean for the learner? Figure out ways you can repeat what you’ve learned regularly. This might mean repeatedly going over your notes, explaining to yourself out loud the information and concepts you’ve learned, explaining to others wha You're more than a project to be worked on
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "I feel this sums up the crux of what the video is trying to drive home. 'If we see ourselves as a project that can always be worked on, there is always more for us to do. Not only do we take on the task of monitoring and measu BE A VOTER!
Of all the videos you might watch about the state of American politics today, in many ways this might be the most important. Our Supreme Court is compromised. As of yesterday there can be no doubt about that. They are clearly ready to help install a dictator. They are siding again How to really achieve goals
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "Clear draws a distinction between goals and systems. Goals are the objectives you’re aiming for, and systems are the habits that will best help you achieve them. Notice I didn’t say tasks. Systems aren’t tasks. Systems are th Welp. My dream scenario has been crushed. I was certain that the Supreme Court would deny the application to stay the DC Circuit Court’s mandate affirming Judge Chutkan’s ruling that presidents aren’t, in fact, kings; a move that would have brought the DC trial back to life. That Why good posture matters
My latest Medium article. "I know many people have reasons why their posture is slumped over or otherwise not ideal. But so many of us, including myself, slouch or hunch despite having nothing wrong with us making us do so. I catch myself doing it all the time. Vanity is the reason Remain Curious
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "Engaged curiosity is indeed a superpower because it can lead to so much good. It nudges us to learn new things. It prompts us to get to know other people better. It can inform our self-reflections which hopefully make us bett By Jay Kuo Today I’m launching a new feature called the “Status Report.” Sometimes, there are big events in the news that, once we get past the initial “wow” or SMDH moment, demand a bit more attention. And as questions naturally arise, it makes sense to return to the story with a Money and our emotions
My latest Musings from a Curious Mind newsletter post. "Spend any amount of time scanning social media, magazines, or nonfiction book offerings and you’ll notice a lot of money advice. I’ve read and watched much of that content. Some of it’s good. Some bad. Some misses the mark be