To The Bone

To The Bone

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Solstice

Solstice

Using the longest day of the year to take stock, adjust, and move forward

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Hank Shaw
Jun 27, 2023
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Hands framing the sun on summer solstice.

Momentum is overrated. Seductive, but overrated.

It’s praised in sports and politics, and in life most of us seek it, believing momentum is a powerfully positive force. And yes, sometimes it is. But unchecked momentum can cause us to spiral into a series of compounding choices that can, like Icarus, lead us too close to the proverbial sun, only to flare …

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