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Friday Morning Forum On The Business Of Our Behavior
6,200: Number of thoughts we have in a typical day, according to Stanford researchers. The thoughts guide what we do and why we do it. Our behavior. Here’s my essay and questions and thoughts on what this means and what to do about it.
Science: So this is why we stare, how we feel when stared at, what it all means.
Sport: The Ohio Center for Sport Psychology came out with this set of instructions and advice for mental health training for athletes.
Policy: The US needs a lot more primary care support, particularly critical care for aging, especially as we are in the midst of a dropoff in enrollment of people with Medicaid who may end up without primary healthcare, driving them to hospitals. This story illustrates what primary care ought to look like and how we’re making progress, but have a ways to go.
Perspective: From the archives, this is the one about how I’m a lot more like Wilt Chamberlain than meets the eye (essay here).
May 1, 2026
“I love a good nap. Sometimes it’s the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning.”
— George Costanza