CategorySelf Discovery

Levels of Abstraction

By Josh Nicholls
April 30, 2022
2 Min Read
In Leadership, Learning, Self Discovery
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Several years ago I was in Copenhagen Denmark with my wife, and we were going through a Danish furniture museum. The Dutch (and Scandinavian’s) are famous for their timeless furniture designs. There is a decent chance you have some type of furniture in your home right now that was inspired by designs from these Scandinavian designers.

I was particularly curious about how one could be so consistent in a design and have the design resonate with people for decades to come. There was a plaque that I read that contained an idea that has stuck with me ever since I read it.

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Learning Rest and Recovery the Hard Way

By Josh Nicholls
March 5, 2022
2 Min Read
In Learning, Self Discovery
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There is learning from others and learning from your own experiences. I learned from my own experiences the hard way about recovery and stress recently despite knowing it intellectually.

The months of January and February felt non-stop at work, and this increased all levels of stress in my life. I tried to be proactive and take a 4-day weekend to attempt to properly recover and reset. 

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Pushing Through Fear

By Josh Nicholls
January 12, 2022
3 Min Read
In Self Discovery
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Recently my family and I went hiking with some friends through a slot canyon. I carried our one-year-old in a backpack. The hike was less than three miles and had a small elevation gain. This sounded like the perfect hike for our kids who are out of hiking shape.

A few days prior to our hike there had been a large rainstorm. This meant that the hike, rather than being a dry riverbed, had a small stream with running water. This made the hike beautiful and fun. As we hiked, the water became deeper, and it was progressively more difficult to cross the river without getting wet.

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2021 Year in Review

By Josh Nicholls
December 30, 2021
2 Min Read
In Leadership, Self Discovery
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The exercise of writing down and reflecting on the year is useful. I love reading other’s new year resolutions and how they choose to want to become better. I have time to reflect and time to think about what the next year will hold for me and my family.

In my reflection I realized this year was a year of firsts. Here are a few firsts for me and my family in 2021

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Contrast Reveals Learning Opportunities

By Josh Nicholls
November 24, 2021
2 Min Read
In Learning, Self Discovery
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A little over a month ago my wife and I heard a crash just down the hall. Our 13-month-old son had managed to find the cord to the crock pot plugged into the counter and tugged on it just enough that the contents of the crockpot fell on him and the floor. My son sustained severe burns and we spent the following three weeks in the hospital with him as he healed.

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Healing Requires Pain

By Josh Nicholls
November 3, 2021
2 Min Read
In Leadership, Learning, Self Discovery
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When an individual sustains a deep burn (2nd or 3rd degree) it destroys the nerve endings and they do not feel pain. The ideal burn healing looks like this: First blood returns to the wound site and appears bright pink or red. Next new skin reforms underneath the visible layer and pushes out the old dead skin. While the new skin is forming underneath the wound site the nerve endings are also regenerating. Pain returns until a layer of protective skin can cover the nerve endings.

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I teach and invite people to act. Proud husband, father and amateur pizzaiolo

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