2020–08–02 — Weekly Articles

Dr. Nathan Belcher
2 min readAug 2, 2020

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Faith

How to Let the Offense Go and Talk Yourself Happy by Kristi Watts

The remedy for darkness is always Jesus by Northwood Church

Why Did Jesus Command Others to Be Silent About Him? by Greg Lanier (The Gospel Coalition)

Leadership/Personal Growth/Parenting

The power of no by Peter Attia

Remote work is a platform by Jason Fried (Signal v Noise)

What are the Obstacles to Doing the Real Thing? by Scott Young

4 Ways to Make Daily Progress on Goals by Michael Hyatt

A too-simple answer to a complicated problem by Seth Godin

Improve your relationships — with advice from counter-terrorism experts by Joanna Moorhead (The Guardian)

8 Lessons from a Friend Whose Life (and Death) Preached Christ by Spencer Harmon (The Gospel Coalition)

Appearances vs Experiences: What Really Makes Us Happy by Farnam Street

Health/Fitness/Nutrition

Proper Hydration is the №1 Way to Boost Recovery, Plus Tips to Stay Hydrated by Mark Van Deusen (WHOOP)

Loosen Up For Lower Scores: Golf Flexibility Exercises by Team Joey D Golf

Time Saving Lifts for the Weight Room by Travis Janeway

This Is HRV: A Deep Dive Into The Most Important Metric For Health, Fitness, And Performance by Keenan Eriksson (The Ready State)

Sports

Finding the Right Headspace for Three Months in a Basketball Bubble by Paolo Uggetti (The Ringer)

How adoption gave Michael Thompson and his family life and love during the lockdown by Alex Myers (Golfworld)

How Liverpool Built a Title Winning Side From Turf Moor by Grace Robertson

How Does Golf Ball Position Affect Your Ball Flight? by Jon Sherman (Practical Golf)

Teaming Up For Those In Need by CDGA

Finances

SPAC Man Begins by Alex Danco

How Costco Convinces Brands to Cannibalize Themselves by Adam Keesling

Why MasterClass Isn’t Really About Mastery by Adam Keesling

CWS Market Review — July 31, 2020 by Eddy Elfenbein (Crossing Wall Street)

3 keys to building an emergency fund by Kevin Wilde (Vanguard)

Education

Exploring the quantity dv/ds by Brian Frank

Intuition Is Great For Learning Physics. Except When It Isn’t. by Rhett Allain

Relationships and Expectations: Keys to Increasing Student Success by Steve Barkley

Superfoods and Classroom Instruction by Blake Harvard

AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism — Course Outline for 2020–2021 by Nathan Belcher

3 Ways Educators Can Prepare For the Unknown by Jon Harper

Principles to Improve the Effectiveness of Instructional Videos by Blake Harvard

The Case for Optimism by Robert Slavin

Science/Technology

Your Next Smartphone Will Be a Lot Harder to Scratch by Brian Barrett (WIRED)

The Sun Only Shines Because Of Quantum Physics by Ethan Siegel

9 Things Experts Know About Covid-19 That They Didn’t Know Then by Robert Roy Britt

6 Things to Know About NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter by Jia-Rui Cook, Grey Hautaluoma, and Alana Johnson (NASA)

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Dr. Nathan Belcher

Founder of "The Learning Engine" -- Helping people learn and grow through the principles of learning. W&M: B.S '08, M.A.Ed '10, U of SC: Ed.D. '17