Immigration is a magnificent thing. I want to see more of it, not less. As a country we may have misconceptions about immigration that actually make us worse off. I hope to persuade you to think differently about immigrants and immigration. I see immigration as the ability to visit, travel, live, or work where you […]
Author Archives: Richard K Miller
Two Ways to Think about Self-Improvement
A few months ago I realized I don’t like setting goals. However, I admire people who work this way. “I’m preparing for a triathlon next summer.” For some people, a triathlon next summer is the best way to run on the treadmill today. If you like to set goals, you are outcome-focused. The outcomes are […]
Independently Strong
Three years ago I read a weight training book that was more influential on me than I expected. Muscle According to the book, called “Training for Mass” by Gordon La Velle, weight training is best done at high intensity. You might think all weight training is high-intensity. High-intensity training (HIT) is a particular flavor of […]
The Evidence of Things Not Seen
I wasn’t planning to write this today, but I want to. It was two years ago today that my brother David left home. We thought he had run away to start a new life or something. Then last fall, we learned he had passed away. I feel melancholy thinking about my brother today. However, I […]
Dating Advice For My Future Children
As a little background, I’m Mormon and we take marriage seriously — a high ideal worth working for. Because dating is the process that leads to marriage, we usually take dating seriously too. We might do well to be both more serious and less serious about dating — more deliberate, but less anxious. I look […]