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Is integrity the foundation of a life well-lived?
This is a good question and one that in this moment is really quite pertinent. I read the other day that there are over 100 billionaires...
Noah Bassil
Feb 17, 20247 min read


Excellence is a habit.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” These words are as true today as they were almost 2500...
Noah Bassil
Feb 9, 20247 min read


Hard Work Pays Off: finding joy in hard work
The first month of 2024 has now drawn to a close. It is also the end of the first full month that THW has been on line. So far, I’ve met...
Noah Bassil
Feb 1, 20249 min read


Strength training for longevity and quality of life
I’m an advocate of strength training. I’ve lifted weights pretty much my entire life. From the age of about 13, I’ve walked into gyms and...
Noah Bassil
Jan 26, 20246 min read


Nutrition Part 2: Quality
Vegetables, nuts and seeds, some meat and fish, some fruit, very little starch and no sugars As I wrote last time, reducing the quantity...
Noah Bassil
Jan 19, 20248 min read


Nutrition: Calories In, Calories Out
Socrates famously said “an unexamined life is not worth living”. THW is bound by this axiom and this entire site is dedicated to...
Noah Bassil
Jan 10, 20248 min read


The Masters Athlete: a (not so new) new phenomena
The reason I am writing about the Masters Athlete is twofold. First, I am a masters athlete (or wannabe masters athlete). Secondly, this...
Noah Bassil
Jan 4, 20245 min read


Exercise as Medicine
My first blog post explored Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘s exhortation to Be Useful. Its key message was that hard work is a core component for...
Noah Bassil
Dec 27, 20238 min read


Be Useful
Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger loomed large in my teen years. On the wall of every gym, I worked out...
Noah Bassil
Dec 16, 20234 min read
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