I think it's important to associate with positive, upbeat people.

I always have a ton of projects in mind. On my ToodleDo list, I divide projects into those I'm actively working on, those I'm not doing but believe I will do, and those that sound good, but who knows if I'll ever get to them.

Yeah, it's a weird little niche, but by God, it's my niche.

There are a lot of ideas I've had that I originally was quite taken with, but over time, I lost steam. They stay on my list, but between me and you, I'm probably never going to do them.

There are interesting scientific and historical connections between these things that I just love.

I'm a writer and I also do a lot of professional speaking on risk taking and creativity as well.

Every day, I walk with my dog - summer, winter (it gets -20 F in Saint Paul), rain or shine. The nicer the day, of course, the longer the walk.