How Aristotle gave me Jaylight Savings

It came from his theories of rhetoric and habit.

In my latest book, I tell how I embarked on a yearlong experiment to establish a godlike physique—assuming one of the older, less-fit gods.

Before I could establish an exercise habit, I faced a huge obstacle: time. I thought, If only I could conjure an hour, magically creating a twenty-five-hour day, then I would have a window for a daily workout. Perhaps a quantum physicist could pull this off, but I needed a different technique.

You’ll find the solution in my Substack post. It can give you an hour, or even two hours, of your very own. All while teaching a valuable lesson in rhetoric.

unrise from our backyard mountain. Since only my wife lives in Jaylight Savings, nothing is ever crowded.

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