Ah yes, the smell of fresh new all-time highs in the S&P 500 and pine. 2017 has been one for the records books, no question. And we’re now entering the most wonderful time of the year.

• Want to be successful and happy? Restrain yourself: USA Today  
• ‘Let the soul dangle’: how mind-wandering spurs creativity: Aeon
• How to train like James Bond: Telegraph
• The paradoxes of cognitive dissonance: San Francisco Chronicle
• Working memory is positively associated with higher physical endurance & better cognitive function: Mount Sinai Hospital
• Exercise changes gut microbial composition independent of diet: University of Illinois
• A trail runner’s paean to Bears Ears: Sierraclub
• Before you try the Ketogenic diet, read this: KQED