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David Coggins

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Changing Lanes

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By David Coggins
| The Contender
It can useful to have a friend who’s more extreme than you are. They fish more, drink more or spend more. These reassuring people make us feel less guilty about our own compulsive habits. Well I’m not that bad, we say, he’s got ten pairs of Belgians. This doesn’t have to be self-serving. Sometimes a person inspires us in their commitment to do good work or think creatively. A Japanese friend’s company is doing so well that it’s exciting to see reminds you that it’s good to be courageous.
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Libby Camps, Maine, is the perfect place to cast off

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By David Coggins
| Financial Times Verified
When you imagine Maine you envision rocky coasts, lobster and the sea. Nice, isn’t it? Now forget all that.
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A Skeptic’s Guide to Fasting

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By David Coggins
| Elite Traveler Verified
If there’s a more unsettling phrase than ‘wellness journey,’ I’ve yet to hear it. This is undoubtedly due to my reluctance when it comes to taking my own wellness journey. This voyage conjures visions of uncomfortable exertions in a cult workout studio wearing athleisure and drinking overpriced water. This distinct fear echoed in my mind as I arrived at the Buchinger Wilhelmi clinic in Marbella, Spain, where presumably a fair amount of wellness journeying was going to unfold.
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