I’m David Traub. I’ve spent more than 35 years teaching, coaching, and trying to understand what actually allows people to change, rather than merely knowing they should.
This is a place for some of what I’ve learned, what I’m still thinking about, and whatever else has captured my attention along the way. About David →

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What Is Your Life Practicing?
We’re halfway through the year. Not metaphorically.
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- How Paradise becomes TuesdayYou can cross an ocean to reach something extraordinary and be walking past it a week later, wondering about dinner. On what familiarity quietly takes from us.
- When I Have What I Want, I’ll Be HappyAcceptance. Aim. Action. Delight. Are you waiting?
- Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Stick (and Why Nothing Is Wrong With You)Every January people do the same…
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Breakthrough Atlanta
A community I co-own with Mariana Saslafsky, where much of this work becomes lived rather than merely discussed. About Breakthrough →
























