Sep 14, 2020Craft Your LegendYou are the writer, director, and main character of the greatest work you’ll ever be a part of. — You define success. You choose the routes you take. Set yourself up for victory. There are other ways to your goal. Don’t be afraid to explore different paths to outcomes. Also, outcomes can change as you proceed. Try and fail. Really fail. Force yourself to explore different routes to gain…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Sep 2, 2020A Recipe for Purpose-Driven FocusStop suffocating in your own learning sandbox. — Getting things done isn’t as rewarding as it used to be. You have access to the world’s information at your fingertips. You can become anything you want to by learning anything online. But there’s too much data. You’ll never cover it all. Infomania leads to endless, fruitless productivity. You’re not…Productivity2 min readProductivity2 min read
Aug 21, 2020A Cure for Cabin FeverDrop a pin. Go there. — Repeat a routine often enough and boredom will slowly rot you from the inside. Each day blends into the next. Boredom starts to hurt. This is cabin fever. Boredom builds. Since COVID-19 lockdowns, I’ve had weekly cabin fever spikes. I’m not alone. Working from home without a strategy? You’re getting it too. …Psychology2 min readPsychology2 min read
Aug 6, 2020My First Week of Anti-ProductivityI am always looking to boost my productivity throughput. I’d consider myself the perfect target market for self-help books, productivity hacks, even questionable Instagram ads for a hat that claims to improve focus. …Productivity4 min readProductivity4 min read
Jul 26, 2020Stop being a shitty fortune teller in the morning.Good morning, it’s a new day. You lay cozy in bed, disoriented, quickly trying to find your bearings. What time is it? What day is it today? What do I have to do? Thoughts flood your mind, attempting to predict the day ahead. Will today be a good day or…Wake Up2 min readWake Up2 min read
Jul 24, 2020Mental Models are like Shoes (initial brainstorm)There’s plenty to choose from. Trends come and go. Past styles can make comebacks. Timeless styles stick around and tend to be compatible with many different outfits. There’s a lot of similarities, if not exact duplicates from different brands. (unoriginal, copies) Most wear down over time. The durable ones last forever. Shoes don’t get you places unless you wear them. You have to move yourself towards where you want to go.Wip1 min readWip1 min read
Jul 23, 2020Become a SpaceTime Gardener to Cultivate FlowDistractions fuck with your flow unless you manage them. The underlying issue is that we allow distractions into our precious “focus spacetime”. Little by little, we unknowingly develop terrible habits for cultivating regular flow states. …Flow2 min readFlow2 min read
Jul 22, 2020Exploit the Hard Days and Build TrustYou’ve been so good all week. You haven’t broken your streak yet. In fact, you’ve caught a wave of momentum for the past few days. But today is different. You don’t have the confidence you felt yesterday. There’s doubt. Not just a small tinge of it; it’s enough to convince…Habit Building2 min readHabit Building2 min read
