Before Opening A New Chapter
New chapters require closing old ones properly. Unfinished business bleeds into fresh starts. Clear the [...]
Getting Things Done
Today was a mixed day. There's less than half an hour until it ends, and [...]
Learning To Play The Guitar – 8 Months After
Eight months into guitar. Progress is slow, clumsy, frustrating. But fingers remember what mind forgets. [...]
Building A Backlog Of Opportunities
Opportunities stockpile when you can't pursue everything immediately. Building backlogs creates optionality. Future self picks [...]
Movie Review: Looking For A Lady With Fangs And A Moustache
Vietnamese film about identity, gender, tradition colliding with modernity. The title's absurdity masks profound questions [...]
Anxiety And Learning
Every time I put myself in a new situation, context or physical place, I experience, [...]
The Humble Usefulness Of “I Don’t Know”
We live in a world where admitting you don't know something can get you in [...]
Short Game versus Long Game
Short game optimizes immediate wins. Long game sacrifices today for compound tomorrow. Most people play [...]
Finding The Center
The last year has been challenging for all of us. But it was challenging in [...]
If Countries Names Would Actually Mean Something
Country names carry historical baggage. If they meant something literal today—imagine the honesty. Names would [...]
Maintaining Consistency In Disrupting Times
Disruption tests consistency more than stability does. Maintaining routines when everything changes proves commitment. Chaos [...]
Monday Moving Forward – Renegotiate Some Commitments
Monday Moving Forward post exploring ways to get unstuck and renegotiate commitments that no longer [...]
Learning How To Learn
Meta-skill that multiplies all others. Learning how to learn makes every subject easier. The framework [...]
The Most Expensive Things In The Universe Are Not Diamonds
Time costs more than diamonds. Attention costs more than gold. Health costs everything. Real wealth [...]
If It’s Not 100% “Yes”, Then It’s A “No”
Lukewarm yeses waste time and energy. Hell yes or no eliminates mediocre commitments. The filter [...]
How To Start A New Country – The Practicalities
Starting countries requires territory, recognition, monopoly on force. Seasteading, charter cities, network states attempt workarounds. [...]
The Case For Permanent Limited Supply
Limited supply creates value through scarcity. Permanent limits prevent inflation. Bitcoin's 21 million cap demonstrates [...]
Minding Your Own Business At Home? You May Unintentionally Entertain Someone (While Making Someone Else Rich)
Home privacy died. Smart devices watch constantly. Your private moments become data someone monetizes. Convenience [...]
Monday Moving Forward – Pick A Theme For The Day
Theme-based days prevent scattered energy. Monday's theme focuses attention. Pick one—communication, creation, maintenance—and align tasks [...]
The Effort Of Understanding
Understanding requires effort most people won't invest. Surface judgments come easy. Deep comprehension demands time, [...]
Showing Up For 100 Days, Every Day
Hundred days of consistent showing up transforms behavior into identity. The streak becomes sacred. Missing [...]
Shifting Focus
Focus shifts are expensive. Each transition costs momentum and mental energy. Minimizing shifts maximizes output. [...]
Smiling On A Gloomy Day
Smiling on gloomy days isn't toxic positivity—it's rebellion. Refusing to surrender mood to weather or [...]
The Delusive Simplicity Of The “Law Of Attraction”
Law of attraction sells magical thinking. Visualization without action produces nothing. The truth they omit—work [...]
When Tech Is Better Than Humans
Technology surpasses humans in narrow domains—calculation, memory, consistency. Where tech wins, humans should delegate. Save [...]
Monday Moving Forward – Have Breakfast Outside
Breakfast outside changes Monday's frequency. Fresh air rewires morning energy. Small environmental shifts create disproportionate [...]
Clickbait Killed The News, And It’s Now Literally Killing Us
Clickbait optimized for engagement over truth. Outrage spreads faster than accuracy. The attention economy monetized [...]
Navigating The World After The “Big Reset”
Financial reset approaches—debt unsustainable, systems fragile. Navigation requires portable skills, multiple citizenships, decentralized assets. Resilience [...]
Identity Thoughts
Identity is fiction we maintain for continuity. The person you were five years ago barely [...]
The Joy And Horrors Of Being A Polymath
Polymaths see connections others miss but struggle with specialization demands. The blessing—everything interests you. The [...]