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art and bananas
Spirituality and Beliefs Success and Wellness
#creativity, #value creation, #wisdom

On Art And Bananas

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Banana taped to wall sold for $120k. Art world absurdity or commentary on value? The question misses the point—attention is the art

new image resolutions
Motivation and Inspiration Success and Wellness
#assess, #goal setting, #habits

New Year Resolutions – Do They Actually Work?

Last updated: December 3, 2025

New Year resolutions fail because timing is arbitrary. Motivation from calendar date doesn't sustain. Real change needs systems, not dates

signs of burnout
Health and Fitness Success and Wellness
#assess, #burnout, #list post

5 Early Signs Of Burnout – And The Most Common Cause For It

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Burnout signs—exhaustion, cynicism, inefficacy, detachment, physical symptoms. Common cause—sustained mismatch between effort and meaning

financial habits
Financial Resilience Money and Wealth
#debt, #financial freedom, #financial habits, #habits, #list post, #money

5 Financial Habits Enforced By Playing CashFlow

Last updated: December 3, 2025

CashFlow board game teaches income versus expenses, passive income building, good versus bad debt, opportunity recognition, calculated risk. Games teach money better than books

the proximity bias
Meaningful Relationships Relationships and Society
#entrepreneurship, #expat, #value creation

The Proximity Bias – And How It Affects Our Perception Of Value

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Proximity bias—nearby seems more valuable than distant. Time, space, relationships all affected. Remote creates different value calculations

addTaskManager
Assess Decide Do Getting Things Done Programming Bits
#addtaskmanager, #apps, #tools

addTaskManager Update: Steady To The Plan

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Development update—staying steady to original vision despite feature creep temptations. Simplicity is harder than complexity

spaghetti code
Spirituality and Beliefs Technology
#buddhism, #meditation

Meditation Is Like Debugging Spaghetti Code

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Meditation debugs consciousness like programmers debug spaghetti code. Find bugs, trace origins, refactor thinking. Mind is legacy system needing maintenance

the lies you're telling to yourself
Meaningful Relationships Relationships and Society
#assess, #limiting beliefs, #self awareness, #self improvement

The Art Of Not Believing The Lies You’re Telling To Yourself

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Self-deception runs automatically. The art—catching lies before believing them. Most damaging beliefs are self-authored

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Running
#race reports, #spain, #ultra-marathon

First Ultra-marathon In Spain – The Aftermath

Last updated: December 2, 2025

First ultra-marathon complete. Body broken, mind expanded. The aftermath teaches more than race—recovery reveals what pushing limits costs

running ridiculously long distances
Health and Fitness Running
#how to, #resilience, #ultra-marathon

How Running Ridiculously Long Distances Can Help You

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Ultra-running teaches pain management, mental endurance, discomfort tolerance, delayed gratification. Ridiculous distances develop ridiculous resilience

follow your passion
Motivation and Inspiration Success and Wellness
#decide, #financial freedom, #how to, #purpose

Follow Your Passion: Do’s, Dont’s and Detours

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Follow your passion advice incomplete without reality checks. Do's—test market demand. Don'ts—quit income prematurely. Detours—often become destinations

sapiens
Book Reviews
#books, #wisdom

Yuval Noah Harari – Sapiens – Book Review

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Sapiens reframes human history through stories. We conquered through shared myths. Harari reveals how fiction built civilization

addTaskManager
Assess Decide Do Getting Things Done Programming Bits
#addtaskmanager, #apps, #entrepreneurship

addTaskManager – The Pivot

Last updated: December 3, 2025

addTaskManager pivot from complex to simple. Original vision missed market. The turn—radical simplification toward core GTD principles

puja
Spirituality and Beliefs Technology
#buddhism, #wisdom

Pujas And Patching – And Why They Work

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Pujas are Hindu rituals. Software patching fixes bugs. Both work through systematic attention to small problems before they cascade

buddhism for geeks
Spirituality and Beliefs Technology
#buddhism, #wisdom

Buddhism For Geeks – Initial Commit

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Buddhism for programmers series launch. Translating ancient wisdom into developer language. Version control for consciousness

10 years of blogging
Blogging Success and Wellness
#blogging journey, #content creation, #lessons learned, #list post, #writing

10 Things I Learned In 10 Years Of Blogging

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Decade of blogging lessons—consistency beats quality, audience builds slowly, authenticity attracts, monetization is hard, writing clarifies thinking

remote working in spain
Location Independence Travel and Fun
#digital nomad, #expat, #remote work, #spain

Remote Working In Spain

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Spain remote work realities—visa requirements, tax implications, cost of living, connectivity quality. Paradise with paperwork

artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #change, #list post

10 Ways In Which Artificial Intelligence Is Disrupting Our Lives

Last updated: December 3, 2025

AI disrupts recommendations, hiring, surveillance, content creation, transportation, medicine, finance, relationships, warfare, employment. Every domain affected

the chevalier
Motivation and Inspiration Spirituality and Beliefs
#creativity, #storytelling, #wisdom

The Knight In The Supermarket

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Modern knights fight supermarket queues instead of dragons. Heroism adapts to context. Same courage, different battles

moving to Spain
Location Independence Travel and Fun
#digital nomad, #expat, #long term travel, #relocation, #spain

One Year After Moving To Spain

Last updated: December 3, 2025

One year in Spain—language struggles, cultural adaptation, bureaucracy nightmares, community building. Immigration reality versus expectation

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