My (First) Audition As A Guitar Player
First audition reveals gap between practice room and performance pressure. Fingers that worked perfectly alone fail under eyes. Public skill tests different than private
The Best Defense Is Attack
Defensive positions drain resources. Offensive action creates momentum. Best defense isn't blocking—it's controlling the battlefield through initiative
Learning To Play The Guitar – 6 Months After
Six months transformed fingers from clumsy to competent. Progress is visible now. Guitar teaches patience—results lag effort by months
Monday Moving Forward – Don’t Ride With The Hurricane
Emotional hurricanes demand participation. Monday's chaos wants your energy. Refusing to ride the storm preserves capacity for what matters
Learning To Play The Guitar – 5 Months Later
Five months of guitar. Calluses formed, chords connect, rhythm emerges. Progress is visible but incomplete. The journey demands patience
Hard Resets versus Soft Resets
Hard resets wipe everything, start fresh. Soft resets preserve some continuity. Life requires both—knowing which situation demands which determines success
Flavors Of Courage
The first image that comes to your head when you try to define courage?...
Processing Failure
Failure needs processing or it festers. The work—extracting lessons without dwelling, accepting without excusing, moving forward without forgetting
2020 In Review
2020 collapsed normal into chaos. Pandemic, lockdowns, social unraveling. The review—what survived matters more than what broke
Learning To Play The Guitar – 4 Months Later
Four months into guitar journey. Fingers hurt less, progress shows more. Muscle memory forms gradually—imperceptible daily, obvious monthly
Starting My Fifties In The Twenties
Turning fifty in 2020. Half-century milestone during global chaos. The irony—celebrating stability during instability, experience during unprecedented novelty
Do What You’re Good At
I had my first computer when I was 18. It was called CIP, and it was a communist clone of the famous ZX Spectrum. Same processor, [...]
Repeating Yourself
Important messages require repetition. Different audiences need hearing. Same person needs reminding. Repetition isn't failure—it's how ideas stick
Overcoming Inertia
Inertia resists motion in either direction. Starting requires more energy than continuing. The trick—smallest possible first move
Gravitational Habits
Some habits pull everything toward them. Exercise attracts better eating, early rising attracts productivity. Gravitational habits organize life around themselves
The Tender Place Between Oversimplification and Unnecessary Complexity
Truth lives between oversimplification and unnecessary complexity. Too simple misses nuance, too complex obscures clarity. Finding middle requires precision
Yes, I Can
Yes I can beats I think I can. Certainty precedes capability. The affirmation creates reality—fake it till it becomes true
Reusable Habits
Some habits transfer across domains. Focus, consistency, patience—meta-skills that work everywhere. Reusable habits compound across contexts
Learning To Play The Guitar – Part One
Beginning guitar—fingers hurt, chords sound awful, progress invisible. Starting anything new feels like incompetence. The journey begins anyway
30 Days Into A 230 Days Writing Challenge
Thirty days of daily writing. One month down, seven to go. The challenge—maintaining consistency when novelty wears off