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2025 in review
Artificial Intelligence Blogging Personal Development
#addtaskmanager, #ai tools, #blogging journey, #change, #digital nomad, #family, #growth

2025 Year in Review

Last updated: December 31, 2025

2025 year in review: cleaning up old projects, adding new tools and getting ready for a challenging 2026.

humans need entropy
Relationships and Society Spirituality and Beliefs
#growth, #resilience, #wisdom

Humans Need Entropy – Why You Need Some Chaos in Your Life

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Why humans collapse without chaos: lessons from mouse utopia, and AI research. How to inject entropy into your life to stay mentally alive.

what next
Motivation and Inspiration Productivity and Effectiveness
#365 challenge, #goals, #growth, #taking action

Ok, Done, What Next?

Last updated: December 3, 2025

You reached your goal. Now what? The gap between achievement and the next move is where most people stall. Forward momentum dies in the silence

first marathon
Health and Fitness Running
#365 challenge, #change, #growth, #marathon

Exactly 9 Years Ago

Last updated: December 3, 2025

October 7, 2012—overweight, beaten, crawling toward the finish line of my first marathon. The moment that changed everything about what I thought I could do

realities
Location Independence Relationships and Society
#365 challenge, #digital nomad, #expat, #growth

The Benefit Of Spanning Multiple Realities

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Living in multiple countries, cultures, and contexts builds cognitive flexibility. Your brain learns to switch contexts—the ultimate adaptability training

being constantly unhappy
Meaningful Relationships Relationships and Society
#365 challenge, #entrepreneurship, #growth

Being Constantly “Unhappy”

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Constant low-grade dissatisfaction isn't depression—it's the fuel for growth. Contentment stops evolution. Productive unhappiness drives improvement

speed of progress
Relationships and Society Running
#365 challenge, #growth, #marathon, #persistence

The Speed Of “Progress”

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Progress accelerates exponentially while human adaptation remains linear. The gap between technological capability and wisdom widens dangerously fast

I made it
Motivation and Inspiration Success and Wellness
#365 challenge, #goals, #growth

The Danger Of “I Made It!”

Last updated: December 3, 2025

You set up an ambitious goal. You work hard for it. You overcome obstacles, and, eventually, you reach it.

seeds
Motivation and Inspiration Success and Wellness
#365 challenge, #growth, #persistence

The Time To Grow

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Growth requires time that modern life refuses to provide. Rushing maturation creates fragile structures. Patience isn't passive—it's strategic restraint

huge jumps
Financial Resilience Meaningful Relationships
#365 challenge, #financial freedom, #framework, #growth, #money mindset

Incremental Growth versus Sudden Leaps

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Incremental growth compounds reliably. Sudden leaps look dramatic but rarely sustain. Tortoise beats hare because consistency outlasts intensity every time

wine grapes
Relationships and Society Spirituality and Beliefs
#365 challenge, #assess, #growth

Most Of The World Is Functioning At The Grape Level

Last updated: December 3, 2025

A grape is beautiful thing. Sweet, juicy, refreshing, nurturing. I love grapes.

sprouts
Meaningful Relationships Spirituality and Beliefs
#365 challenge, #growth, #presence

The Most Important Part Of Life Is Always Hidden In The Dark

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Visible achievements mask invisible foundations. What happens in darkness—practice, failure, preparation—determines what manifests in light

fighting
Meaningful Relationships Relationships and Society
#acceptance, #growth, #self discipline

How To Avoid An Unnecessary Fight

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Most fights are unnecessary—ego battles disguised as principle. Avoidance requires recognizing stakes don't justify conflict cost

healing hurts
Health and Fitness Meaningful Relationships
#growth, #mistakes, #resilience, #wisdom

Healing Hurts

Last updated: December 3, 2025

In an ideal world, we will all be happy. Unfortunately, such a world doesn't exist.

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Personal Development
#100 ways series, #growth

100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 83. Listen To Your Critics

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Critics reveal blind spots you can't see. Listening to criticism extracts wisdom from uncomfortable feedback—growth lives in discomfort

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Personal Development Relationships and Society
#100 ways series, #growth, #habits

100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 54. Plant A Tree

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Planting trees invests in future you won't see. Long-term thinking materializes through simple acts—legacy grows slowly

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Personal Development
#100 ways series, #curiosity, #growth, #learning

100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 34. Build Different Skills

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Diverse skills create antifragile careers. Building varied capabilities hedges against obsolescence—generalists survive specialists' extinctions

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Meaningful Relationships Personal Development
#100 ways series, #comfort zone, #fear, #growth

100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 30. Release Your Guardians

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Psychological guardians protect outdated wounds. Releasing protective mechanisms allows growth—safety strategies become prisons eventually

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Personal Development Relationships and Society
#100 ways series, #gratitude, #growth, #habits

100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 28. Experiment Gratitude

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Gratitude rewires brain toward abundance. Experimenting with thankfulness reveals blessings hidden by familiarity—appreciation creates more to appreciate

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Personal Development
#100 ways series, #acceptance, #focus, #growth, #learning

100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 27. Learn To Ignore

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Attention is currency—spend wisely. Learning to ignore irrelevance protects focus—not everything deserves response

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