Picking It Up From Where You Left
Abandoned projects haunt until resumed or released. Picking up where you left requires courage—facing why you stopped, accepting degraded momentum, starting cold
Building addTaskManager, the best iOS productivity app for ADHD minds
Abandoned projects haunt until resumed or released. Picking up where you left requires courage—facing why you stopped, accepting degraded momentum, starting cold
Daily walks reveal world's edges gradually. The routine doesn't change—perspective does. Familiar paths contain infinite observations
Rituals create structure in chaos. Personal ceremonies mark transitions, honor moments, ground consciousness. Religion privatized becomes self-designed meaning
Goals define targets. Challenges create momentum. Habits sustain behavior. The progression—goal sets direction, challenge builds discipline, habit makes automatic
Important messages require repetition. Different audiences need hearing. Same person needs reminding. Repetition isn't failure—it's how ideas stick
Three important morning habits that set the tone for productive days: awareness, intentional action, and mindful choices.
Some habits pull everything toward them. Exercise attracts better eating, early rising attracts productivity. Gravitational habits organize life around themselves
Some habits transfer across domains. Focus, consistency, patience—meta-skills that work everywhere. Reusable habits compound across contexts
Thirty days of daily writing. One month down, seven to go. The challenge—maintaining consistency when novelty wears off
Autopilot saves mental energy for important decisions. But unconscious actions can sustain harmful patterns. Awareness determines which
230 days of daily blogging. The commitment—publish regardless of inspiration, quality concerns, or life chaos. Consistency over perfection
Sharing pie creates scarcity thinking. Everyone fights over finite slices. The alternative—expand the pie instead of dividing smaller
Small steps compound into distance. Overwhelming progress comes from underwhelming daily actions. Tiny consistent beats massive sporadic
New Year resolutions fail because timing is arbitrary. Motivation from calendar date doesn't sustain. Real change needs systems, not dates
CashFlow board game teaches income versus expenses, passive income building, good versus bad debt, opportunity recognition, calculated risk. Games teach money better than books
Financial discipline through tracking spending, automating savings, cash envelopes, 24-hour rule, meal planning, buying used, avoiding subscriptions, price comparison, no-spend days, reviewing monthly
Lost wallet moment—sudden disconnection from digital identity and financial access. 404 error in physical world. Modern vulnerability
Happiness habits—gratitude practice, regular exercise, social connection, learning new things, helping others, adequate sleep, time in nature. Small daily practices compound
Chronic lateness signals deeper issues with respect, planning, and self-awareness. Five strategies that permanently solve time management problems
Consistency beats intensity every time. The apple pile metaphor reveals why daily small actions compound while sporadic heroics fade into nothing