Gravitational Habits for Financial Resilience
My new book on building automatic financial habits is now live on Apple Books, Google Play, and Amazon. Learn the gravitational approach to money resilience.
Humans Need Entropy – Why You Need Some Chaos in Your Life
Why humans collapse without chaos: lessons from mouse utopia, and AI research. How to inject entropy into your life to stay mentally alive.
Emotional Stability
Yesterday, Bitcoin crashed. Again. If you're new to crypto, this event is similar with a stock market crash.
“Don’t Do Anything” versus “Don’t Do Anything Stupid”
Two investment philosophies separated by one word. The difference between passive wisdom and active restraint shapes your entire financial future
Trusting The Process
Project hiccups test your resolve. Three practices anchor you through chaos—observation without judgment, patience with perspective, and backup plans that grant freedom
The Anatomy Of A U-Turn
You drive on a normal day, on a normal road, at a normal speed. Suddenly, the road in front of you seems to abruptly end. Sometimes [...]
Picking A Good Anchor
Rough patches are guaranteed. Expecting smooth sailing is toxic thinking. The only question is whether you picked an anchor strong enough for the storm
Anger Management
Beyond the Jack Nicholson movie, anger management is a learnable skill. I was terrible at it early on. Still learning, still improving decades later
When In Doubt, Stick To The Plan
Improvisation has its place. But when doubt creeps in, the plan you made with clarity beats decisions made from confusion
The Last 2 Kilometers Of A Marathon
Over 50 marathons later, the last 2 kilometers still hurt the same. Your body's empty but momentum carries you. The finish line pulls you forward
The Wind Of Change, Unquestionable Right To Comfort And Stress Wood
Biosphere 2 trees collapsed without wind stress. Comfort weakens—adversity strengthens. The lesson applies to humans more than we'd like to admit
The Subtle Art Of Improvisation
Improvisation saves you when plans fail. But perpetual improvisation means you're living reactively—the subtle art is knowing when to stop improvising
The Obstacle Is Not The Bottleneck
Obstacles block paths temporarily. Bottlenecks restrict flow permanently. Solving obstacles while ignoring bottlenecks wastes energy on symptoms
Speed Is A Function Of Fuel
Fast execution requires high-quality fuel—energy, focus, resources. Running on empty produces slow results regardless of effort intensity
If You Can’t Handle Me At My Worst, You Don’t Deserve Me At My Best
Popular quote excuses bad behavior as authentic. Financial resilience version: if you can't handle poverty habits, you don't deserve wealth results
Financial Resilience – The Hard Way versus The “Easy” Way
Hard way builds resilience through discipline and delayed gratification. Easy way shortcuts with debt and quick fixes. Hard way is actually easier long-term
It’s A Learning Process
Everything worthwhile is a learning process. Quick fixes promise shortcuts. Real skill accumulates through repetition, failure, adjustment—no acceleration available
Finding The Center
The last year has been challenging for all of us. But it was challenging in different ways. For those of us leaning into fear, it created [...]
Maintaining Consistency In Disrupting Times
Disruption tests consistency more than stability does. Maintaining routines when everything changes proves commitment. Chaos reveals what's truly automatic
Smiling On A Gloomy Day
Smiling on gloomy days isn't toxic positivity—it's rebellion. Refusing to surrender mood to weather or circumstances reclaims agency over internal state