June 29, 2023

Openness

I placed a bet in which losing meant going back home. But I loved two of the talks that I got to hear live. That's a bigger win than on most days.

March 13, 2023

Ambitious

Cal designed his goals to be a continued source of joy for weeks and months after completion. This secret ingredient steered him away from always only focusing on what's next.

December 31, 2022

Books 2022

Reading 40+ books let me learn a lot again this year. Each of the five clusters below feels like a new lens to bring more detail to whatever you put behind it.

December 12, 2022

4:55

Getting up so early lets him have 2 hours to himself before his wife and son wake up. Enough time to work out and meditate. He feels less time-famished and more at ease.

May 15, 2022

Bloom

I don't know if you ever tried to organise 20 footballers. Believe me, if you let them get into a discussion, you're not starting the game anytime soon. That's why I told my friend and the two guys he had brought to pack up and leave. Not surprising, after coming all this way, they were quite upset.

April 27, 2022

Recover

Since December, I have been getting regular exercise. On three to four mornings a week, I get on a rented ($40 per month) spin bike and use my online subscription ($13 per month) to do a 20-45 minute workout.

April 23, 2022

Gallup

A YouTube video convinced me to pay $20 for an online Gallup test. The results did make me feel good about myself. But then, they also made me think about the strenuous side-effect of these strenghts. There are flip sides to any strength and weaknesses carry something positive.

January 13, 2022

Mind Tricks 2021

Sometimes you need to know which levers to push if you want to bend a complex system to your will. The same can be said about your mind. I like to trick myself into doing things that benefit me and the others around me.

January 12, 2022

Books 2021

If finished books are a sign of one’s interests, then here’s my list of all 2021 reads, grouped into categories. I skipped what I didn’t finish or am not glad I read.

January 7, 2022

YouTube 2021

YouTube Premium has remained one of my few paid subscriptions. It removes all ads, enables listening to downloaded content with the phone screen off, and includes access to YouTube Music. Here’s my 2021 list of favourite channels.