Forgot headphones at gym and overheard a personal trainer telling their client about how "carbs are bad" The restraint I had to exercise in that moment was the toughest part of my workout BY FAR.

Why are you paying $1+ for a stick of electrolytes when you can literally make your own for <$0.10 per serve?

Show me your screen time and I’ll show you your future.

Real personal development often feels like pain, not progress.

If you don’t direct and protect your attention, it will be be fragmented, pushed, pulled, twisted and ultimately degraded. As will your life.

every day you don’t act, you become someone who doesn’t act.

You block out three hours for deep work. Fifteen minutes later, you're stuck in the YouTube rabbithole. You "planned" to write for those three hours, but then figured you needed to do some "research" first, and one thing led to another. The truth is: you didn't create a plan

for those who work from home with young kids, how? Do you just wear headphones all day? I'm considering my options: bedroom, external studio on property, or rent a private office.

2020: “We used to build things with our hands.” 2027: “We used to build things with our minds.”

end state secularism

“We are more likely to fail as craftsmen due to our inability to organize obsession than because of our lack of ability.”—Richard Sennett

Overcooked my metabolism and woke up 3:30am today ravenous, got out of bed, ate half tub of ice cream, went back to bed, slept beautifully.

ever since I started using chatGPT every day I've noticed that I read books way less. I have also noticed myself becoming dumber. so I intend to reverse this.

The more time I spend outside, the better my life gets. Chronic indoor living damages the mind, body and soul.