The older I get, the more I realize that anxiety feeds on idleness. You’re anxious because you’re not doing anything. When you take action, you starve anxiety of the oxygen it needs to survive. The answer is found in the action.

Tell better stories. Live a better life.

Do it now.

Focus on your garden, not theirs

jeremy strong is dressed like he is frog and toad’s third

woke up in the middle of the night the other night and thought “Tim meadows is underrated”

"Hey dad, what was 7 hours of commercial-free football like?" Me:

Life’s too short to coast. You are your greatest project. Be invested in your growth. Committed to your progress. Excited about what you could become. Not in a self-absorbed way, but in a way that honors your time here. This is the only shot you get. Treat it like it matters.

nobody cares about your potential. potential is worthless. everyone has potential. what separates the greats from the wannabes is reality. finished work. shipped products. written pages. solved problems. stop talking about what you could do and go create proof of what you did.

I cannot stress this enough, they need to perfect the breakfast burrito and go all in on breakfast burritos. I have been saying this.

“Witches call it spells. Religious people call it prayer. Spiritualists call it manifestation. Atheists call it the placebo effect. Scientists call it quantum physics. Everyone's arguing over it's name, but no one is denying it's existence”

Ways to authentically rebel in 2026: 1. Be ruthlessly optimistic 2. Refuse to trivialize romance 3. Sacrifice for what you believe in 4. Forgive your family 5. Optimize for meaning, not optionality 6. Don't do drugs 7. Don't fuck people you don't deeply trust

Adulting is just dealing with anxiety, heartbreaks, family issues, and career stress all by yourself while pretending like nothing’s wrong with you.

one thing i regret not learning sooner: as a soon as you have an idea you should start creating. i used to wait till i wrangled with the concept more but only ended up losing it to time. there’s no right time for your ideas. start creating or they’ll stay ideas for eternity