3 levels of success: Level 1: empty calendar Level 2: packed calendar Level 3: empty calendar

I am going to keep saying this: literally every form of weight loss, every single one of them, *requires you to do a thing for the rest of your life*.

I met @patflynn back in 2013 at a conference - dork bloggers with a mutual admiration and love of Nerd culture. He’s built lots of businesses, and his recent project, Deep Pocket Monster , has EXPLODED. Pat’s new book, “Lean Learning” is out this week! Congrats man!

Just saw Ballerina: From the World of John Wick: Pretty solid use of all the classic tropes: Chekov’s gun Chekov’s grenade belt Chekov’s kitchen knives Chekov’s samurai sword Chekov’s landmine Chekov’s ice skates Chekov’s flame thrower Chekov’s Baba Yaga Etc.

“YES CHEF” he exclaimed while sliding the frozen chicken tikka samosas from Trader Joe’s into the microwave.

Will Durant wrote this in the 1970s:

Don't write when you have a good idea. Write until you find a good idea.

Watching any Studio Ghibli doc is an adventure. At some point, in between the discussion around his next children's cartoon, Miyazaki will drop some offhanded comment that hits you in the heart.

UNFORTUNATE UPDATE: Yesterday I went to the gym, ate a balanced dinner, read a book, and went to bed at a reasonable hour instead of scrolling on my phone. Today, I feel like I have super powers. It works, unfortunately.

I'm a life-long people pleaser, so I'm working with my therapist to care less about what other people think of me. As long as that's okay with you. If not, no worries!

Alright, who summoned Imhotep?

LinkedIn is going to be LIT tomorrow: "Travis and Taylor got engaged. Here are the 1989 lessons their engagement taught me about B2B inbound SAAS sales:"

Props to me for NOT mentioning that time Taylor Swift and I shared an elevator ride back in 2015. Normally I can wedge that into any conversation. But not ONCE this week did I bring it up. Shows restraint.

Sometimes I have cereal for dinner to show 5-year-old Me that dreams CAN come true.