Experiments
A shortcut to mental clarity "This consistent, unproductive preoccupation with all the things we have to do is the single largest consumer of time and energy." (David Allen, Getting Things Done) I read Getting Things Done by David Allen. There was a lot of it I found unhelpful.
Weekend Wrap
Each weekend, I like to pause, reflect, and look back on the past week. This isn't a deep dive or grand reflection—just a quick review of a handful of things that brought me joy, made me think, or challenged me. Music Anyone who knows me in any
Experiments
Getting Back to Paper The point of the journey is not to arrive. -Neil Peart, from the song "Prime Mover" off the album Hold Your Fire It started as a complex query to Claude AI, from Anthropic. It ended with a piece of paper. And while I appreciate
Experiments
Habits are like the entrance ramp to a highway. They lead you down a path and, before you know it, you’re speeding toward the next behavior.James Clear February has arrived, and with it, it is time for me to look at my next gentle refinement for the year.
Weekend Wrap
Each weekend, I like to pause, reflect, and look back on the past week. This isn't a deep dive or grand reflection—just a quick review of a handful of things that brought me joy, made me think, or challenged me. Music My Kreator kick continues. And with
Weekend Wrap
Each weekend, I like to pause, reflect, and look back on the past week. This isn't a deep dive or grand reflection—just a quick review of a handful of things that brought me joy, made me think, or challenged me. Music Holy crap, have I been asleep
Weekend Wrap
Each weekend, I like to pause, reflect, and look back on the past week. This isn't a deep dive or grand reflection—just a quick review of a handful of things that brought me joy, made me think, or challenged me. Music Soen came to my attention with
Experiments
Everything starts with vision. You have to see it before you can achieve it. You will never regret the time you spend to develop a very clear vision. -Arnold Schwarzenegger That is a yearly theme—a vision. A vision of where you see yourself in a month, a quarter, a
Weekend Wrap
Each weekend, I like to pause, reflect, and look back on the past week. This isn't a deep dive or grand reflection—just a quick review of a handful of things that brought me joy, made me think, or challenged me. Music Sometimes I forget I added an
Essays
Linear goals breed competition and isolation. -Anne-Laure Le Cunff I've been forever scarred by the term "New Year's Resolutions." It’s true, I hate it. I hear the phrase, and I am instantly transported to cold Monday nights of my youth, gathered as
The Practice
As the year wraps up, we all seem to get more and more busy. For many, it is a time of fun, family, and joy. For others, it is a difficult time, often bittersweet at best, and painful for many. For me, it is somewhere in between, but most certainly
Essays
This week, I am skipping the Weekend Wrap and focusing on just one part of that. There hasn't been any new music, I'm playing the same games and reading the same books. But this quote, well, it demanded a little more than usual. “I’m so