0242 – all conversations are plagued by silent evidence and underrepresentation
The single biggest thing that’s bothering me right now is the following realisation: 1- Every single conversation takes
0241 – Revisiting “on purpose”, from 2009
In 2009 I had a conversation with a friend about life that felt really powerful, and I went home and started writing. This was
0240 – destroy your limiting beliefs about food
Breakfast and limiting beliefs. Today has begun as a very beautiful day. I woke up at about 6:21am. I lay in bed and scanned t
0239 – keep working on your EQ
Currently going through a phase where I write about all the things I wrote in my “to write” list in my old noteboo
0238 – Strive to be resourceful
I’m currently going through my old notebooks and writing about the things I said I would one day write about. It seems o
0237 – Correct Misperceptions + Asymmetrical Warfare
For this vomit, and probably spilling over into the next couple of vomits, I’m going to go through my old notebooks and
0236 – Identify when you’re vague and be precise instead
I will definitely sleep better tonight if I crank out a word vomit before I go to bed, so I think I ought to write one. But I&
0235 – questions that arise pt 2
How do I succeed where my parents, teachers, etc failed? [0067] I’m still trying to figure out the answer here, but I th
0234 – answering questions that arise
A while ago, I took some time off to do a review of my early vomits– I believe I reviewed the first 100. Here are some of th
0233 – improving my environment
Several times in my writing I have told myself that I want to improve my environment. I wrote in an earlier vomit– before I
0232 – use stories as a thinking tool
I think I’m entering the zone of “what the fuck”, and this is whre it gets fun. This is where it gets intere
0231 – don’t be an eagle in a cage
Here’s a random thought– I remember once reading in Bass Player magazine about a bassist who played for a circus, and
0230 – clearly articulate your mistakes and successes to accelerate jailbreak
This was on my list of things to write about, and I think it’s something that’s always worth revisiting: What are
0229 – regular sync-ups, and the bleeding over of best practices
The single best improvement to my workday has been a daily sitdown that me and my marketing team (writers + designers) do ever
0228 – getting back into the groove of Heavy Reading
I’ve been asking myself this question a few times. I know that I want to read a lot. I have a lot of books. I have books
0227 – ethical self-focus, a declaration
Am rather dissatisfied with that last post– felt like I was spending a lot of time trying to provide context to what I wante
0226 – re-reading landsburg: consider the value of useful thought experiments
Yesterday (a couple of days ago) when my wife was in the shower I was overcome with the urge to do something– something that
0225 – auditing myself + what to read next
I would like to fling myself into the study of the ancients and classics. I’m curious about Odysseus / Ulysses. I’
0224 – win the person, not the argument
A couple of vomits ago I wrote about how upset and frustrated I was because somebody was mean to me on the Internet. I decided
0223 – identify your workflow processes
I woke up at 6am today, and I’m really tired and sleepy now at 1130pm. I guess that’s to be expected. I shouldR
0222 – Never be mean
This isn’t a new topic but it’s been fresh on my mind– why are we so mean on the Internet, and why don’t w
0221 – chip away at the boulder on your shoulder
I will definitely sleep better tonight if I crank out a word vomit before I go to bed, so I think I ought to write one. But I&
0220 – strive for the company of immortals
“Aim for the company of immortals” is a quote by David Ogilvy– I believe he was talking about the sort of atti
0219 – letter to a young smoker
Dear younger smoking self– Your father smoked all your life, and for most of the time you never really thought much of it. I
0218 – a break from being so goddamn public facing all the time
This would surprise my younger self, I think. I don’t know. Hey Visa, one day you’re going to get tired of being p
0217 – frustration and writing
I want to talk about the relationship between frustration and writing, although the real reason I sat down to write this was t