Unpredictable

I’ve lived downtown for many years. I’ve seen a lot, and have experienced some interesting things. About an hour ago, however, I experienced something new, something intense and …

Sequels

I was listening to an old episode of the Tim Ferriss Show. Naval Ravakant was the guest and mentioned at one point that sequels suck. He suggested that …

Overtime

I’m going to work tomorrow on my day off. It’s only for a few hours but I feel that I’ve robbed myself of something by committing to this …

Cybertruck

Elon Musk is a polarizing figure. But the Tesla Cybertruck is something different. In a strange way, it’s uniting the poles of the political spectrum — albeit for …

Ads

Dear website owners: do better. Look, I am fine with advertisements, I use them on some of my own websites. They’re a nice way to bring in a …

Excuses

In the last few days I’ve started running again after taking a few weeks off with an ankle injury. I don’t run far, and my pace is slow. …

Rested

For the last few weeks, my sleep has been sporadic. If I can fall asleep within half an hour, I consider myself lucky. And on the rare nights …

Rituals

Routines are helpful in keeping a steady rhythm with things that are important or helpful. Daily running, meditation — a blogging practice — those sorts of things. Rituals …

Calm

I almost didn’t post today. I thought that I could let it slide and write one out tomorrow morning at some point and sneak it in before anyone …

Baseline

We all have an emotional baseline in which we return to following times of pleasure or pain. It’s why accident victims and lottery winners tend to be more …