Category Archives: Daily Posts

It seems like they are infinite but in reality its a mix of: 1. Friends & Family 2. Significant Other 3. Personal Growth 4. Fun & Leisure 5. Home Environment 6. Career 7. Money 8. Health 9. Spirituality You may call your categories differently but there are no other major things that we as humans…More

Its easy to be on a schedule when its required by your place of work. Its easy when you know you’ll be fired if you don’t put in the effort. When you’re working for yourself its much harder. This could be working on your own business, working on a hobby, or just working on your…More

You must pick outcomes that are attainable and measure progress. Otherwise you’ll fall in love with the act of focusing on your improvement instead of actually improving. A good example of this is monks who believe they will be able to levitate if they meditate enough. Even though they are making no progress towards this…More

If you want to improve yourself, you will need to do it on your own. In the best case your friends will encourage you but if you’ve been the same for a long time this is unlikely. The people around us influence our actions. If you had people that were constantly improving around you wouldn’t…More

Theres a feeling that taking a vacation is a weak thing to do.   It actually helps you to do more.   When I’ve worked for 12 months straight with just weekends off I get burnt out. I get distracted more easily and don’t put in my best work.   Taking a week off once…More

I have a tendency to focus on strength at the expense of a mobility.   This leads to lower quality of life   This is a huge trend in our world. People sit all day and then lift some weights or go for a run to balance it out.   It works part of the…More

Society has conditioned us to do more always.   But, often, more can be counterproductive.   This is true in exercise where it is easy to overtrain and not focus enough on resting.   This is true in learning where you can cram everything into your brain for a test and then its all forgotten…More

My ideal Sunday looks like this:   Wakeup before 10am. Meditate. Cook breakfast / brunch. Do Personal Evolution, a daily list of admin tasks. Do Weekly Review, a review of the previous week and preparation for the next. Hangout and relax in the afternoon with friends. Dinner with parents. Watch a movie before bed and…More

Spain gained enormous wealth through colonization, spent it all, and returned to status as a secondary power. All within a few hundred years.   England gained enormous wealth and property and continues to hold a pivotal role in the world economy today.   There are countless ways to explain this difference, here is one:  …More

You’ll never create asymmetric returns by incremental gains.   Compound interest is extremely powerful, but it won’t make you outsize returns.   It won’t eliminate your need to work. (although there is of course a desire to work)   Most people won’t get there.   But, the way to get there is to persistently show…More