A place for personal thoughts, observations, and the ideas that stay with me.
Explore the writing ↓My brother and I had just left a laundry shop after he had spoken to the attendant about the quality of work he had received. The issue was his white coat. He had notice…
Yesterday, a friend pointed out something about the way I react to things. Most of the time, my responses fall into three simple categories. If something is acceptable, …
An expansion of Part IV of the Project Success Algorithm. Relationships Relationships are the most complex part of success because people are not equations. You can do e…
A few days ago, I was listening to a podcast featuring Elon Musk and Naval Ravikant. One statement stuck with me: "Stop playing stupid zero-sum games." At first, it soun…
There is a quote I came across some years ago that stayed with me: “We don’t design things for what they are, but for how they ought to be.” It struck me because it capt…
Great products are not accidents. They are not created by rushing something into the market, copying what others are doing, or trying to make noise with weak ideas wrapp…
Some people choose missions that sound dramatic when said out loud. Saving humanity. Building the future. Reinventing industries. Mine sounds quieter, almost unimpressiv…
Most people underestimate how much their output is tied to what they eat. They think productivity is about discipline, motivation, or tools. That’s the surface layer. Th…
I’ve been reading As a Man Thinketh for about a year now. Not continuously. More like returning to it. The way you revisit something you suspect is important, even if yo…
This is my corner of the internet: a record of what I’m thinking about, learning, and noticing along the way.
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