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Figuring out how to create and share meaningful things online is a journey worth taking. It opens doors to connections that might never have happened otherwise, and at scale. An interesting part about this process is the autonomy you have - you get to decide exactly what you share and what you keep private. For me, this blog has been a far more fulfilling outlet than my social media accounts.…
Every good practice benefits from a mixture of push and play. By push, I mean pushing capabilities to their limit. This often involves the input of another person that can help address weak points. By play, I mean casually and playfully using capabilities. The focus here is on enjoyment and often comes with more variety. Let's apply this. Spanish Push: Classes where my teacher focuses on my weak…
A friend took a photo of me in Valle de Cocora, Salento, Colombia (I'm behind the black dot haha). I had an idea for a sock design so I used DALL-E to see if I could edit that image. I found freelance sock designer to turn that image into something sock friendly. Months later, I met a friend who has their own sock company and they made me the sock as a gift. This is was just one of the cool things…
When making decisions, instead of asking: Is this something I want to do for the rest of my life? Consider asking: Does this seem like a worthwhile experience?
Around this time last year, I had just finished up my time at my previous job and was 2 weeks away from an adventure to South America. I had 6 weeks of my first solo travel trip loosely planned and no plan for the foreseeable future. So, it's safe to say I was nervous! I ended up extending my plans while in Colombia and in total had 3.5 months overseas. During that I time, I also: went from tired…
An unexpected approach to enjoying life can come by asking: What do I dislike, and how can I decrease that? Here are a few things I dislike and some potential solutions: Being tired Go to bed between 9:00-10:30pm. Take advantages of opportunities to sleep in when I work from home. Say no to late-night events where possible. Being alone too much Be in social environments more often. For instance, I…
I recently read a surprisingly good post on LinkedIn on the topic of goals. Thiago Forte says it better than I do so I'll just quote it. Goals aren't promises, they're hypotheses. Not reaching a goal can be just as valuable as reaching it, just as disproving a hypothesis is as valuable as proving it. The purpose of a goal is to maximise your learning, not commit to a predetermined outcome.
After about 5 months of training 4-5 times per week under a movement trainer's monthly programming, I'm leaving. It's in these moments of transition that I can wonder whether I'm spiralling away from my goals, which begs the question - what was my goal here? I'll tell you, it was to experience what's it like to be exploring this training style and I've achieved that. Plus, a bunch of good stuff…
I've been asking myself that question recently. Yesterday, in a clothing store, I was browsing for nice, warm jackets. Then like a wild pokemon, my self talk jumped out at me. I was talking myself out of looking at jackets because in the past, it would have been a really significant purchase for me. But it's not anymore. Life has changed. It's interesting to notice how beliefs can be sticky while…
When I don't have the will to keep improving a skill, I just maintain it. Maintaining isn't very exciting and it still takes some time but it comes with a sense of ease. Then, in quiet consistency, something good can happen. Just maintaining ends up in improvement.