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#2088 the way through (returning 5/19)

2

#2087 rally cry

3

#2086 wanting less

4

#2085 the cusp

5

#2084 just getting started

6

#2083 what are you responsible for

7

#2082 surrender

8

#2081 subversion

9

#2081 you get what you give

10

#2080 learning to flop

11

#2079 We mirror the energy around us

12

#2078 one day

13

#2077 everyday wins

14

#2076 what do you want?

15

#2075 time to reinvent?

16

#2074 Be Specific

17

#2073 don't do it alone

18

#2072 question all defaults

19

#2071 choose now

20

#2070 highest leverage change

21

#2069 drink it in

22

#2068 Efficacy is not proportional to time

23

#2067 should it be this difficult?

24

#2066 what's next?

25

#2065 imperfect action

26

#2064 community

27

#2063 you are what you pay attention to

28

#2062 Following your heart

29

#2061 can we take a photo together?

30

#2060 what boats are made for

31

#2059 can't be sure

32

#2058 no one way

33

#2057 Time for a step change?

34

#2056 everything goes

35

#2055 managing doubt

36

#2054 grateful to be here

37

#2053 everyone misses

38

#2052 kindling

39

#2051 forward leaning

40

#2050 productive discomfort

41

#2049 situational agency

42

#2048 venture out

43

#2047 Handling unknowns

44

#2046 peaks and valleys

45

#2045 choose excellence

46

#2044 what defines you?

47

#2043 your last race

48

#2042 servicing fear or values?

49

#2041 never again

50

#2040 good company

51

#2039 Fruitful Crises

52

#2038 action as reinforcement

53

#2037 run your mile (returning 3/17/26)

54

#2036 when you hit a wall

55

#2035 Problem? Good!

56

#2034 the struggle means what?

57

#2033 joyful pursuit of greatness

58

#2032 expect excellence

59

#2031 why does this matter again?

60

#2030 power moves

61

#2029 what are you expanding?

62

#2028 begin again

63

#2027 Eric Dane

64

#2026 remember who you chose to be

65

#2025 earnest effort

66

#2034 our bare truth

67

#2033 Act while afraid

68

#2032 will you or won't you?

69

#2031 cavity sam

70

#2030 decide already

71

#2029 run by fear, left with regret

72

#2028 you don't owe yesterday anything

73

#2027 the right way

74

#2026 summon vigor

75

#2025 when less is more

76

#2024 95% of the game

77

#2023 ain't nothin' but a peanut

78

#2022 terror and excitement

79

#2021 Sequence the chaos

80

#2020 how do you want to feel about this?

81

#2019 Master the atomic unit

82

#2018 Not too high; not too low

83

#2017 Exceptions need rules

84

#2016 the utility of complaining

85

#2015 Every moment is a choice

86

#2014 call it what it is

87

#2013 What are your words?

88

#2012 flight test

89

#2011 Your Infinite Summer

90

#2010 is this a problem for now?

91

#2009 confidence leading competence

92

#2008 Focus on the patch in front of you

93

#2007 grin

94

#2006 who will you be when you enter?

95

#2005 that was tough

96

#2004 what sort of person are you?

97

#2003 maybe don't maximize your day

98

#2002 Reinterpret the signal

99

#2001 thinking about how to think

100

#2000 What are you committed to?

101

#1999 child spirit

102

#1998 swallow the sun

103

#1997 quiet transitions

104

#1996 How do I want to feel by the end?

105

#1995 Might Quit or Won't Quit

106

#1994 Where is the energy around you?

107

#1993 can't split the difference

108

#1992 will this make the boat go faster?

109

#1991 backwards from the vision

110

#1990 practicing mindset

111

#1989 What would the person I want to become do?

112

#1988 energy curation

113

#1987 First Responders

114

#1986 sketch the dish first

115

#1985 Storm Tolerance

116

#1984 the point of believing first

117

#1983 Chipped Porcelain

118

#1982 your bad intuition

119

#1981 transcendence

120

#1980 batting average

121

#1979 finite pins

122

#1978 everything as it is

123

#1977 Eliminate the option

124

#1976 reality check

125

#1975 gifting experiences

126

#1974 disturbances

127

#1973 our phone problem

128

#1972 I've been meaning to...

129

#1971 sweet Yosemite views

130

#1970 guess it's one of those days!

131

#1969 the stories we live

132

#1968 Hair splitting

133

#1967 deferral

134

#1966 try

135

#1965 pick yourself

136

#1964 problem admiration

137

#1963 fake flowers

138

#1962 take care

139

#1961 don't force the timing

140

#1960 You can't know, but...

141

#1959 the basics

142

#1958 Kafka's Gatekeeper

143

#1957 schedule a sunrise viewing

144

#1956 What can you do about it?

145

#1955 time well spent

146

#1954 staring at the ceiling fan

147

#1953 where is the emergency?

148

#1952 one wonderful thing

149

#1951 immaculate dullhood

150

#1950 no exlanation

151

#1949 simple joys

152

#1948 who do you see in the mirror?

153

#1947 will things be okay?

154

#1946 "and that's okay"

155

#1945 when will you get to it all?

156

#1944 existing through this moment

157

#1943 too much flavor

158

#1942 today and its plans

159

#1941 choose

160

#1940 how to make fluffy eggs

161

#1939 reward starting

162

#1938 no problem to solve

163

#1937 slow percolation

164

#1936 it's going to be fine

165

#1935 energy passing through

166

#1934 quiet first hour

167

#1933 what is already in front of you

168

#1932 emodiment

169

# the 3:42 mile

170

#1930 deep inhale; deep exhale

171

#1929 when you make a mistake

172

#1928 contact time

173

#1927 in 1,000 years

174

#1926 on placement

175

#1925 the worst case

176

#1924 you'll figure it out

177

#1923 solve one thing

178

#1922 why you should

179

#1922 what you do next

180

#1921 have you tried in earnest?

181

#1920 meaning of life according to my nephew

182

#1919 deliver something first

183

#1918 explicit monitoring theory

184

#1917 one minute of idle time

185

#1916 rest and discover

186

#1915 convention

187

#1914 run more experiments

188

#1913 carry forward

189

#1912 what do you want?

190

#1911 the wrong reason to quit

191

#1910 the 10%

192

#1909 self belief

193

#1908 will this work?

194

#1907 dementia

195

#1906 finding the levity

196

#1905 what if?

197

#1904 at least you know what to do next

198

#1903 have you been here before?

199

#1902 what's the headline?

200

#1901 better tomorrow

201

#1900 preference or allergy?

202

#1899 break from social media

203

#1898 wouldn't it be cool if?

204

#1897 cast ripples

205

#1896 The Courtesy Tax

206

#1895 how much work?

207

#1894 why should you?

208

#1893 no pill for that

209

#1892 take a long walk

210

#1891 be kind to each other

211

#1890 why might I be wrong?

212

#1889 your choice

213

#1888 not worth your anger

214

#1887 and versus but

215

#1886 Level 10

216

#1885 take higher ground

217

#1884 take your life seriously

218

#1883 enjoy yourself

219

#1882 sticks and stones

220

#1881 Incept It

221

#1880 always something

222

#1879 visit other worlds

223

#1878 Good practice (returning 8/25/25)

224

#1877 facts

225

#1876 things we should do but don't

226

#1875 why must you be good?

227

#1874 No mere expectation

228

#1873 all the things you didn't ask for

229

#1872 the importance of care

230

#1871 mashing the elevator button

231

#1870 mote of dust

232

#1869 you might be wrong (so what)

233

#1868 convenience of access

234

#1867 sitting with friction

235

#1866 doing your best

236

#1866 just mess up

237

#1865 remember to break

238

#1864 cosmic perspective

239

#1863 do-not-pay-attention-to list

240

#1862 The Siren Song

241

#1861 one thing worth doing differently

242

#1860 knowledge possession

243

#1859 timing

244

#1858 what does progress look like?

245

#1857 a little goes a long way

246

#1856 why have you not changed?

247

#1855 what you're supposed to do

248

#1854 keep your world expansive

249

#1853 Be frustrated

250

#1852 intuitive breaking

251

#1851 accepting uncertainty

252

#1850 deep breath, slow down

253

#1849 if nothing changes

254

#1848 the perfect meal

255

#1847 honesty

256

#1846 what does it matter who you were?

257

#1845 already complete

258

#1844 Yes, it's normal

259

#1843 counterintuition

260

#1842 yesterday is irrelevant

261

#1841 take a progress hiatus

262

#1840 what needs revisiting?

263

#1839 what do you need to do?

264

#1838 what if you can figure it out?

265

#1837 what are we playing today?

266

#1836 what do you care?

267

#1835 which instinct?

268

#1834 The Dustman's Dilemma

269

#1833 is convention getting in the way?

270

#1832 the risk of risk mitigation

271

#1831 time to change the terms?

272

#1830 do you think it's possible?

273

#1829 conviction

274

#1828 which kind of barrier is it?

275

#1827 courageous nope

276

#1826 demand clarity

277

#1826 undivided time

278

#1825 blanks late

279

#1824 put yourself out there

280

#1823 pencils down

281

#1822 you don't need more time

282

#1821 Acknowledge, look around, make a plan

283

#1820 Affective Forecasting Error

284

#1819 the readiness paradox

285

#1818 here or there

286

#1817 thanks for playing

287

#1816 transient dust storms

288

#1815 The First Dancer

289

#1814 hazardous consideration

290

#1813 plot twist

291

#1812 start with the easy thing

292

#1811 what if you have what you need right now?

293

#1810 So what if it's true?

294

#1814 the middle

295

#1813 dancing queen

296

#1812 look again

297

#1811 purposefulness

298

#1810 step changes

299

#1809 simple joys

300

#1808 what are your omissions?

301

#1807 where does the sky end?

302

#1806 go solve a jigsaw puzzle

303

#1805 two birds in a courtyard

304

#1804 where do the answers definitely not exist?

305

#1803 once you decide there's no secret

306

#1802 just get on the dance floor

307

#1801 what is possible?

308

#1800 out of arm's reach

309

#1799 you'll thank you later

310

#1798 where would the fun be?

311

#1797 no free lunch

312

#1796 Just Gou (returning 5/23/25)

313

#1795 kicking dust

314

#1794 temporary problems

315

#1793 Undetectable Outcome Superiority

316

#1792 Unapologetically Unreasonable

317

#1791 What are you doing about it?

318

#1790 engaged or tethered?

319

#1789 why do you care?

320

#1788 blank slate

321

#1787 The Unedited Soul

322

#1786 "mediocre first draft"

323

#1785 why do I believe this?

324

#1784 the sun never left

325

#1783 remember to return

326

#1782 mental practice

327

#1781 nothing to conquer

328

#1780 we all have them

329

#1779 and here is how

330

#1778 1-millimeter wins

331

#1777 zapping

332

#1776 I Can't versus How Can I?

333

#1775 permission to not know

334

#1774 should you do this next?

335

#1773 why is stopping the outcome from being inevitable?

336

#1772 put together something ugly first

337

#1771 incept good stuff

338

#1770 Sinatra at 7,000 RPM

339

#1769 Don't let yourself off the hook with intent

340

#1768 how will this play out?

341

#1767 Merely choose

342

#1766 Your generous point of view

343

#1765 how do you figure?

344

#1764 There is no trick

345

#1763 marination

346

#1762 dead habits

347

#1761 where can I put in more reps?

348

#1760 you can't do that

349

#1759 how will I respond?

350

#1758 said versus heard

351

#1757 destined by routine?

352

#1756 lagging effects

353

#1755 a modern-day cigarette

354

#1754 responsibly irresponsible

355

#1753 don't apologize for being

356

#1752 you are here

357

#1751 hanayama delta puzzle

358

#1750 the first 96 grams

359

#1749 where have you not looked?

360

#1748 a problem worth leaving

361

#1747 discernment

362

#1746 cut

363

#1745 when is it important?

364

#1744 Assume no expertise

365

#1743 reinvention

366

#1742 contact time

367

#1741 speckhood

368

#1740 Hofstadter's Law

369

#1739 if most things are overblown...

370

#1738 the necessity of downtime

371

#1737 chiah pa?

372

#1736 my Dune dilemma

373

#1735 lingering

374

#1734 painted door jambs

375

#1733 rainy and...

376

#1732 knowledge fast

377

#1731 has the premise changed?

378

#1730 give yourself credit first

379

#1729 crisis of imagination

380

#1728 tyrannical maximization

381

#1727 why is this a problem again?

382

#1726 what will you trade for speed?

383

#1725 output to what end?

384

#1724 laughing when you fall

385

#1723 going through the motions

386

#1722 only this for now

387

#1721 what is the rush?

388

#1720 0 or 1

389

#1719 beautiful glimmers

390

#1718 oh hey, fear

391

#1717 next is next, now is now

392

#1716 changing your field of view

393

#1715 contending with infinite lists

394

#1714 unplug

395

#1713 engine cranking

396

#1712 the ingredient is not the recipe

397

#1711 scrappy within reason

398

#1710 it's time

399

#1709 this, not that

400

#1708 breaking character (returning 2/17/25)

401

#1707 what's your next act?

402

#1706 make the problem purple

403

#1705 just a bump

404

#1704 Do you need to consume this now?

405

#1703 protect your energy

406

#1702 is it possible?

407

#1701 an important problem

408

#1700 4'33"

409

#1699 empty space

410

#1698 not an emergency

411

#1697 can you repeat that?

412

#1696 what are you planning around?

413

#1695 unshoulderable things

414

#1694 sweet idle

415

#1693 shake it off

416

#1692 so what?

417

#1691 what are we solving for?

418

#1690 and yet you managed

419

#1689 stop at 80%

420

#1688 repetition

421

#1687 the person wielding the tool

422

#1686 staging

423

#1685 forward leaning posture

424

#1684 separating fact from fiction

425

#1683 hold that thought

426

#1682 novel does not compute

427

#1681 idea buoyancy

428

#1680 Car and Driver's 10 Best Cars

429

#1679 say less

430

#1678 motive versus the ultimate goal

431

#1677 why is this complicated?

432

#1676 so what if you fail?

433

#1675 this is it (take a bite)

434

#1674 the irony of feeling unprepared

435

#1673 wait, do I need to solve this?

436

#1672 what if this is easy?

437

#1671 would you, if you knew?

438

#1670 the second guess

439

#1669 try today, never mind tomorrow

440

#1668 throw away the checklist

441

#1167 but it's sunny today

442

#1166 psych yourself up

443

#1165 eyes on the outcome

444

#1164 stepping outside the home

445

#1163 silly spillover

446

#1162 f*** your flinch

447

#1161 Who is the fool?

448

#1160 what's the plan?

449

#1159 when is the right time?

450

#1158 a last stroll

451

#1157 "good enough"

452

#1156 turning a crane into a sleigh

453

#1155 what is the problem to you?

454

#1154 question the question

455

#1153 what's the difference?

456

#1152 the silence is welcome

457

#1151 the optimal middle

458

#1150 the thing about hindsight

459

#1149 what was the material change?

460

#1148

461

#1147 activation energy

462

#1146 the law

463

#1145 what must be but sometimes isn't

464

#1144 the irony of mastery

465

#1143 it's just sleep

466

#1142 will it

467

#1141 magnifying mirror

468

#1140 Fixation is not resolution

469

#1139 why do we stay where we stay?

470

#1138 can I resolve this a different way?

471

#1137 enjoy it

472

#1136 roleplay

473

#1135 without the phone

474

#1134 the basics

475

#1133 strange defaults

476

#1132 Tatung

477

#1131 everyone doubts

478

#1130 to a fault

479

#1129 insidious offshoots

480

#1128 remember

481

#1127 playful progress

482

#1126 the price of a yes

483

#1125 ice, water, vapor

484

#1124 gameshark

485

#1123 LDOV

486

#1122 you never know

487

#1121 challenge accepted

488

#1120 space for the new

489

#1119 who has the keys?

490

#1118 why not you?

491

#1117 ephemera

492

#1116 work-life

493

#1115 worse before better

494

#1114 when you do things best

495

#1113 real urgency

496

#1112 what happens after what happened (returning 11/4/24)

497

#1111 who makes things better?

498

#1110 not every day is game day

499

#1109 tasting notes

500

#1108 how much information you need?

501

#1107 the adaptation lifecycle

502

#1106 how great is your great?

503

#1105 how did we get here?

504

#1104 Magic Tic Tacs

505

#1103 two forward, one back

506

#1102 Forever now (returning 10/07)

507

#1101 buoyant spirit

508

#1100 pick

509

#1099 the best plan

510

#1098 a privilege to be here

511

#1097 choose not to be reduce

512

#1096 remove the option

513

#1095 the sound and feeling of change

514

#1094 have a laugh

515

#1093 comfort with uncertainty

516

#1092 satisfaction

517

#1091 regenerative silence

518

#1090 the best worst run

519

#1089 rejuvenate with nothing

520

#1088 irregular output

521

#1087 scheduled play

522

#1086 grace

523

#1085 the problem is the practice

524

#1084 mind the pressure release valve

525

#1083 you can't do this, but you can do that

526

#1082 fooled by success

527

#1081 shoes-off household

528

#1080 belonging

529

#1079 inside reacting out

530

#1078 a lesson from the brink

531

#1077 read voraciously

532

#1076 finding your footing

533

#1075 it will pass

534

#1074 no permission needed

535

#1073 who cares what they think?

536

#1072 shake it off

537

#1071 today's versus tomorrow's problems

538

#1070 what you've got

539

#1069 does this still make sense to do?

540

#1068 decide for yourself

541

#1067 master baby steps

542

#1066 Gut Courage

543

#1065 read the label last

544

#1064 seeking joy

545

#1063 I dunno!

546

#1062 the cost of cynicism

547

#1061 the real winner

548

#1060 location, location, location

549

#1059 think easy, think doable

550

#1058 decide that it used to be

551

#1057 doing nothing (returning 8/12)

552

#1056 small, compounding choices

553

#1055 what must be done

554

#1054 can you?

555

#1053 two ways to think about a mistake

556

#1052 The End of History Illusion

557

#1051 dance, even

558

#1050 before the chip

559

#1049 our many parts

560

#1048 prioritize hard things that are probably good for you

561

#1047 Reps in reserve vs fixed reps

562

#1046 failure is normal and necessary

563

#1045 don't ignore the second part

564

#1044 the point of the first draft

565

#1043 simple joys

566

#1042 what is the rush?

567

#1041 Table tennis player makes Olympic debut at age 58

568

#1040 just another Tuesday

569

#1039 what's the alternate view?

570

#1038 eureka moments

571

#1037 Perseid

572

#1036 doing what you can

573

#1035 committing to being here

574

#1034 read a lot, watch some, swipe rarely

575

#1033 everyone makes mistakes

576

#1032 work is not your baby

577

#1031 fast food feeds

578

#1030 who are you?

579

#1029 is it true?

580

#1028 flawed and worthy of acceptance

581

#1027 go outside

582

#1026 remember the luminous part of you

583

#1025 origin, brevity, and seizing this moment

584

#1024 move on

585

#1023 bring it

586

#1022 why not you? Why not now?

587

#1021 Boston

588

#1020 everyone doubts (returning 6/30/24)

589

#1019 what is your anthem?

590

#1018 sitting next to the unknown

591

#1017 what if there's nothing to fix?

592

#1016 Sprout's Cashier

593

#1015 take care

594

#1014 look at the stars

595

#1013 to quit or not to quit

596

#1012 why take things so seriously?

597

#1011 what does this resistance mean?

598

#1010 mimicking the wrong thing

599

#1009 act as if

600

#1008 wipeout asap

601

#1007 time makes a mockery of fear

602

#1006 just something you do now

603

#1005 freestyle

604

#1004 what happens after

605

#1003 no one thinks this in the end

606

#1002 can I handle the worst case?

607

#1001 about the weather

608

#1000 sunny skies and weeds to pull

609

#999 overthinking

610

#998 "like riding a bike"

611

#997 so why?

612

#996 decide sooner than you want

613

#995 there will always be something

614

#994 is this the worst?

615

#993 "ok, then let's"

616

#992 leaving the raft

617

#991 is there a right way?

618

#990 Marc Rebillet

619

#989 small problems

620

#988 enjoy the pebble

621

#987 third-life crisis observations

622

#986 stated versus in practice

623

#985 embrace everything to embrace nothing

624

#984 the insidiousness of 'just this once'

625

#983 don't fight the ebb

626

#982 be deliberate, not busy

627

#981 when to plant saplings

628

#980 get eaten by ostriches or...

629

#979 what are your basics?

630

#978 the hero's journey

631

#977 100%

632

#976 mastery orientation

633

#975 soundtracks to listen to

634

#974 doing is becoming

635

#973 the weight of other opinions

636

#972 running towards difficult work

637

#971 did you win today?

638

#970 be a voracious applier

639

#969 what proof did you create today?

640

#968 move the wall closer to your back

641

#967 find your reasons

642

#966 the cost of not

643

#965 seek similarly driven people

644

#964 what is worth your time?

645

#963 estimating future possibilities

646

#962 aimlessness

647

#961 X to Y to Z

648

#960 structured problem solving

649

#959 resurfacing important ideas

650

#958 microgoals

651

#957 keeping important things in sight

652

#956 time, intensity, and direction

653

#955 exceptional actions

654

#954 palliative versus meaningful action

655

#953 ask

656

#952 focusing on fewer things

657

#951 redesigning your environment

658

#950 repetition versus iteration

659

#949 permission to dance

660

#948 Reflections while away

661

#947 stop waiting for the perfect time (returning 4/10)

662

#946 restarting again and again and...

663

#945 omit "or best offer"

664

#944 knowledge work and athleticism

665

#943 zooming out

666

#942 wander time

667

#941 a single meaningful action

668

#940 a lion hunting

669

#939 itty bitty time horizons

670

#938 have an opinion first

671

#937 figureoutable

672

#936 evidence for "what if?"

673

#935 what is your story?

674

#933 Attention Grabbing ≠ Attention Worthy

675

#932 off days

676

#931 you versus you

677

#930 the attainment paradox

678

#929 would you sign your name on it?

679

#928 lean into the mess

680

#927 always close the loop

681

#926 think in multi-year horizons

682

#925 an opportunity to figure it out

683

#924 happy now about being happy later

684

#923 what do you really need?

685

#922 just ask

686

#921 the unproven path

687

#920 All you have is your mind

688

#919 are your standards lowerable?

689

#918 honesty is kindness

690

#917 what does this moment require?

691

#916 the next step

692

#915 the little things

693

#914 you cannot multitask

694

#913 you will find a way

695

#912 rest

696

#911 what do you need?

697

#910 long games

698

#909 be the kind of person you want to run into

699

#908 why you need constraints

700

#907 a clear sense of progress

701

#906 familiarity is an anchor

702

#905 feedback loops

703

#904 choose where wisely

704

#903 willing to disagree

705

#902 you will always be busy

706

#901 blind spot coverage

707

#900 posture

708

#899 first day on the job

709

#898 human too

710

#897 challenge your timeline

711

#896 what's next?

712

#895 effort and direction

713

#894 thinking independently

714

#893 your music

715

#892 The opportunities in front of you

716

#891 Quality of movement

717

#890 one way train

718

#889 what matters?

719

#888 complacency

720

#887 glad after the fact

721

#886 more than one way

722

#885 where you can be

723

#884 trust

724

#883 you've got this

725

#882 facing your fears

726

#881 what must be shed to move forward?

727

#880 stress is...

728

#879 the answer isn't there

729

#878 the price of vitality

730

#877 do it today while you can

731

#876 today is not the end of the world

732

#875 move the gate

733

#874 here for a fraction of a second (returning 1/11)

734

#873 think and then do

735

#872 how much attention do you want this to cost?

736

#871 the ebb is human

737

#870 conditions for happiness (?)

738

#869 your way

739

#868 listen to yourself

740

#867 the eternel sentence of 'someday'

741

#866 remember to play

742

#865 focus on what needs to be done today

743

#864 intellectual courage

744

#863 create a closer goal (returning 12/27)

745

#862 go for a run especially when you don't want to

746

#861 decide to be anti-tape

747

#860 what we do about it

748

#859 what is the conclusion you don't want to hear?

749

#859 rest between sets

750

#858 what is your deadline?

751

#857 struggle well

752

#856 do you want to climb or take a helicopter?

753

#855 procrastinate a little

754

#854 best practices for now

755

#853 discomfort

756

#852 a real break

757

#851 where is your bar?

758

#850 set up little goalposts

759

#849 how to start when you don't know how to start

760

#848 not minding what happens

761

#847 cut the list in half

762

#846 it's the people

763

#845 what do you expect out of today?

764

#844 speculation

765

#843 focus on what you can control

766

#842 perception

767

#841 what is your worth anchored to?

768

#840 aim 1% higher

769

#839 what are you paying attention to?

770

#838 setbacks

771

#837 Small acts

772

#836 you have it now

773

#835 What You Are Not Changing, You Are Choosing

774

#834 is it justified? is it helpful?

775

#833 intention setting

776

#832 Do The Thing

777

#831 playful discovery

778

#830 meaningful connection

779

#829 the occasion is right now

780

#828 be kind, not nice (returning 11/16/23)

781

#827 is this in my control?

782

#826 Implied Necessary vs Implied Optional

783

#825 is it true?

784

#824 premeditatio malorum

785

#823 imagine the future looking back

786

#822 expressing versus being understood

787

#821 what you can control

788

#820 what value am I creating?

789

#819 until there is not.

790

#818 remembering what we've learned

791

#817 batting average

792

#816 turn your excitement into specificity

793

#815 what to expect from your optimism

794

#814 don't expect easy

795

#813 evaluating what matters

796

#812 flash motivation and stable fuel

797

#811 dare to be dull

798

#810 useful discomfort

799

#809 Wrong Question

800

#808 when?

801

#807 you don't need all the answers

802

#806 forget the mountain

803

#805 rest protocol

804

#804 now is the only time

805

#802 preparation

806

#801 progress in disguise

807

#800 hacking away at the problem

808

#799 what are you doing about it?

809

#798 all the things you don't know

810

#797 you can't fool yourself

811

#796 have you eaten yet?

812

#795 stop trying to do everything

813

#794 what will the journey entail?

814

#793 the other end of the candle

815

#792 attitude

816

#791 your best work

817

#790 we are what we pay attention to

818

#789 conviction (part 2)

819

#788 not exceptional yet

820

#787 a great deal of time

821

#786 what you do with it

822

#785 it must be ok to be wrong

823

#784 try again

824

#782 how much effort?

825

#781 protecting time

826

#780 You are here

827

#779 test, taste, refine

828

#778 decisions for the next decade

829

#777 of course it's tough

830

#776 in stride

831

#775 focus on problems bigger than you

832

#774 for now

833

#773 spice tolerance

834

#772 what are the few things?

835

#772 attention

836

#771 conviction

837

#770 the half-life of a big problem

838

#769 the significance of "yet"

839

#768 every time you don't quit

840

#767 ambiguity

841

#766 what's next?

842

#765 be a student of failure

843

#764 Walking away (returning 9/5/23)

844

#763 is this worth worrying about?

845

#762 how do I eat this?

846

#761 What forging grounds look like

847

#760 how do you want to show up?

848

#759 the why behind the what

849

#758 never 100%

850

#757 Germ theory

851

#756 nocebo

852

#755 is this problem real?

853

#754 doing your best

854

#753 comparison

855

#752 don't chase stuff, start

856

#751 one day

857

#750 shape your world

858

#749 after the first rodeo

859

#748 your attention muscle

860

#747 shopping cart complacency

861

#746 how did it go?

862

#745 Anticipation (returning 8/14)

863

#744 what can I learn from this?

864

#743 the winds of tomorrow

865

#742 you can be happy before.

866

#741 just be here

867

#740 You are not your stuff.

868

#739 Solomon's paradox

869

#737 begin again

870

#736 what are you paying attention to right now?

871

#735 don't minimize yourself

872

#734 rigorously defend your limit

873

#733 three responses to a frustrating problem

874

#732 possible together

875

#731 finding your throughline

876

#730 we need to be reminded

877

#729 the dell contract

878

#728 encountering defeat

879

#727 it's okay

880

#726 beautiful as it is

881

#725 the back button doesn't work

882

#724 what if readiness never arrives?

883

#723 give yourself permission

884

#722 the bald man paradox

885

#721 traversing uncertainty

886

#720 saying no

887

#719 Missing Out is a story

888

#718 who made the dumplings?

889

#717 difficulty is a teacher

890

#716 just eat the toast

891

#715 how many chances left?

892

#714 this will pass

893

#713 expect the dip

894

#712 s l o w. d o w n.

895

#711 Blue Flax Flowers

896

#710 I am happy for you.

897

#709 the world cannot tell you who you are

898

#708 the thought of it is not it

899

#707 listening to what we need, not just what we want

900

#706 why not quit?

901

#705 realistic versus blind optimism

902

#704 one more foot forward

903

#703 the people you will be

904

#702 for when you feel stuck

905

#701 it's ok to not be ok

906

#700 you can't fake courage

907

#699 "and" versus "but"

908

#698 comparison will make you miserable

909

#697 The Threat to Future You

910

#696 you cannot do everything

911

#695 bad days, better days

912

#694 The middle of the rink

913

#693 Funky Asian

914

#692 life is messy and beautiful

915

#691 it takes time for light to travel

916

#690 what does it mean and who decides?

917

#689 make someone's day brighter

918

#688 "And" versus "or" decisions

919

#687 subtract for clarity

920

#686 Getting lost to find yourself

921

#685 compassion

922

#684 Present Resistance, Future Joy

923

#683 an actual conversation

924

#682 learning by doing

925

#681 what are we doing here?

926

#680 reinventing yourself

927

#679 the process

928

#678 No guarantees, just choices

929

#673 Make time for people.

930

#672 How are you really?

931

#671 why not?

932

#670 Want-to-doer

933

#679 the message

934

#678 we are stardust 🌠

935

#677 life on this tiny, pretty blue pea

936

#676 get rid of "should"

937

#675 wear sunscreen

938

#674 forgive yourself

939

#673 the worst is no outcome

940

#672 show me your friends and I'll show you your future

941

#671 Many methods, few principles

942

#670 the right choice fallacy

943

#669 why not? why can't we do this?

944

#668 how much should that opinion matter?

945

#667 When to do The Scary Thing

946

#666 sharing a message

947

#665 Permission to not have all the answers

948

#664 the music is playing right now!

949

#663 Fear loses its power over you when you ask this question

950

#662 In this together

951

#661 now is the best time to think about the 80-year-old test

952

#660 Why failure stings more than it needs to

953

#659 the step you're taking is going to illuminate the next

954

#658 We are what we do

955

#657 Thinking, Action, and Satisfaction

956

#656 the easy choice versus the best choice

957

#655 listen to this when you are feeling overwhelmed

958

#654 You, Inc.

959

#653 Netflix is freakin' expensive

960

#652 what have you done about it?

961

#651 asymmetric opportunities

962

#650 The Joneses

963

#649 Three rules to manage your energy

964

#648 what do you owe?

965

#647 running out of time

966

#646 the only thing you can do

967

#645 Cheer for your teammates

968

#644 the value of having a mission

969

#643 what if you actually can right now?

970

#642 Bruce Lee saves the day

971

#641 just because something's been around for a long time doesn't...

972

#640 three things to understand about failure

973

#639 the best thing about being wrong

974

#638 bring that last-day energy

975

#637 expectation effects

976

#636 feedback is your flashlight

977

#635 average inputs = average outputs

978

#634 find your reasons

979

#633 you can.

980

#632 Take your ideas seriously

981

#631 ruthlessly defend your time

982

#630 why you don't have enough time

983

#629 what if it doesn't happen?

984

#628 caring long enough

985

#627 stop looking for permission

986

#626 finding the right time

987

#625 keep 10% in the tank

988

#624 proximity and propensity

989

#623 start with one thing

990

#622 expectations

991

#621 what's actually changed?

992

#620 what would be the most helpful thing?

993

#619 beyond figuring it out

994

#618 the wall behind you

995

#617 invisible damage and gains

996

#616 shape your environment to shape you

997

#615 nonexistence, existence, persistence

998

#614 your life is not written in words

999

#613 see you 3/17/23

1000

#612 are you even in the arena?

1001

#611 your boredom doesn't need curing

1002

#610 just because

1003

#609 the impact of admitting you were wrong

1004

#608 a way to do something

1005

#607 anticipate requirements

1006

#606 learn to stay with the problem longer

1007

#605 where is the maze?

1008

#604 sushi apprenticeship

1009

#603 this is 29

1010

#602 do fewer things.

1011

#601 what are you gonna do about it?!

1012

#600 what works today may not work tomorrow

1013

#599 a helpful sense of doubt

1014

#598 what do you make of it?

1015

#597 one non-negotiable thing

1016

#596 beware of tools becoming pillars

1017

#595 screw convenience

1018

#594 I don't know. What do you think?

1019

#593 your joy is yours.

1020

#592 the importance of going it alone

1021

#591 you've got a nanosecond to do it

1022

#590 start before you know who you are

1023

#589 who cares what they think?

1024

#588 re: the last time you do something

1025

#587 living ideas

1026

#586 what is the next useful thing to do?

1027

#585 who are you in the next moment?

1028

#584 so you want to be a comedian

1029

#583 how fascinating

1030

#582 cook

1031

#581 take the lunch

1032

#580 what is stopping you?

1033

#579 this is not a dress rehearsal

1034

#578 perspective

1035

#577 life is happening right now

1036

#576 conquering internal resistance

1037

#575 rest

1038

#574 Yet

1039

#573 purpose alters scale

1040

#572 finding purpose

1041

#571 behind-the-curtain work

1042

#570 Motivation is unreliable

1043

#569 Spotting weeds

1044

#568 Goals versus aspirations

1045

#567 not enough time

1046

#566 Begin again

1047

#565 Honoring our time together

1048

#564 could doesn't matter

1049

#563 Costco at peak hours

1050

#562 in sight, in mind, acted on

1051

#561 What will get you there

1052

#560 Don't forget about everything before you finally

1053

#559 Unable vs unwilling

1054

#558 Technical Completion, Busyness, and Quality Movement

1055

#557 Resetting

1056

#556 Focus on today

1057

#555 change

1058

#554 Your Second Reserve

1059

#553 Specificity & Adherence

1060

#552 Trade-offs

1061

#551 Present You or Future You, Still You

1062

#550 trajectory

1063

#549 Actual importance

1064

#548 Be a source of light

1065

#547 The thing versus the thought of it

1066

#546 conditions for starting

1067

#545 Key point or footnote?

1068

#544 Life beyond comfort's edge

1069

#543 Pursuit

1070

#542 Early iterations

1071

#541 Anticipated regret

1072

#540 Next time

1073

#539 Persistence in practice

1074

#538 Time horizon and attention

1075

#537 If not now, when?

1076

#536 Decide

1077

#535 When should a setback expire?

1078

#534 Doing less

1079

#532 conquer the moment

1080

#531 Baby baby steps

1081

#530 Repetitions in reserve

1082

#529 the first criticism and its echoes

1083

#528 Your way

1084

#527 notes on shipping

1085

#526 letting go of what you think you need

1086

#525 courage

1087

#524 this could be gone tomorrow

1088

#523 really?

1089

#522 you are in a game of pinball

1090

#521 Perspective for when things don't go according to plan

1091

#520 let it go

1092

#519 earnestly try

1093

#518 people are humans

1094

#517 Win the day

1095

#516 stay 1000 times

1096

#515 passing the baton

1097

#514 you can

1098

#513 misspent energy

1099

#512 counterfactuals

1100

#511 the shadows

1101

#510 certainty

1102

#509 stains

1103

#508 busyness

1104

#507 Stumbling uphill

1105

#506 the second arrow

1106

#505 take a breath

1107

#504 Do Date

1108

#503 improvisation

1109

#502 Right now will never happen again.

1110

#502 Completionism

1111

#501 avoid the middle

1112

#500 dance instead

1113

#499 maybe that's the way

1114

#498 the last time

1115

#497 letting go of inconsequential stuff

1116

#496 what, cause, final cause

1117

#495 what to do

1118

#494 connected by kindness

1119

#493 reinforce before lost

1120

#492 do before you're ready

1121

#491 Anything but complaining

1122

#490 where does the permission come from?

1123

#489 The gravity of failing

1124

#488 what next?

1125

#487 Declarations and doubts

1126

#486 progressive overload

1127

#485 compete with yesterday

1128

#484 it is what it is

1129

#483 a toast to the things that didn't happen

1130

#482 don't start with sheer effort

1131

#481 chaos is an invitation to...

1132

#480 tell and show

1133

#479 wanting what you already have

1134

#478 optimizing for the shortest path

1135

#477 beliefs & resliience

1136

#476 find meaning

1137

#475 the importance of stakes

1138

#474 Insight, leverage, action, and feedback

1139

#473 always more to do

1140

#472 playing a different game

1141

#471 Rotten Tomatoes

1142

#470 Volume

1143

#469 laugh often

1144

#468 Rote knowledge versus reason

1145

#467 a reminder from today's false alarm

1146

#466 cut the goal in half

1147

#465 the stuff you can't control

1148

#464 no ordinary plant

1149

#463 finding the time

1150

#462 taking care of yourself

1151

#461 Aloha 'Oe

1152

#462 you are not your thoughts

1153

#461 commitment devices

1154

#461 internal vs external commitment

1155

#460 it didn't have to exist

1156

#459 reacting vs anticipating

1157

#458 stress is...

1158

#457 everything is gonna...

1159

#456 moments of discord

1160

#455 "it won't work"

1161

Love and Pain

1162

#453 what needs to change?

1163

#452 okay, what next?

1164

#451 fulfillment

1165

#450 enough

1166

#449 the dilemma of a finite being

1167

#448 this is your cue to lean in

1168

#447 exactly where you need to be

1169

#446 we will figure this out

1170

#445 what distraction could mean

1171

#443 how will I respond?

1172

#442 consistent to a fault

1173

#441 what works for you

1174

#440 do cool shit

1175

#439 whether tomorrow comes or not

1176

#438 failure dynamics

1177

#437 the compassionate critic

1178

#436 our dwellings shape us

1179

#435 Paul Cézanne

1180

#434 actions versus decisions

1181

#433 am I focused on the right things?

1182

#432 you're allowed to be here

1183

#431 letting go of sunk costs

1184

#430 one punt a day

1185

#429 default to kindness

1186

#428 performance

1187

#427 crazy ideas

1188

#426 practical questions versus curiosities

1189

#425 attention

1190

#424 a few things at most

1191

#423 you can figure it out (really)

1192

#422 foresight

1193

#421 decide and act quickly

1194

#420 taking 30 [last post until 06/15/22]

1195

#419 why?

1196

#418 New Day's Resolutions

1197

#417 the point

1198

#416 resilience

1199

#416 slack

1200

#415 the forest

1201

#414 overthinking

1202

#413 why not have fun?

1203

#412 you can always choose to add kindness

1204

#411 important reminders for rough days

1205

#410 jumping at shadows

1206

#409 glass balls

1207

#408 let it go

1208

#407 your second life

1209

#406 rise and fall of importance

1210

#405 you're allowed to make mistakes

1211

#404 verse jumping

1212

#403 give your attention a break

1213

#402 stop chasing after the future

1214

#401 acceptance

1215

#400 do what you can

1216

#399 a beautiful, ordinary power

1217

#398 dolce far niente

1218

#397 when?

1219

#396 the moment is a myth

1220

#395 a reminder

1221

#394 making space for important stuff

1222

#394 untitled story