Notes on discipline and execution, among other things.
Critics called Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance "un-American" because it was in Spanish. They forgot that Spanish has been spoken in what is now the United States since 1513—decades before Jamestown or Plymouth
The expectation of instant responsiveness—to emails, texts, calls—has turned most of us into human automatons. The day I replaced my Apple Watch with a mechanical watch, I started breaking that rule. Gradually, deliberately, I reclaimed the mental bandwidth to do actual work.
A morning walk with my kids became a lesson in presence. Last year, I wouldn't have had the patience for this. Cutting social media distractions gave me back the attention my children deserve.
Sanctaphrax is the fictional floating city-state in The Edge Chronicles—a fantasy series where it serves as the seat of knowledge and academia. For me, writing is a constant search for Sanctaphrax.
You know you're a problem solver when your bosses stop going to your peers and make you the de facto person for almost everything. This is a two-edged sword—and why organizational fit matters more than you think.
The next time an expert tells you AI is taking all the jobs, remember this: it's far more likely the economy is struggling and businesses are bleeding out. We'd all rather be told it's about technological advancement than face the reality of poor management and a stagnant economy.
After watching marketing experts explain the latest growth techniques, I realized I'd rather keep writing genuinely and working on my craft. Consistency trumps any gimmick. If you're patient, you may build a network of peers who truly value your work because they identify with it.
Most advice says to announce your goals for accountability. That's wrong. The world doesn't care, envy is real, and sharing invites unnecessary emotional risk. Operate like a submarine—stay below the surface and let results speak later.
A father is his children's hero—until he's not. The question isn't whether they turn out like him, but whether he shows them what a principled path looks like so they can forge their own.
Modern platforms reward whatever is most clickable, not whatever is most true. Long-form reading introduces friction that makes quackery harder to sustain.
Executives who can't admit hiring mistakes keep betting on toxic talent, sending a clear message: ego matters more than performance.
When you take the leap most won't, even those closest to you will resist. Not because you'll fail—because they fear they would.