Notes on discipline and execution, among other things.
In special operations, "busy braggers" are rejected. Corporate America should learn: quiet professionals optimize for output while busy braggers optimize for appearances. In the long run, quiet professionals win.
Refusing to adapt when life changes doesn't make you disciplined—it makes you stubborn. Here's what happened when I finally acknowledged I was in a new season.
From flower stands to Stephen King, physical books to Nerf warfare—observations from a Sunday well spent.
Whenever I'm at the park with my kids, I don't take out my phone. This has several benefits. I give my undivided attention to my children the entire time we're there.
What if your new year feels like any other day? Do one hard thing and keep it to yourself. For those who started in a difficult place: it's just another day. You control how you feel about today.
Year's end brings predictable advice from business gurus and productivity experts. Most assumes everyone faces identical challenges. My approach: change one habit at a time.
People rarely experience the same event the same way.
Leadership is ownership; you can’t delegate it. When leaders tolerate upward delegation, they destroy decentralized command and train the organization to bypass managers and avoid responsibility.
Many companies worship speed, but urgency forces multitasking and weakens execution.
Ego doesn’t protect the business—it protects the leader.
Writing is training for the mind—an elemental act that demands the same discipline as running.
You’ve been a battery—powering systems that feed on your attention. Protect your charge. It’s all you really own.