Why bamboo is stronger than steel
“The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.” – Charlie Munger First, an item of business: If you replied with interest for our new…
A half-empty glass is a good thing
“I’ve never met a successful glass-half-full person. If you want to get ahead in this world, walk in the room, and go ‘why isn’t that glass full!?'” – Jim Jeffries,…
Little Life Optimizations
“You can have everything you love in life as long as you give up what you hate.” – Dan Sullivan A few years ago, I moved to San Diego for…
Walking Through Fire – greatest hits
Today’s email is a throwback to one of our greatest hits, originally sent October 18, 2023. Enjoy 
It’s October 2019, four years ago almost to the day. I’m slumped…
The True Danger of Modern Stimulation
“Culture is a mass hallucination, and when you step outside the mass hallucination you see it for what it’s worth.” – Terrence McKenna We had some fun yesterday… (see: “This…
Build confidence by doing hard things
“Every day, bite off a little bit more than you can chew, and chew it.” – Michael Singer Welcome back Let’s kick the week off with a quick and…
Turns out, the path really is the destination
Credit for today’s beautiful metaphor goes to the highly-recommended book mentioned in the PS at the bottom. You’re staring at a mountain in the distance. The steep rock face ascends…
What “Manifestation” Really Is
“The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery but a process of creation.” – Neale Donald Walsch Here’s a fluff-free definition of manifestation you might actually…
Get tons of work done life optimization
“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% taking really good notes.” – Thomas Edison Happy Friday Our third life optimization of the week is cued up for you below. At…
Take Boring Breaks life optimization
“The art of moderation is dramatically harder to master than the art of excess.” – Bruce Frantzis Picking right back up where we left off yesterday… Here’s another life optimization…