Category: 4. Live Less Bad
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The Missing Knight
I think I have it wrong. Instead of trying to find ways to get me out of ruts, I need to do more of things that I think will help me fall into ruts less frequently. My wife was trying to figure out what triggered the latest episode of me being in meh-mode. She wondered…
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Contrasting Mental Spirals
Since I left my last corporate role and returned to working on our own Waldorf school, the thoughts that loop in my head have shifted. This contrast in how my mind spirals has helped me stumble upon ways to manage my mental health—and to make life less bad. At my last job, I had trouble…
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Three Fundamental Truths @ Jan 2025
Yesterday at the gym I had a sudden realisation. To be more precise, it was more like a sudden acceptance. I have been a lot more involved in the school. I don’t think I decided this very intentionally. Nor did nor and I talked about this. It was just something that kind of happened after…
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2024 In Random Things
Hamilton and musicalsJing’s continuous evolutionMom’s healthTrump, Musk, and Big TechAITide Free and Gentle Hamilton and MusicalsWe went to the UK in the summer. I came back after a week, and they stayed another three weeks. It was a sunny and eventful summer. Jing went to two summer schools. One was an art-related day camp, and…
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Protected: 2024 in Work
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2024 in Books
STATS: 44 books33 Audiobooks11 Kindle books3 unfinished books2.3x listening speed0 Chinese booksE in Diversity score (7 Female Authors) CATEGORIES: Business & Money – 11Biographies & Memoirs – 9Science & Math – 6Politics & Social Sciences – 6Self-Help – 5Literature & Fiction – 3History – 2Christian Books & Bibles – 1 Awards: Most Enjoyable:Disrupting the Game:…
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13 Attitudes From “Meditations For Mortals”
13 attitudes from, yep, you guessed it, ChatGPT, based on the notes I took from Oliver Burkeman’s wonderful book “Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts.” Short Guide Based on Your Notes: Finding Purpose in Midlife
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Quit Quitting
This will be the fourth time I attempt to quit smoking. The first time I quit was when I was with one of my ex-girlfriends. I managed to stop for about three weeks but picked it back up after we had a fight. The second time was with another ex-girlfriend. I stopped for maybe a…
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Protected: Justice & Ego
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I Executed a Re-org
Yesterday, we executed a re-org. I let 6 people go. This is the 5th re-org/mass layoff I have been involved in- Accenture in 2001, Cyberware in 2002, Nike “category offense” in 2009, Apple “incident” in 2012. Phew. Everything started 2 days ago. All of a sudden, it became real. The names I had previously provided…