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Balance is impossible
A rather philosophical discussion about balance today. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Plants and other thoughts
This is a weird one. Just so you know. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Quitting versus completing
Am I quitting or am I completing this thing. (a full transcript is available on the website)
First drafts and standards
Thinking about how once you know your first drafts aren't your best work, it becomes harder to accept first draft effort from yourself. (a full transcript is available...
Sleep on it.
Taking a break for a hot second (as I like to say). (a full transcript is available on the website)
On learning
A little reflection on learning and knowledge work. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Iterate and consider doing it in public.
Reflecting on the power and process of iteration. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Reflecting on 90 days of The Daily 5.
Looking back on 90 days of this podcast, sharing some news, and looking towards the future. Warning: today's piece is longer than 5 minutes (a full transcript is avail...
What's a good break?
(90 days of episodes!) Musing on what makes for an actual restful break. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Fasting
A little introduction to Ramadan, fasting, and the impact it has on my life. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Be better than promos
A late night reflection on niching. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Shrink the list of things you care about
A little audio journal on figuring out what I want to care about and what I want to try to care less about. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Sunsets and quiet.
sunsets, quiet, feeling, thinking. it's all soupy in my brain today. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Find your people.
A little reflection on surrounding yourself with people you trust. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Direction
Some meandering thoughts based on a tweet I saw the other day. (a full transcript is available on the website)
The evolution of accountability in a longer project
Reflecting on the different kinds of accountability techniques I find myself leaning on in a longer project. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Being in a state of flow
I was in the zone today and here is what I did to get there, what it felt like, and what I did while in it. (a full transcript is available on the website)
The state of flow
Some reminders to help you slip into that state of flow more easily. I was reminding myself and maybe it'll help you too. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Doing is a habit
The more you do the easier it becomes to do. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Hard Mode
I promise not every episode going forward will be a journal-style one, but right now, this one is also a bit of a journal-esque episode. (a full transcript is availabl...
Crossroads
Meandering reflection on decision making. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Doing interesting adjacent things
Riffing on doing fun interesting things, but also fair warning, I was a little all over the place in this episode. 😅 (a full transcript is available on the website)Wor...
New ideas aren't really new
An unfinished reflection on ideas. (a full transcript is available on the website)
On the outside looking in
What we often see about other people's lives is never the whole picture. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Some days are harder than others.
And this was one of the harder days. (a full transcript is available on the website)
All energy is contagious
Today's thoughts are a bit about anxiety, our own and others'. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Sometimes it’s just a grind
It's okay if you need to hustle a little sometimes. You know? (a full transcript is available on the website)
The paper cuts add up
I had an epiphany, a fairly obvious one in hindsight, but isn't that how it goes with most things? (a full transcript is available on the website)Aim to be 1% better e...
Do Dates coupled with Due Dates
What if you knew when you would do a certain task and not just when the task needs to be done by? (a full transcript is available on the website)How to do great work a...