My most relaxing moment last week was doing the laundry. This isn’t something I used to enjoy, but I savored it now for two reasons Laundry is a perfect antidote to what my wife terms “new parent bullshit”. New parent bullshit is the constant stream of anxiety from non-important questions Read more
Three words and one breath. When your mind is racing and you feel overwhelmed, meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein encourages us to ask about your own thoughts “is it useful?”. This has helped me de-escalate almost any situation as 95+% of the time the answer is no. Instead of fighting imaginary Read more
Where we live determines more about our life than almost any other decision. Who we meet, what we do, and how we think are all shaped by it. Since I haven’t purchased a house yet, here are my constantly evolving thoughts on where we’d want to live so we can Read more
My son isn’t even a year old and I’m already confused. I’d been prepared for the first year of dirty diapers and interrupted nights, but I hadn’t thought enough about our family values and the tradeoffs we will face. I’m hoping to instill in my son But what do I Read more
When asked what they attribute their success to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates had the same answer: focus. Buffett and Gates’ focus lead to immense financial wealth, but as Sahil Bloom lays out beautifully in his book The 5 types of Wealth, wealth isn’t just financial. Sahil adds time, social, Read more
When a friend recently asked me what my favorite purchase of last year was, my answer was immediate: daycare! Why? Because daycare is a “tranquility transaction” and buys a new parent the two most important things Fleshing this out further, I’ve realized my approach in when we pay up to Read more
In Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel says “your personal experiences with money make up maybe 0.00000001% of what’s happened in the world but maybe 80% of how you think the world works.” This quote is about how each of us approaches money differently, but I’ve found it’s the best articulation Read more
If one of the fastest ways to learn is reading, then one of the most important decisions we make is choosing what to read. Recently I’ve been thinking how to do thoughtfully curate what I read and have stumbled on two lessons 1) Read what surprises you Claude Shannon’s work Read more
The best advice I’ve ever received came from an Ad slogan… Just do it. Its simplicity is beautiful and I use it as a constant reminder when I’m fighting against anxiety or suffering from low motivation. #1 – Anxiety My biggest obstacle is often myself. Whenever I start new there’s Read more
Everytime you go mountaineering, you could have an unforgettable experience or you could die. Many who die while climbing pass because of their singular focus on the summit. Oftentimes people summit a mountain, but die on the route back. Many are so focused on summiting that they take unwise risks Read more