All strategic thinking in the world can be boiled down to these simple instructions: Maximize upside. Minimize downside. Asymmetric upside does exactly that. It allows you to completely reframe your reality to achieve goals and…
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Operation Glowup: My Radical Physical Transformation In 1 Year
An intentional effort works. My body is living proof. I’m 30 pounds lighter than I was a year ago. My sense of style has also gotten noticeably better. It was all part of a calculated…
Reorganizing My Living Room With New Book Shelves
I set out on a weekend mission: To buy bookshelves for my living room. I had too many scattered books lying all over the place. It was time to organize! A shelf would connect the…
Ancient Oracles And The Pattern In Modern Artificial Intelligence
Recently, I had time to study one of the most fascinating bits of ancient history: The Oracle of Delphi. The historical implications of modern technology are stunning. Artificial Intelligence has major parallels that we could…
I Planted A Garden In My Home’s Sunroom
The ability to grow a living plant from seeds is such an empowering feeling. I’ve done it before. However, this time I have made it part of my daily routine. It’s the first thing I…
Drake Maye is Going To The Super Bowl And Will Likely Win That Too
For the last few months, I’ve been quietly purchasing trading cards for a sport I never watch. Here’s a picture: One football player specifically peaked my interest. They call him “Baby Brady.” Drake Maye is…
80s Hall Of Famer Dennis Eckersley Sent Me The Best Christmas Gift
His “look” defined the 1980s. The junk wax baseball card era was defined by getting a Dennis Eckersley card in some form or another. He was a baseball fan-favorite. Case in point: on December 26th,…
Chandler Simpson, Baseball, And Pattern Disrupters
For the first time in my life I stepped out of my personality before catching myself. I stayed up late into the night listening to sports commentary podcasts. Baseball analysis talk shows. Then I came…
Seeing Satellites In A Dark Sky Should Make You Think
I was enjoying the rare quiet hours of darkness before sunlight crested over the horizon from the east this morning. That’s when the lights appeared… I’ve never seen StarLink satellites before. Only pictures. But real…
I Caught A Big Fish With A Gas Station Pole
I didn’t flinch. Not out of some misplaced arrogance. I just never expected to catch something so large with my outmatched gear. I was using 2-pound fishing line. A small pole. Gas station variety. It…
