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Experimental June: week 2

Week 2 of "Experimental June" has ended. I cheated.

A Dream Life Scenario

What if the thing you’re chasing is the very thing pulling you away from what you want? A chat with Manuel, a simple question, and an equation made me rethink the trade-offs I was willing to make.

You need only face the consequences

"You are free to do whatever you like. You need only face the consequences."

Experimental June: week 1

Week 1 of "Experimental June" has ended. Here is how I fared so far.

On Curiosity

When I look at the people who seem the happiest or most fulfilled, there’s one thing they all have in common: they’re deeply curious.

Experimental June

I'm joining my friend on a month-long June experiment: we will dial our digital inputs down to a minimum.

The current nonnegotiables in my life, in no particular order: Exercise; Sleep; Reading; Writing; Family (blood relations not required); Play; Meditation. Everything else can be sacrificed to preserve these.

Dead to the moment

What if you had five years left? What about thirty? It might not matter. Most of it, you’ll be dead to the moment anyway.