While conducting a past year review of 2023 I was unable to complete one part of the assignment: to look back at my year and analyze how I spent my time. Which things did I love? Which did I loathe? Which lead to personal growth? And which did I feel caused a regression? I was …
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Supporting Men
Much of my thinking about the world is influenced by evolutionary psychology. I’ve previously referred to many of the issues modern people face as existing downstream of the disconnect between the primitive ‘hardware’ our minds function on clashing with the latest ‘software’ the modern world requires our minds to execute(various sources). I’ve also written about …
On Instant Gratification (and Worthwhile Rewards)
The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future. -Jordan Peterson I (and many close friends of mine) are constantly looking for ways to optimize productivity, professional output, and improve chances of long term success. Yet I often feel like this magical box I always have in my pocket saps …
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Goals and Consequences: Post Mortem
Well, I made it through the month long challenge I wrote about in my last post, and the fact that I’m just now writing this(about 3 weeks after I finished it) should give a good indicator as to how it went. The good news: I did manage to hit 80% or better every week, so …
Goals and Consequences
It’s that time again! Time to impose a stupidly fastidious/rigorous ruleset on myself in an effort to ingrain some better behavior. Those who know me well know that I do this sort of thing with some regularity. Life moves so quick these days it can seem like it’s flying by, so much so that it’s …
On Catharsis
I don’t know what the move is here, I honestly don’t. This can’t really be the point where everything collapses. It’s too absurd. Too fast. There’s too much pushing all of us forward. The stock market is plowing ahead despite the chaos. Covid-19 panic seems to be dying down. Places are reopening and it’s going …
The Chimps Have Taken Over
10 years ago I certainly never thought I’d write something like this. Early 20’s, college-student Brandon spent much of his time listening to Rage Against the Machine and bitching about the overreach of a political system he barely understood. He’d watch documentaries like Religulous and rail on faith, saying such things were only for podunk …
On Camaraderie and Constancy
“We’ve never been more connected, but never felt more alone.” Pretty sunny outlook to start a piece with, eh? I don’t recall where I first read this quote, but it’s a problem I feel has been getting worse as technology has become more enmeshed in our lives. Communication has become more impersonal; we’ve gone from …
Stress, Sleep, and Asceticism
I really hope I do this subject justice. It’s important for all manner of reasons. To me personally, yes; but also for life in general. In my personal life I’ve dealt with a great deal of stress over the years. The life of an entrepreneur is never dull, that’s for sure; but combine that with …
Returning to Civilian Life
Writing this is going to be an interesting exercise. I’ve told people before about my struggles with living nomadically, and the responses from people who live this way usually fall into one of two camps: Some people say: “That’s preposterous! You get to live in perpetual summer, experience different interesting cultures, and be your own …