Procrastination and avoidance
Knowing what to do and doing something else.
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Delegate Your Embarrassment
I like to delegate my embarrassment to other people. It is inevitable in this world for anyone who is ambitious and thinks in a…
You Said You'd Scroll Less Over the Holidays
I've tracked my alcohol consumption for several years at this point, and I found a funny pattern going into the end of the year…
Sacrifice the Exciting Day to Actually Have One
One of my greatest feelings of disappointment in myself came from moments at the end of the day when I would look back. I would…
Building in the Shadows Until You're Worthy
The reason that I fell behind in life was because I was ashamed and insecure about how much I had actually accomplished. So I…
Your Best Focus Isn't at the Coffee Shop
Hot take: If you think that your greatest focus comes from being at a coffee shop, it's either because You're lying to yourself…
Trying Really Hard Is Not a System
Trying really hard is what led me to fail my first organic chemistry test in university. And also what led me to spin my wheels…
A Free Afternoon in the Lab, Spent Scrolling
I was in my work laboratory in my full regalia… goggles, full lab coat, booties, double gloves, making this solution called…
The Tab You Open When It Gets Quiet
Airbnb is blocked on all my devices, and not because there's anything wrong with Airbnb. The first time I remember being uneasy…
Overwhelm Isn't Something You Wait Out
I can still see the study hall down the hall from my freshman dorm, sun coming up, Bound 2 by Kanye in my ears, a physics exam…
Stop Avoiding And You Earn Real Anxiety
For years I sucked my stomach in so I'd look thinner, even as a competitive soccer player at low teens body fat, and I spent…
Abandon The Circle You're Standing In
It was a Sunday night and I was reading Circles, one of my favorite essays by my favorite philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson, so I…
Why Is It So Hard To Quit Procrastination and Overthinking?
You know exactly what you should be doing. You could probably explain the path out better than the people who study it. And…
Why Ambitious, Competent Engineers Keep Starting Over And How To Start Actually Following Through
one of the main reasons why you choose consumptive behaviors like scrolling your phone or shiny new objects instead of finishing…
You Never Gave Them the Chance to Say No
A guy I coach was telling me he feels isolated. Not fitting in, not really heard, a little alone in it. And as we pulled the…
Nobody is waiting for your work (and thank god)
I was doing some research the other day on Instagram, because for the life of me I still can't figure out how to get my message…
Switching Cafes Will Not Fix Your Focus
Unconscious wishing can be one of the most dangerous things you do. It’s why I couldn’t be satisfied with my current state of…
You Get To Decide This Is Rock Bottom
When I was 23 I got fat and found myself questioning my life while huffing and puffing on the side of a volcano in Northern…
Locking in
If locking in is all you think you need to do in order to achieve your goals, you're probably screwed. I've seen this. I've seen…
You Dont Have to Engage
I was just feeling pretty down about myself. And when I get down on myself based on my conditioning, I have this tendency to want…
Unexpected Doomscrolling Triggers
The Chilean brown recluse is apparently a very dangerous spider, and last night I got the worst sleep of my entire life because I…
Beating Yourself Up Doesnt Work
Beating yourself up has never been the thing that made you consistent. If shame worked, it would have worked by now. But it’s…
Environmental Optimization
I have this picture of the grandfather I was named after in front of the DC-3 plane he flew into the northern Yukon and landed on…
Nothing Exciting Happened Today
What if nothing exciting happened today? What if today was just relatively boring as you slowly got all your work and…
Actions Matter
When it comes to getting your work done, there are: 1. Things that don’t matter 2. Things that matter Let me help you break this…
Coping Mechanisms
Without fail, within an hour or two of you waking up, some shit hits the fan. Something just doesn’t go as you’d like. Sometimes…
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