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I no longer value maximising my optionality
Sacrifice is something I feel privileged to not have had too much experience with. Outside what I consider…
“What can I do?” vs. “What must be done?”
What can I do? For me, and I imagine for most, it is a question that often invokes…
Take up the permission-less apprenticeship
This idea is unashamedly inspired by Jack Butcher. According to google, an apprentice is a person who is…
The value of clearly-defined goals
I have lived much of 2020 very much on my own terms. One of the second-order effects is…
Tuning our personal narratives
This idea of a personal narrative –– the story we tell ourselves about the things we do ––…
Settling your debts, daily
Through listening to the Daily Stoic podcast, I was introduced to this idea of settling your debts, daily.…
Building a portfolio of small bets
We all of to support ourselves; we all have to make a living. The conventional road is to…
Standing atop the shoulders of an unknowable lineage stretching millennia
I have been thinking a lot about family, specifically our ancestors who no longer exist in living memory.…
Living a medley of simple pleasures
The other day, I spent some time thinking about how I would describe to a stranger what it…
Finding my infinite game
For months now, I have found it difficult to tell people what I was doing exactly. I do…