Motivation is overrated. Habits are everything. We don’t rise to the level of our expectation, we fall to the level of our training Once a habit is formed, it feels wrong NOT to do it. Future me : a checklist for habit Meditation Exercise Some form of writing/journalling/self inquiry/conversation A creative act : music/art Walking/Sun exposure Mediterranean diet / intermittent fasting Limiting caffeine Sleeping well Reading/Learning Ritualised meet-up/conversation/‘hanging out’ What gets measured gets managed Read more...

Don’t theorise- do Don’t over plan. Go do and learn whilst doing You learn in motion, not whilst stationary Better to act your way into a new way of thinking, rather than think your way into a new way of acting Learning by doing is the most concrete form of learning. Don’t read about a topic. Read about a topic, then write something in your own words. Read more...

slow is smooth and smooth is fast In bouldering- The less effort you expend and the more precise you are with movement, the more effective you are. When playing the guitar, you want to minimise the distance your fingers come off the fretboard. Minimise the travel time. When writing to convey a point, you want to do it as succinctly as possible. Good writing is hard. With programming, beautiful code is legible and concise. Read more...