Don’t quit while you’re ahead, that’s the worst time to quit. Instead, quit ahead of time. Meaning, decide you’re going to stop before you actually stop. It’s easy to quit in the moment, to drop a habit because it’s just too hard to do it one day. Taking the easy way out will only weaken […]
Listen to your body. This week I realized I need to go a little easier on lifting. My right shoulder is acting up, just like my left one did about a year ago. My progression has stalled out on quite a few lifts, and I realized today that it’s time to back off. For a […]
The French use the term “little death” to mean “the brief loss or weakening of consciousness” and in modern usage refers specifically to “the sensation of orgasm as likened to death.” It’s as evocative as it is provocative. The little death not only alludes to the loss of consciousness that can happen in sex, or […]
Cue has had drag and drop between lists for a while now. It only worked when planning, and you could only drag items from or to the current day’s plan. Not ideal. But with yesterday’s release, drag and drop is more fleshed out. You can now drag items to the sidebar and drop them on […]
Confidence comes from character and competence. If you lack character you’ll be worried about being found out. If you lack competence, the same is true. And if you’re worried about being found out, you won’t have confidence. Competence itself comes primarily from good character: hard work, honesty (about where you’re at and what you need […]
One reason I have a journal writing habit is because writing can be magical. Well, it can unlock the magic you already have in your brain. It’s like a power-up in Super Mario Brothers. You start writing, and all of a sudden things just work out. I know that sounds crazy. And I’m not saying […]
On Christmas day, I reset. I reset my streak of planning daily. I hadn’t missed a day in over two years. And on Christmas day, 2018, I forgot to plan the day. I could make excuses, fudge a little, act like it didn’t happen. But it did. And that’s ok. My streak has been reset. […]
I posted the following to my Minecraft blog today. While I wouldn’t typically share something about Minecraft with you all, this post had some important points about starting projects, finishing them, and sticking with habits. I’ve been working on Navarre for about eight months now, maybe nine. It’s a big project, by my standards: a […]
Yesterday, my son and I put the Christmas lights up on the house. The weather was great, and it went pretty quick. I also cleaned out the gutters while I was up on the roof. I do it every year. But it’s not a habit. Maybe a tradition. Habits are things you do habitually. So […]
Jocko Willink likes to say that “Discipline Equals Freedom“. From twitter, I stumbled on the following quote that puts that three word phrase in some perspective: Conservative discipline – aka the idea that one must never drink, never do drugs, never have a one night stand – that discipline- is self righteous indignation. It’s artificial […]