Live as a Kid to be a Creator
Growing up is useful for paying bills. It is TERRIBLE for making stuff. Here’s how to unlearn adulthood and create fearlessly again like a Kid
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How I Capture & Organize My Ideas & Thoughts (Complete System)
You ever notice how some people have unlimited ideas while others never know what to create?
There is a centuries-old practice called the “—” which was the source of “creative firepower” for many influential people like Leonardo da Vinci, Marcus Aurelius, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Ryan Holiday, Austin Kleon, and many more.
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The Narcissism of the Present
We all want to believe our struggles are special. But thinking “my case is different” is often just the ego’s way of avoiding the truth. My situation isn’t unique in structure; it is only unique in texture. Here is how to step back, kill the delusion of exceptionality, and actually solve the problem in front of you.
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The Myth of “Evil”
I used to judge. I used to put labels. But seeing the pure joy on those kids’ faces broke something inside me. It made me realize that nobody is born a monster. Just like in My Hero Academia, Shigaraki and Toga weren’t evil—they were just broken kids screaming to be saved by a society that rejected them. In another world, these villains are the most human characters we’ve got.
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My God of War Ragnarok
It is 1:15 AM. I just finished the game and I am unable to sleep. I cried four times. This wasn’t just a video game; it was a journey through fatherhood and Stoicism. Kratos taught me that fate only binds you if you let it, and that “to grieve deeply is to have loved fully.” A perfect 10/10.
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Be a Professional Amateur
It is 1:00 AM on a weekend. Everyone is asleep. I am putting in the work because if I don’t, I cannot sleep. This note connects the dots between the Bhagavad Gita and Austin Kleon to solve my own struggle: I need the rigid habits of a Professional (The Glass) to protect the fluid soul of an Amateur (The Water).
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Why 2% More Friction Destroys 98% of Habits
We tend to view our habits as a reflection of our character. “I am lazy.” “I am disciplined.” But science suggests we are just water flowing through pipes. If the pipe is clogged (friction), the water stops. Here is why a 20-second delay is the difference between failure and mastery, and how Google engineers proved that friction is the ultimate habit killer.
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Why You Feel Unproductive (Even After Working 12 Hours)
We are conditioned to believe that satisfaction only comes from massive breakthroughs but research on 12,000 daily diary entries proves otherwise.
In this post, I break down the neuroscience of “The Progress Principle” and share a simple system to turn your daily small wins into sustainable, high-octane motivation.
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The 3×3 System: A Daily OS for High-ROI Focus
Your to-do list is a graveyard of good intentions. It creates anxiety, not action. To escape the trap of ‘busy work,’ you don’t need better time management—you need better constraints. Enter The 3×3 Method: a simple, ruthless operating system that turns your 90-day goals into 9 daily actions. Here is how to stop listing chores and start engineering wins.
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