Over the last decade or so, I've come across Siddhartha on many people's lists of favorite books. Despite its short length, it sat unread on my shelf for many years. I even carried it around in my bag for a while, but never seemed to be in the right place to pick it up. Last …
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Core Values Redux: Authority
This post is part of an ongoing challenge to go through James Clear's list of Core Values and take a week to reflect on each one. Authority falls into the category of Core Values that I don't foresee being in my Top 5. Not because I am anti-authority, per se, but rather that I tend …
Book Review – Free Will by Sam Harris
After being recommended to me by several different friends in different circles of my life, I finally picked up Free Will by Sam Harris at the end of last year. At only 66 pages, it was a short read that helped me finish my reading goal of 25 books for the year, though honestly it …
Core Values Redux: Authenticity
This post is part of an ongoing challenge to go through James Clear's list of Core Values and take a week to reflect on each one. When I hear the word 'Authentic', two things come to mind: authentic objects (highly valued items of verifiable origin) and authentic people. I believe this Core Value is primarily …
Cutting Tape
I'm pretty sure I first encountered the chef obsession with cutting tape from the phenomenal cover letter that David Zilber sent to Noma back in 2014. (The hutzpah of his letter got him an interview and later a job at one of the best restaurants in the world, and he would go on to set …
Core Values Redux: Adventure
This post is part of an ongoing challenge to go through James Clear's list of Core Values and take a week to reflect on each one. This actually marks the fourth time that I've written about Adventure is some form. I first mentioned how it is interestingly tied to January 14th and India, when I …
Googrilla Warfare
At the beginning of the year, I decided to turn my lethargy around and get back in shape. I used some of the habit tips I had picked up and added Dry January as the fuel to get my started. To date, I have continued my initial successes and gone to the gym at least …
Core Values Redux: Achievement
This post is part of an ongoing challenge to go through James Clear's list of Core Values and take a week to reflect on each one. I feel like this has been high on the Core Values for me most of my life. As a kid, I was good at certain things and was praised …
How to Make a Negroni: Thoughts on our relationship with technology
One of the two times I have forgotten my phone in the last decade, I was at a bar and ordered a negroni. The bartender wasn't sure how to make one (surely a sign I should have gone to another bar), and I couldn't look it up. I had looked it up many times before, …
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Core Values Redux: A 57-week meditation exercise
I am no stranger to writing about Core Values on this blog. Back during my 30 Days of Blogging Challenge, I wrote about how I went through James Clear's list of Core Values, ultimately coming up with a list of five that were either very important in my life or that I wanted to increase …
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Chortles and Harrumphs 