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Featured Notes
It Only Takes a Second
It only takes a second to transform your life. Most of us mindlessly, aimlessly run through life while our heads are obsessing over the past or worrying about the future. But if we actually take stock of what's happening right now. In front of our eyes. In our hands....
Milestones aren’t bullshit (1827 days)
I didn't think I was the type to care for milestones… Until a couple of months ago. We're sitting in a team meeting at work, talking about personal and business wins for the week. My personal win? Cara and I just passed 18 years of being together! But the part that...
Art Notes: Creative Writing & Poetry
A Clouded Heart Can’t Change The World
A clouded heart craves happiness but will never kiss the sunAnd even the noblest intentions continue casting shadowOnly through seeing with a pure...
Rise With Randomness
In the randomness we writhe And yet chaos breeds a time That we cannot merely run from But can actually build our home on. When we run from disorder...
Why Write?
To write is to look for yourself in a mirror. Sometimes the mirror starts covered in dust, paint, or sometimes it’s shattered. To write is to build,...
Life Notes: Learning and Stories
It Only Takes a Second
It only takes a second to transform your life. Most of us mindlessly, aimlessly run through life while our heads are obsessing over the past or...
Milestones aren’t bullshit (1827 days)
I didn't think I was the type to care for milestones… Until a couple of months ago. We're sitting in a team meeting at work, talking about personal...
The Algorithm is Like an Empty Garden, You’re The One Planting Weeds
People are complaining about how the algorithm is creating problems. How it's accelerating depression. How it's dividing people. How it's propelling...
The Difference Between Sound and Noise
A sound is simply a movement of energy in the world - just a happening. When we label something a sound, it has no other connotation. However, when...
We Weren’t Designed for This Much Empathy
What is one of the most common past-times of the last 20 years? Checking social media. Or consuming media in general. How much? Many hours a day....
Stop Pushing & Relax Into Success
A realization gave me the chills today. It's not a change in method. It's not even a change in tactic. It's a change in mindset that will have you...
No Problem? No Problem.
Entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone. It takes a special kind of person to endure the torture along with the excitement. If you’re not the type of...
Is Money Evil?
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Most people's faces scrunch and their mouths turn sour when money is brought up. Just the thought of it...
75 Years, No Advice to Give
I had just finished some yoga poses, and was relaxing with my legs folded under me on the grass. I looked up, and this older gentleman came over and...