The Illusion of ease: Mastery makes it look easy
Yesterday, I watched Kilian Jornet run into his 11th Victory in Zegama. He makes running up Sancti Espiritu look easy. It isn't. Years of practice Masters...
Don't emulate people at their peak, do what they did at the start
In high school, Kobe Bryant showed up at practice at 5 AM. It's great to get inspired by your idols at their peak, but don't emulate their current habits....
Things I've learned from running
To me, running is more than just a way to stay healthy. It has taught me valuable lessons that I, over time, started to apply to my professional life and...
Why downplaying your skills is a shield against failure
For years, I've called myself a "junior developer for life." What started as a humble acknowledgment of always having something to learn has become something...
Quantity Leads to Quality
Almost every day, I write and publish an essay. It's part of a challenge called Ship 30 for 30. Some essays might seem bad, and ideas might look unfinished....
Body Doubling Is The Ultimate Cheat Code for Serial Procrastinators
I've always been a hardcore procrastinator. My mind operated like a dog, chasing shiny objects and distractions left and right, only doing the actual work in...
Do Shit You Hate: A Guide for the Comfortable
I remember once telling my sister about an upcoming mountain race I was about to run, to which she responded "awww, you deserve this, go enjoy yourself",...
How Self-Doubt leads to Procrastination
In "Discipline Equals Freedom", Jocko Willink labels procrastination as laziness. He's not wrong, but in my own battles, I've found it's often about fear,...
The Power of Cohorts and Community for Learning
I'm now on Day 7 of Ship 30 for 30, and I finally understand Skool and Hormozi's investment a lot better. The Problem of Online Courses # Here's a straight-...
Action Beats Insights
Every day, we gather new insights. We read a quote, listen to a podcast, or have a deep conversation. We feel smarter. But does that make us better? Not...
Why I don't like Streaks
My wife once had a Duolingo streak for over 200 days. She was really proud of it and excited to keep learning. Then we had a kid, and no matter how Duolingo...
Stay Sharp: Resist Overusing AI
I love all the advancements in Artificial Intelligence, and I use tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and a bunch of others many times per day. However, I've...
The Perfect Lead Magnet
Matt D. Smith, or, MDS, as he's mostly known on the internet, is a designer, who runs the cohort based UI design course Shift Nudge (enrolment opens by the...
Run Slow to Run Fast
Most people I talk to are approaching becoming a runner the wrong way. They treat it as a grueling workout, something that has to be difficult. You have to...
Writing as a habit
I recently signed up for Dickie Bush & Nicolas Cole's cohort-based course, Ship 30 for 30. Here are a few reasons why: Writing improves my thinking. # By...
Running in 2024
In 2019, I was training for my first 100k mountain race, the Ultra Pirineu, an absolute dream race for me. It was a good year. Besides a bunch of short...
Writing, Not Hustling
I learned that I work best if I write down what I think. Joan Didion nailed it when she said, “I don't know what I think until I write it down.” This blog is...
4AM Club
I wake up every day before 04:00. That's seven days a week. Every time the subject comes up I get looks that range between fascination, respect but also...
Why we run
My wife Monika ran the Costa Blanca Trails yesterday, a 65km mountain race with 3500m elevation gain. She did a few races of that length in recent times, but...
Reboot
Back in 2003, I dove into the world of blogging. I wrote about tech, coding, and random thoughts that popped into my head. Back then, it felt easy, like...