Self-Improvement

Book notes from How To Live, by Derek Sivers. A tangible book that reflects the advice and values it conveys.

What would it look like if it were easy? A question to ponder.

Overview and notes on Valter Longo's Longevity Diet.

Everybody wants to build; few want to keep things running.

Bill Gates gives advice to college graduates.

The case for sniffing out small wins and stacking them into something larger.

Rediscovering the viral “Did You Know” video and the reminder that talent and ideas can come from anywhere.

George Washington's reminder that punctuality is part of the promise.

The good life, death of Mr. Creedy, and pondering negative visualization.

A good mantra in life is to not buy in the first place, getting rid of stuff takes hard work. The story of cleaning out a basement and the lessons learned about consumerism.

A personal reflection on being told you're overweight by the BMI metric, exploring the flaws of this measurement system while accepting the challenge to chase BMI 24.

Some institutions should last forever.