Today I want to dive into another wacky weird thought tangent I’ve been exploring - color and light and what I call your "visual diet". It’s well documented how colours have an effect on us. It’s why all of the fast food companies use red, it’s why certain stores have pink or light color hues, … Continue reading On Visual Diets
The Art of Embodiment
A practice that I have recently been doubling down on is something that I like to call embodiment. To me, that means living in the body. Maintaining awareness of your physical feelings. Try it right now. Close your eyes and feel yourself. You can scan through your body. Feel your face, your chest, your belly … Continue reading The Art of Embodiment
My life philosophy in four books
While I’m no reading fanatic by any means, over the last few years I’ve crushed through a hell of a lot of books. When I look back at that time now, there are four books that really stand out to me and the takeaways that I got from them. Let's dive straight in... The first … Continue reading My life philosophy in four books
Setting the pace of life
Throughout the quarantine one of the major lessons or themes that I have been thinking about is my day to day pace. The rhythm with which I work. The intensity and speed over the course of the day, and how I manage my energy levels throughout. When the quarantine hit, with no one to hang … Continue reading Setting the pace of life
The Philosophy of Beesauce – Why you should always train your weak side
When I was around 15 years old (around the same time I started smoking pot on a daily basis), I started to, like many potheads, start to play hackysack. If you know me though, you know that I take everything I do to the next level. I can’t just play hackysck, no, I have to … Continue reading The Philosophy of Beesauce – Why you should always train your weak side
How I use “triggers” at work to improve focus, memory, and learning
What “triggers” a flow state for you? Is it nature? Exercise? A specific activity like writing or a physical sport? Music? All of these stacked together at once?! If you want to get into flow states on a reliable and consistent basis, an important aspect of this is learning what gets you INTO flow in … Continue reading How I use “triggers” at work to improve focus, memory, and learning
How I structure and sequence my day for flow states and peak performance
My journey into flow states started around 2016 when I first discovered the world of Tim Ferriss while running my startup company (but it really started a lot earlier than that). He was the guy who pointed me in the direction of people like Josh Waitzkin, who talks about Flow in the Art of Learning, … Continue reading How I structure and sequence my day for flow states and peak performance
How to consistently and sustainably reverse engineer flow states for peak performance
Have you ever felt so focused and so immersed in an activity that you lose track of time, things are seemingly effortless, and you perform at your best? That feeling of being “in the zone”, “tapped in”, “in the pocket”, or simply “flowing?” If so, you have experienced what is called a “Flow State" A … Continue reading How to consistently and sustainably reverse engineer flow states for peak performance
There will always be excuses to fall back on (if you allow them to)
Just because you have an excuse doesn't mean that you need to take it There are always a never ending list of excuses that come to mind with why you shouldn’t do something - there’s usually only a few reasons why you should. I recently read the book “The Drawing of Three” by Stephen King, … Continue reading There will always be excuses to fall back on (if you allow them to)
Getting Lucky Takes Practice
"Gaining enlightenment is an accident. Spiritual practice simply makes us accident-prone.” - Suzuki Roshi There’s a famous story in the world of Zen Buddhism where the Zen master says to the student “Enlightenment is an accident.” To this the student stands up and yells in frustration, “Accident! You’re telling me that it’s all an accident?! If that’s … Continue reading Getting Lucky Takes Practice