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September 22, 2020September 11, 2020 troygerstling Random, Self, Travel

On Loneliness

Over 10 years ago, when I first decided to travel and try to make a career out of it, my aunt connected me to a childhood friend of hers. The man was 60+ years old, living in Thailand, and had made a career out of living and working abroad. I remember that she said one … Continue reading On Loneliness

September 17, 2020August 22, 2020 troygerstling Relationships, Self, Spirituality

On Trust

Trust. It’s a word that has been stuck in my head recently. A word I’ve been exploring and dissecting. Playing around with. It’s this weird intangible, like intuition, belief, or faith. Trust is a feeling. A connection to our intuition. A strange intangible the we can’t quite grasp or define or measure but we know … Continue reading On Trust

September 15, 2020August 22, 2020 troygerstling Random, Self

On mood, motivation, goal chasing, and learning

Over the last few weeks I haven’t been feeling quite like myself. Like I don’t have my same energy levels. My same excitement and enthusiasm for life. It’s normal, most of us are feeling this way in these crazy times. Covid and the quarantine and now all of the protests can take a toll on … Continue reading On mood, motivation, goal chasing, and learning

September 10, 2020August 22, 2020 troygerstling Anxiety, Business, Life Hacking, Productivity, Self

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

September 8, 2020August 22, 2020 troygerstling Self

What lies behind the curtain?

There’s a version of yourself in the future who will benefit from what you do today, but you can’t discover what those benefits are unless you put in the work consistently over time. Behind the curtain of any new habit lies surprises you can’t yet see. Easiest example of this is physical exercise. You can … Continue reading What lies behind the curtain?

Troy Erstling 2019
January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 troygerstling Random, Self

Looking back to look forward 2019>2020

End of 2019 already! Whew! Where the fuck did last year go!?! Feels like it flew by. Faster than any year that I’ve previously experienced by a long shot. Right now I’m sitting in Rio de Janeiro, the same place I was last year at this time. I was here, stayed, left, and now returned … Continue reading Looking back to look forward 2019>2020

The best moments of my life are rarely captured on camera
December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 troygerstling Random, Self, Travel

The best moments of my life are rarely captured on camera

A few weeks ago I went to a highline festival. On day 1 I gave my camera to someone and told them to take some pictures of me while I was on the line. Naturally, I wanted to get the picture/video of the experience. It was great to view afterwards. I learned a lot about … Continue reading The best moments of my life are rarely captured on camera

Wait for the chemicals to hit
December 23, 2019December 9, 2019 troygerstling Flow, Self

Wait for the chemicals to hit

I’ve recently gotten into the sport of highlining. If you’re not familiar with what that is, it’s when you tie a line in between two points on a mountain and walk in between. If you fall, you are attached to a chord that catches you, and then you climb back up. It looks like this…. … Continue reading Wait for the chemicals to hit

Fall back on flow
December 21, 2019December 9, 2019 troygerstling Flow, Self

Fall back on flow

When I’m feeling off, when I’m feeling like I’m not myself, when my energy feels anything other that how I would love to feel… I fall back on my flow - I fall back on the activities that bring joy and fulfilment. The activities that I enjoy doing just for the sake of doing. Last … Continue reading Fall back on flow

Whiteknuckling vs autotelic
December 19, 2019December 9, 2019 troygerstling Flow, Productivity, Self

Whiteknuckling vs Autotelic

There’s a lot to be said for work ethic. Discipline. Being regimented and methodical. Being able to force yourself to to do the things that you don’t want to do because you know that they are good for you. As Jocko Willinck says, “discipline = freedom". I’m a big believer in this. I believe that … Continue reading Whiteknuckling vs Autotelic

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