Journal
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Welcome, 2026. The last two years were tough in the moment but rewarding in hindsight. I’m hoping 2026 will be the same — full of challenges that lead to meaningful gains. This first week of the new year has been wet with rains and wind, and we had to cancel our anticipated trip to the
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I spent some more time setting up a new internet connection at my home. I have a 1 Gbps connection from my internet service provider. After reaching speeds of up to 500 Mbps on Wi‑Fi, I wanted to set up a wired network to make the most of the 1 Gbps connection. So yesterday I
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I discovered a new speed test tool, fast.com, which has a cool interface compared to Speedtest.net. I switched the internet provider and it’s been a while since I shared one of these posts. This one is on Wifi, and I am about to set up a wired network, so I will post another one soon.
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I read this some time ago and stopped complaining about traffic. Made me happy to see it mentioned in Seth’s blog recently. I am not stuck in traffic, I am traffic Notes to myself on Seth Godin’s blog
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Education is free, learning is expensive That’s a complete reversal of how it used to be. So why hesitate? Why do we get stuck or avoid even acknowledging that it’s possible? Because learning is hard. It creates tension. It takes time. Most of all, it requires a commitment to becoming someone else, a bet we’re
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What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. How can I help you? In the next post I will share why and what to ask instead.
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I watched an insightful lecture about How to Live an Asymmetric Life by Graham Weaver. It is part of Stanford’s Last Lecture Series. Check it out on YouTube. Here are some enlightening slides from that lecture:
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I don’t have New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I set intentions at the start of every year. I write my intentions in my physical weekly planner and digital journal. In 2024, all but one of the intentions I wrote down has been realized. Specifics don’t matter, but three big things, which were not entirely in my
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I feel scared whenever I see a Chevy Silverado or RAM 1500 on the streets. And I am noticing an increasing number of these huge American trucks on the cramped suburban streets of Auckland. I understand why Americans might need such large trucks; their vast land mass and spacious freeways can accommodate them. However, from
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In a rapidly rising market, the faster you trade, the better you’ll do — and that makes you forget that those whom the gods would destroy, they first make confident. The more you know, the higher the odds that you’ll make a serious mistake. That’s why it’s not the beginners who tend to die at