Category: Journal
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Few things I am pondering
All from my favorite thinker and author Morgan Housel. Gosh, that’s me too! I’m at the stage in life where I stay out of arguments. Even if you say 1+1=5, you’re right. Have fun. Keanu Reeves via Smart Things Smart People Said I think there is a lot of value in focusing more to develop smarts than… Read more
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So true for companies and people
We can all be on our best behavior for a little while, but the longer while tells the truth. Jason Fried — Company culture is the last 50 days Read more
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Doing Hard Things. Consistently.
This week I really struggled to start my workouts. I ate pizza on Monday, and slacked off on Tuesday for no reason. I finally did an upper body workout today (Wednesday). I normally get one workout done by Tuesday. I will complete two more workouts this week before I board a flight to Asia on Sunday. But it dawned on me… Read more
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Here’s why I blog
Why do you blog? Read more
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Quite Good
I didn’t quite understand the meaning of quite until learned this from my coworkers a few years ago: “quite good” in America 🇺🇸: really good, very good, totally awesome “quite good” in the UK 🇬🇧: fairly good, actually not that good really Read more
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Turning 40!
Today is the last day of my 30s. Life is rarely all good or all bad, but I am so thankful that my life and work experience of the last decade turned out largely in my favor. I owe a huge part of it to my family, moving to this country and working for my current employer. I… Read more
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Week 15, 2023
This week I exercised Mon, Wed and Fri. And I walked for an hour on Thursday. I bought and returned the Bose Smart Soundbar 900. It is not an impulse purchase— I have been contemplating it for a few months. But when we got it home this weekend and set it up, the sound output didn’t meet our expectations,… Read more
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Week 13, 2023
We are three months into 2023. Time flies! This is the last week of Daylight Savings which has ended today (Sunday). The days are already getting shorter and cooler. I love the seasonal change. So I am looking forward to cool weather and wet days over the next six months. This week has been great. I kept all… Read more
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Week 11, 2023
This week is good. I was on track with my weekly goals, and kept my habit streaks. Will share specifics on my weekly habits and goals in a future post. Moved to 1Password. Good riddance to LastPass which served me well for the last 7‑ish years but I am concerned with the frequency of breaches lately. So imported… Read more
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Unsubscribing to Lists
Oh, someone has to really take time out of their busy day to review and unsubscribe me from the email list whereas signup is a breeze! Read more