Bureaucracy doesn’t always work, but it works often. The challenge is that it doesn’t always work on the schedule we might want or need. And the bureaucracy doesn’t care about your emergency. But, it does tell you that, if you plan and you’re patient, you’ll usually get what you need. Probably a good lesson for life

Bureaucracy doesn’t always work, but it works often. The challenge is that it doesn’t always work on the schedule we might want or need. And the bureaucracy doesn’t care about your emergency. But, it does tell you that, if you plan and you’re patient, you’ll usually get what you need. Probably a good lesson for life

Time is the alignment of energy across space. Money stores energy and makes it portable across space. Time is not money, but they are interconnected through energy and space.

Time is the alignment of energy across space. Money stores energy and makes it portable across space. Time is not money, but they are interconnected through energy and space.

Try as a I might, I am occasionally plagued by these three afflictions. Not necessarily simultaneously, but they do appear. And, I suppose, that will always be the case. The opportunity, however, is not to beat myself about the moments that they happen. It’s to recognize that they happen and the faster I recognize that they happen, the faster I can integrate the learning into my personal OODA loop. So, next time, I recognize it even faster and hopefully, drive the 3 afflictions to zero (even ...

Try as a I might, I am occasionally plagued by these three afflictions. Not necessarily simultaneously, but they do appear. And, I suppose, that will always be the case. The opportunity, however, is not to beat myself about the moments that they happen. It’s to recognize that they happen and the faster I recognize that they happen, the faster I can integrate the learning into my personal OODA loop. So, next time, I recognize it even faster and hopefully, drive the 3 afflictions to zero (even ...

“The future is here, it’s just unevenly distributed,” said William Gibson. Preparing taxes and dealing with legacy banks, after you’ve seen the simplicity of managing assets via crypto is a reminder that this statement is true. It can be frustrating, because you just “know” that, no matter how it plays out, there’s no chance that this system stays as it is. Yet, it can be an opportunity. An opportunity to find profit, for sure, but also an opportunity to practice patience and equanimity. I ho...

“The future is here, it’s just unevenly distributed,” said William Gibson. Preparing taxes and dealing with legacy banks, after you’ve seen the simplicity of managing assets via crypto is a reminder that this statement is true. It can be frustrating, because you just “know” that, no matter how it plays out, there’s no chance that this system stays as it is. Yet, it can be an opportunity. An opportunity to find profit, for sure, but also an opportunity to practice patience and equanimity. I ho...

The amount of noise in your life has 1000x in the past decade. The amount of signal has probably remained the same. The way to find the signal is not by ingesting even more noise, hoping for more signal. It’s stillness. It’s quiet. It’s removing the noise entirely. Then the signal becomes crystal clear. Lao Tzu asks: “what is the way to clear the muddy water? Stillness.”

The amount of noise in your life has 1000x in the past decade. The amount of signal has probably remained the same. The way to find the signal is not by ingesting even more noise, hoping for more signal. It’s stillness. It’s quiet. It’s removing the noise entirely. Then the signal becomes crystal clear. Lao Tzu asks: “what is the way to clear the muddy water? Stillness.”

“I only have so much time.” “I only have so much energy.” Perhaps time is simply the way that each of us packages energy. In the ever present now, we have a store of available energy. We also have a choice of how to allocate that energy for the next now. In time, we allocate energy. With energy, we determine the value of our time.

“I only have so much time.” “I only have so much energy.” Perhaps time is simply the way that each of us packages energy. In the ever present now, we have a store of available energy. We also have a choice of how to allocate that energy for the next now. In time, we allocate energy. With energy, we determine the value of our time.

I really enjoy optimizing. I enjoy efficiency. I love planning. And I love it when things run smoothly because of all of the planning and optimizing I’ve done. But there’s a point of diminishing marginal returns. There’s a point where I spent so much time and effort thinking about optimizing that I miss out on the things I am ultimately optimizing for. Namely, the things that can’t be optimized. The deep breaths by a beautiful mountain lake. The joy of talking with my kids. The peace that com...

I really enjoy optimizing. I enjoy efficiency. I love planning. And I love it when things run smoothly because of all of the planning and optimizing I’ve done. But there’s a point of diminishing marginal returns. There’s a point where I spent so much time and effort thinking about optimizing that I miss out on the things I am ultimately optimizing for. Namely, the things that can’t be optimized. The deep breaths by a beautiful mountain lake. The joy of talking with my kids. The peace that com...

It’s ok to have a difference of opinion about goals (how you measure success). And it’s definitely ok to have a difference of opinion about strategy (how you’re going to accomplish a goal) or tactics (what you’re going to do). However, a difference of opinion about beliefs is not ok…if you care about progress. “I believe that the Constitution is the foundational principle for American democracy. Everything flows from there.” “I believe that there should be a state for Jews in the Middle East ...

It’s ok to have a difference of opinion about goals (how you measure success). And it’s definitely ok to have a difference of opinion about strategy (how you’re going to accomplish a goal) or tactics (what you’re going to do). However, a difference of opinion about beliefs is not ok…if you care about progress. “I believe that the Constitution is the foundational principle for American democracy. Everything flows from there.” “I believe that there should be a state for Jews in the Middle East ...

There is no “there” to get to. There’s only here. And it’s not about leaving here, because if you aren’t here, where are you? This quote came up before my meditation this morning.“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving” -Lao TzuAt first, I felt my ego rises, priding myself on how I had traveled to many countries and places always with a sense of adventure and not a checklist. But, as I sat, watching my mind wandering, and initially feeling frustrated by the fact that...

There is no “there” to get to. There’s only here. And it’s not about leaving here, because if you aren’t here, where are you? This quote came up before my meditation this morning.“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving” -Lao TzuAt first, I felt my ego rises, priding myself on how I had traveled to many countries and places always with a sense of adventure and not a checklist. But, as I sat, watching my mind wandering, and initially feeling frustrated by the fact that...

A friend of mine recently lost his father. It wasn’t a sudden thing and they had a last few days together. As the friend recounted the story to me, he told me that, once he realized that death was imminent, he had the chance to tell his father that he was loved and appreciated. The son was grateful for all the father did. The father died an hour later. A beautiful moment, to be sure, but it left me wondering: Why wait until the last hours? It seems like you’re doing a disservice to the very p...

A friend of mine recently lost his father. It wasn’t a sudden thing and they had a last few days together. As the friend recounted the story to me, he told me that, once he realized that death was imminent, he had the chance to tell his father that he was loved and appreciated. The son was grateful for all the father did. The father died an hour later. A beautiful moment, to be sure, but it left me wondering: Why wait until the last hours? It seems like you’re doing a disservice to the very p...

My yoga teacher offered up a great mantra during class yesterday, “the Relentless Pursuit of Harmony.” Implied in that, at least for me, is that Harmony is not a goal that is attained. Rather, the goal is to be in a state of the relentless pursuit of it. To do that, however, requires a type of commitment and a set of tools. One needs to know that one is not in Harmony (in one direction or the other) and one needs to tools (and the humility) to be able to adjust and course-correct. The yin pur...

My yoga teacher offered up a great mantra during class yesterday, “the Relentless Pursuit of Harmony.” Implied in that, at least for me, is that Harmony is not a goal that is attained. Rather, the goal is to be in a state of the relentless pursuit of it. To do that, however, requires a type of commitment and a set of tools. One needs to know that one is not in Harmony (in one direction or the other) and one needs to tools (and the humility) to be able to adjust and course-correct. The yin pur...

Just not now. And probably not on the timeframe you think. And DEFINITELY not how you think. I’ve been going deep into Quantum Computing recently. Also AI. Before that, crypto, and social media, and the Internet. At this point, the patterns start to emerge. They are almost characters in the play.The big visionary.The skeptic.The iterativist.The fraudster.The academic.And the scenes play out in the same order. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a thing. It’s one thing (and it’s not easy) to see a ...

Just not now. And probably not on the timeframe you think. And DEFINITELY not how you think. I’ve been going deep into Quantum Computing recently. Also AI. Before that, crypto, and social media, and the Internet. At this point, the patterns start to emerge. They are almost characters in the play.The big visionary.The skeptic.The iterativist.The fraudster.The academic.And the scenes play out in the same order. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a thing. It’s one thing (and it’s not easy) to see a ...