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Jun 10, 2026 · 2 min read

One non-negotiable

The thing you do no matter what is the thing that defines you.

habitsdiscipline

Jun 9, 2026 · 6 min read

What first principles actually mean

Most people talk about first principles thinking. Almost nobody does it.

foundationsmental-models

Jun 8, 2026 · 1 min read

The morning ritual myth

Why copying someone else's morning rarely sticks.

habitsfoundations

Jun 5, 2026 · 2 min read

Small reps compound

The case for doing the forgettable thing, every day, on purpose.

habitsfoundations

Jun 4, 2026 · 6 min read

The identity you inherit

Before you can build who you want to be, you have to see who you were handed.

foundationsmindset

Jun 3, 2026 · 2 min read

The floor, not the ceiling

What minimum viable commitment actually buys you.

habitsfoundations

Jun 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Why systems outlast motivation

Motivation is a visitor. Systems are the house.

habitsfoundations

Jun 1, 2026 · 2 min read

The keystone hour

Why the first hour you control shapes everything that follows.

habitsfoundations

May 30, 2026 · 2 min read

The single tab

On the radical act of keeping only one thing open.

attentionfocus

May 29, 2026 · 2 min read

Unchosen attention

The difference between what you meant to focus on and what you actually did.

attentionfocus

May 28, 2026 · 1 min read

On the discipline of stillness

Why the practice of doing nothing is the hardest practice of all.

stillnessdiscipline

May 27, 2026 · 1 min read

Useful friction

On the resistance you should keep, not the kind you should remove.

habitsfriction

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