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I've been listening to the audiobook and have enjoyed it a great deal thus far (about 1/4 in). Helped me think about work in a new / fun way that has helped me start of the year right.

Strongly agree. Picked up a consistent walking habit amidst the pandemic while also undergoing a divorce. Been hitting 10k+ steps per day for a couple years now and have been amazed at all the positive second order effects - time to think and reflect, calmer, better digestion, more endurance, lower bodyweight.

Not to mention just the pure joy of being out in nature in all sorts of conditions - rain or shine. Walking is what humans are meant to do (as far as I'm concerned).

Love this one. Have a similar goal. Any interest in an accountability buddy? Email is in profile if so!

Could you talk more about how you made this pivot? Was the transition to product owner a step down initially?

Laughed at this list.... But you missed org mode devotees!

I've been trying to read the article you wrote about spacemacs for several days, but it appears your site is down! Any chance you can fix it? :)

Perfect - I'll try this out. Thanks for helping me out despite my newby-ness!

How did learning lisp help you understand the power of Emacs? Just starting down the Spacemacs road myself (from Sublime Text), and curious to hear more about your experience!

Doesn't sound crazy at all to me! I do this all the time using multiline editing in Sublime Text. It's the one part of a more modern IDE I have a hard time giving up (transitioning to Spacemacs currently). Will have to try out this script and see if it helps bridge the gap!

Overeating

I haven't tried it but I too was intrigued by that thread and added it to my list of things to try. It seems like the risks are relatively minimal.

What NIR light are you considering purchasing?

Beautifully put, thanks for taking the time to write it.

It's also a perfect summary of why I'm struggling mightily with working a predictable job (that anyone should love) vs working on my next business or other volatile pursuit.

I need to get Go All The Way tattooed on my forehead. I hope it's a mindset I have the courage to maintain for the rest of my life.

In what ways did reading Difficult Conversations make your life easier? Very curious to learn more (it's been on my list for a while, but need to motivate myself to get around to it)!

On that note, have you ever read Non-violent Communication? Seems like another book in the same vein.

What will you do when your 2015 MBP gets too old? Are you hopeful that they'll get back to a more developer friendly laptop with functioning keyboard, etc?

I ask because I'm encountering the same conundrum and wondering if I should just force myself to make the switch to a different OS and way of working now.

Naval's original tweet storm is really worth reading (as is some of the discussion around it on twitter): https://twitter.com/naval/status/1002103360646823936

Those tweets from David Perell are amazing. Thanks for sharing!

Any suggestions on how to properly learn how to do this?

I use vimium on Chrome. Love it - can barely use a browser without it these days. It's worth using alone just for the ability to easily click links without ever touching the mouse.

Awesome - thank you! That link didn't work for me, but this works: https://github.com/GhostText/GhostText

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Does anyone know if you can do something similar in vimium on Chrome? That sounds absolutely awesome.

Is there a part 2? Couldn't find it

What mobility program (if any) do you follow? Definitely been feeling a lot of tightness lately, but not sure where to begin with the foam roller.

Tried searching for that post but can't seem to find it. Do you remember what it was called?

Fantastic story of all sorts of serendipitous collisions - thanks for sharing!

Any other books you'd recommend that come closer to fully covering the topic this post discusses?

Any other books you'd recommend that come closer to fully covering the topic this post discusses?

In addition to this, the JRE podcast with Matthew Walker has tons of fascinating insights into sleep (and how essential it is for health, longevity, etc.). Highly recommend just about everyone listen to it:

Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwaWilO_Pig

Reminds me a lot of the book Never Split the Difference. If you enjoyed this post, I highly recommend that book. It's fantastic and really opened my eyes to all the areas I could improve my ability to relate to other people and negotiate more effectively.

Seconded on all counts. Except I'm not planning to recommend the book to my wife for exactly the reason you mentioned! ;)

What has become exceedingly scarce (and therefore, valuable) is the physical, emotional, attentional, and mental capability to sit quietly and direct focused attention for sustained periods of time.

Reminds me a lot of the book Deep Focus by Cal Newport which covers this topic in depth. Great book that forced me to take another look at many bad habits and renewed my sense of focus.