I recently finished up 30 days with no caffeine. I’ve had a bunch of friends say that it’s one of their biggest levers that they've changed in their life from a focus, energy and sleep perspective. I doubted this quite a bit, but these were real life anecdotes from friends I respected and cared so I thought I could do the absolute least and test it for 30 days. Plus, there’s a big trend about how caffeine doesn’t even do anything for you the first 90 ...
Archives for 2024
Encouragement From Your Past Self
I got an email the other day from Pencils of Promise out of the blue. It was a general quarterly email or so, but at the end - Carly lets know about the schools update: Furthermore, I wanted to share some thrilling news regarding the enrollment of students at the school projects that you have helped support in the past. We are beyond excited to witness the flourishing of these schools, which has created immense opportunities for both the students and ...
The Off Ramp
How do you build the habit of finishing? Everyone asks this whenever the topic of ultramarathons come up? Do you ever want to quit? Yes, all the time. It’s just not an option. Most people set “intentions” - intentions and don't do sh*t. Don't set your intentions. Set your will against the world - and it will bend to accommodate it. Most people screw this up. You see someone like David Goggins, Cameron Hanes or Jocko do a hard ...