Play to Win, or Get Off the Ice
If you play hockey, you might as well win. If you’re in business, you might as well work to win. Hit the gym early. Hit the office at 7am. Or get off the ice.
Why Beats How
Nietzsche knew it. A single parent working 60 hours a week knows it. The new salesperson making 100 cold calls knows it. A strong enough WHY conquers any HOW.
Not Wholly Good Nor Bad
Shakespeare was right: there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Binary thinking is preschool-level — the real world demands nuance.
Eat the Rainbow
Eight servings of fruits and vegetables a day across five colors. A simple kaizen approach to nutrition.
Reduce Cognitive Load
You make 10,000 microdecisions a day. Each one drains the willpower you need for the decisions that actually matter.
Run Your Life Like Ike (The Eisenhower Decision Matrix)
People joked about Eisenhower’s time on the golf course. He wasn’t exhibiting avoidance behavior — he was running the Executive Branch with military precision.
Level Up
If life were a video game and you could improve your stats, what would the best version of you look like?
Attention
Routine is critical to kaizen — but mindless routine is dangerous. Three ways to stay engaged in the things you’ve done 10,000 times.
Before Dawn
Win the morning, win the day. Why I’m at the office at 7am, ready to win — not at 9:30 with a coffee in hand.