Me too, Jack. Me too.

The hardest part isn’t starting. It’s restarting—again and again. That's the nail in the head. One of my favorite quotes on restarting when hitting walls by the great Randy Pausch:

Old me: Tracked habits. New me: Tracks wins. Habits matter. But wins? They build self-belief.

Note to younger self: You're not lazy. You're under-systemed.

Systems > Willpower

Old: Set goals. Try hard. New: Build feedback loops. No need to die on that hill.

Each day, list 3 things that actually matter. Do those before anything else. Prioritize outcomes. Motion ≠ progress.

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You are not lazy. You are not a loser. You just run the wrong playbook every day. Time to fix that: Design your day is now LIVE and free on Gumroad. Design your day. Design your future.

Discipline = Freedom. You don't need to go Special Forces to get this. Just do the things you like… And a few that actually matter. That's the trade. See you at the Feast—like Carlton coined it.

After working like a mule, partying like a hyena, and flying through the idea pantheon like an eagle... One thing became clear: Think × Do × Learn When you fail, one of them was missing… or just wasn't enough.

After watching The Social Dilemma, I realized: We love making villains. Especially out of dopamine. But dopamine was never the enemy. It’s just a signal. Don’t blame the tool. Your hand is still on it.

You know what inertia looks like? It looks like you sitting there, telling yourself you'll start tomorrow. It sounds reasonable. Responsible, even. But it's a lie. Inertia doesn’t show up like fear. It shows up like comfort. Like thinking things through. Like waiting for the

The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both. —Rick Rubin, The Creative Act

A productivity tool that doesn’t make you move, is just dopamine with better branding. That’s why I built STOP: To snap out of the spiral. 3 simple examples:

Simple WINs I wish my old 9to5 self knew before burnout: • Plan tomorrow tonight • Track do time with a timer • Write clear tasks, not a wishlist • Use Pomodoro to force breaks (even quick workouts) Not flashy. But effective.

Motivation is an illusion. You won't feel ready. You need a system that makes you move anyway. No idea where to start? Think what you'd advise your best friend... Then take your own damn advice.

⚪ The White “Knight” Syndrome 101

Inertia isn’t laziness. It’s resistance, often disguised as rest or “tomorrow”. When you feel it: → Write 1 thing you want → Write 1 thing blocking you → Do 1 thing that takes 2 minutes Don’t fight the whole day. Just win the next inch.

Kiyosaki on life lessons: