To teach
To learn
Not to fill empty heads with information
But to spread the joy of learning
Strive.
It’s Your Responsibility
It’s your responsibility to take care of your life. You may think that blaming others for your unhappiness, shortcomings, or failures is reasonable sometimes. But assuming you have enough personal freedom that you can read this essay, your excuses and complaints are just a sign of weakness. When I ran my first cross-country race in…
Rethinking the 10,000 Hour Rule
The 10,000-hour rule of expertise, based on research by Florida State University psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and colleagues and popularized by author Malcolm Gladwell in the book ‘Outliers’, has become a mainstay in the last few years, to say the least. Put briefly, the rule states that people take at least ten years or 10,000 hours of intense practice…
This Moment. Right Now. Is Beautiful.
Today I went outside and stood in the snow to watch the sun set. The sky was a mix of yellow and blue with a cloudy gray overcoat. It was snowing lightly, the type of snow you want to catch on your tongue. For a while, I didn’t know what to think or do out…
How to Break Through a Cement Wall
The two most dangerous times in life are when everything seems impossible and when everything’s going smoothly. During the impossible times, any effort you make meets failure, hopefully. More realistically, your efforts disappear into the dark masses of forget and oh well. Maybe you just can’t figure your problem set out or writer’s blog has…
There Is More Now Than Ever Before
There is more now than ever before. More opportunities, more chances, more freedom, and more fortune. How will you help yourself to this “more”? Will use it to live a tremendous life or fill yourself with greed, demanding “even more”?
Don’t Know What to Do With Your Life?
Thanks to Sebastian Marshall for inspiring this post. Don’t know what to do with your life? Neither do I. But I do know what I don’t want. Do you? It’s worth thinking about. It’s infuriating, right? Sitting on the fence and watching life pass by. Wasting all of your potential and living a life without real meaning. I understand. I think…
One Bite at a Time
I understand why you’re ambitious and that want to do it all. I’m the same way. But just like when you choke after stuffing your mouth too full or get brain freeze after eating too much ice cream, taking on too many new things at one time will negate your effort, crush your motivation, and…
On the Fence is the Worst Place to Be
Sitting on the fence is the worst place to be. I’m not moving. You’re not learning. For a long time I wasn’t sure what to write on this site so I did the logical thing. I sat on the fence. I didn’t write. My decision was rational and killed any risk of embarrassment or failure….
10 Insights from 30 Days of Zen Meditation
This past October and November I challenged myself to practice Zazen, or Zen Meditation, every day for 30 days straight (capped off with a 4 hour meditation session at the Zen temple near my home in Japan). This was my first time actually sticking with a daily meditation practice but with a good dose of…
