Day 96 – The HippoCampus
Have you ever marveled at the sheer complexity of the human brain? Tucked neatly behind our skulls lies the hippocampus—a tiny, seahorse-shaped region that plays an outsized role in our ability to store and recall memories. For years, scientists have been fascinated by how this gelatinous organ turns moments into memories and retrieves them like […]
Day 95 – Environments are Created
Day 95—marking a milestone, a farewell, and a reflection. Today, I’m letting go of a boat that has been a quiet backdrop to some of the best moments of my life. And as I sit here cleaning it out, preparing it for its next journey, I find myself thinking about the environments we build and […]
Day 94 – What a Steep Learning Curve Means – A Good Thing
When you hear the term steep learning curve, you might associate it with something difficult, maybe even daunting. But in a technical sense, the steepness of the curve often indicates rapid progress within a short amount of time. While this informal usage of the term is widely accepted, the scientific basis behind it paints a […]
Day 93 – The Three Pillars of Mood: Food, Sleep, and Exercise
In today’s fast-paced world, our mood can often feel like a roller coaster—up one day, down the next. But through a 365-day personal experiment tracking everything from food to sleep to exercise, I discovered something profound: our mood is not random. It is directly influenced by three key areas that play a crucial role in […]
Day 92 – The Diderot Effect: We Can Overcome Excess
Last year, I decided it was time to organize my life. My office was cluttered, my filing system was chaotic, and my tools for managing tasks were scattered across a mix of notebooks, apps, and sheer mental willpower. I had read enough about productivity to know that the first step toward efficiency is creating an […]
Day 91 – The Myth of the High-Performance Flow State
We live in an age where peak performance has become the holy grail of human achievement. From elite athletes to professional musicians, high performance is often tied to the elusive “flow state.” This state of mind, where focus is total, time seems to disappear, and work feels effortless, is glorified in countless self-help books, articles, […]
Day 90 – Breaking Free from Cinderella Syndrome
Day 90 of commitment has brought me face-to-face with a pattern I’ve come to call Cinderella Syndrome. While the name might suggest a clinical condition rooted in unrealistic reliance on others, that’s not the angle I’m exploring. Instead, it’s about something far more common and personal—the chase for the next shiny object and the illusion […]
Day 89 – Defining Best Effort
Day 89 of any commitment provides an opportunity to reflect deeply, and today I found myself pondering a phrase we often use but rarely dissect: “best effort.” We hear it in conversations, demand it from ourselves, and critique it in others. But do we truly understand what it means? I took time today to explore […]
Day 88 – What Does Everyday Mean?
Commitment is not just an agreement; it’s a conscious choice to reshape your life around your promises. For me, this lesson became crystal clear on day 88 of my 365-commitment journey. It was a day filled with challenges, from navigating snowy mountain passes to enduring physical exhaustion, but it was also a day that underscored […]
Day 87 – The Habit Attitude
In the pursuit of creating life-changing habits, it’s easy to think the secret lies in motivation, willpower, or maybe even luck. But the truth is simpler, yet more profound: it starts with the right attitude. This “habit attitude” lays the foundation for not just starting a habit but sustaining it long enough for it to […]