7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 3 Earl Nightingale said the strangest secret in the world is that we become what we think about. The mind is fertile ground — it returns what you plant, and it doesn't care what you plant. I'd put it differently. Repetitions build strength. Strength changes your physique. And before … Continue reading We Become What We Think About
Author: David Willis
The Good Hydra
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 2 I just finished Josh Kaufman's How to Fight a Hydra. It's a short fable about facing an ambitious, terrifying challenge — the kind where you cut off one head and two more grow in its place. The hero enters the arena not knowing if he'll survive, gets staggered, … Continue reading The Good Hydra
7-40 Challenge – Round 4 Day 1
Round 4 is here. The seven habits stay the same. Bible study, gratitude, exercise, calories, hydration, reading, creative time. Those are the floor and they don't change. What changes is when. Morning belongs to Bible study, BiblePictures365, gratitude, and walking. Afternoon and evening belong to creative work and studying. After the gym, I'm done. Two … Continue reading 7-40 Challenge – Round 4 Day 1
AI: The Machine Is Only as Good as the Operator
7-40 Challenge | Planning Week I work in data. A big part of my job involves tracing data pipelines, reading SQL, debugging problems, and figuring out where things break. I've been doing it for almost twenty years. Recently I've been using AI — specifically Claude — as a working partner in that process. And it's … Continue reading AI: The Machine Is Only as Good as the Operator
Three Days Out
7-40 Challenge | Planning Week, Day 8 Round 4 starts Monday. I’ve spent the last ten days doing something I don’t do well: stopping. Not stopping completely — I’ve still been writing, walking, going to the gym, keeping the habits that needed keeping. But I pulled back from the pace that carried me through three … Continue reading Three Days Out
