Round 2, Day 7Saturday, February 21, 2026 There’s a war going on inside your head right now, and you probably don’t even know it. Seth Godin, in his book Linchpin, calls one side the lizard brain. Steven Pressfield, in The War of Art, calls it the Resistance. It’s the part of your brain that exists … Continue reading Day 47: The War Inside Your Head
Day 46: Guard Your Creativity
Round 2, Day 6Friday, February 20, 2026 I’m going to be honest with you — I’m exhausted. Today involved picking up seventy pressure-treated boards for my wife’s garden, personally lifting them about a hundred and fifty times between loading, unloading, and repositioning. On legs that were already sore from Wednesday’s workout. It was a full … Continue reading Day 46: Guard Your Creativity
Day 45: The Pain Is the Evidence
Round 2, Day 5Thursday, February 19, 2026 I woke up this morning and my first thought was one word: OWWWW. My legs are destroyed. My body is letting me know in no uncertain terms that yesterday happened. And you know what? Good. Because that soreness is a reminder that I did what I was supposed … Continue reading Day 45: The Pain Is the Evidence
Day 44: Say It So They Hear It
Round 2, Day 4Wednesday, February 18, 2026 How often do you get into a conversation and realize halfway through that the person you’re talking to has no idea what you’re telling them? If you’ve been following this blog, you might remember an earlier post called “The Curse of Knowledge.” It’s a concept from Chip and … Continue reading Day 44: Say It So They Hear It
Day 43: The Factory Worker Inside You
Round 2, Day 3Tuesday, February 17, 2026 I’m still working through Seth Godin’s Linchpin, and tonight I want to talk about something that might make you uncomfortable. There’s a factory worker living inside you. And if you’re not careful, he’ll run the show. The System That Built Us Godin makes the case — and he … Continue reading Day 43: The Factory Worker Inside You
