7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 10 I'm reading Admiral McRaven's Make Your Bed this week. In Navy SEAL training, there's a brass bell. If you want to quit, you ring it. You're done. No more cold water, no more impossible runs, no more being pushed past what you thought you could take. McRaven's message: … Continue reading Never Ring the Bell
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Headfirst
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 9 I started reading Admiral McRaven's Make Your Bed today while mowing the yard. Chapter 6 is called "Dare Greatly." It's about the slide for life in SEAL training — the obstacle where going headfirst is faster but terrifying, and most people go feet first because it feels safer. … Continue reading Headfirst
No Guilt in the Ice Cream
7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 6 Yesterday was rough. I hit the wall. Six out of seven habits, no creative work, no Substack, in bed early. It happens. But two days like that don't get to happen in a row. This weekend is Memorial Day. My goal is to enjoy myself. Eat some good … Continue reading No Guilt in the Ice Cream
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
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
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