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Why Bouncing Back Fast Beats Being Perfect

I stared at my running app, twelve minutes flashing on the screen for the entire week. The number was small, but the weight it carried in my mind felt massive. My legs felt fine, steady and ready. It wasn’t the run that wore me down—it was the story I kept telling myself about not being good enough. The mind, it seems, runs marathons of doubt long after the body is done. A few days later, my calendar betrayed me. A missed client call left five people waiting, stuck in a virtual waiting room while I scrambled to fix the mess. Usually, that …

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The Hardest Distance Is Between Your Ears

There’s a moment that arrives in every run when my brain starts whispering. Why are you doing this? You’re not even a runner. You’ll injure yourself again. You’re not capable of this. And every single time, I want to stop. What’s strange is that my body doesn’t even feel tired yet. My legs are strong. My breath is steady. But my mind—oh, it stages a full-blown protest. The kind where logic and fear join hands and stage a dharna in your head. I remember the first time I signed up for a Himalayan trek. I was insecure, unfit, unsure. And …

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The Planning Trap: Why Your Best Intentions Are Your Worst Enemy

The cursor blinks at me from a blank document as I sit in my kitchen at 11 PM on a Sunday, sketching out another weekly plan while avoiding the actual work sitting in a pile beside my computer. I've mapped out my mornings, blocked time for that project I keep postponing, and written down the same three priorities I've been writing down for weeks. The irony hits me as I realize I've spent an hour planning to be productive while avoiding the thing that actually needs doing. This moment becomes the turning point where I finally understand what …

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The Energy Bank Account You Never Knew You Had

My grandmother used to keep her money in glass jars hidden around the house. One for groceries, another for emergencies, a third for what she called "Joy Money"—the kind you spend on things that make you smile for no practical reason. She'd count each jar every Sunday, making sure she wasn't spending more than what came in. Beta, she'd tell me while sorting coins, the moment you start borrowing from tomorrow to pay for today's mistakes, you're already poor. I thought about those jars recently while watching two friends navigate what …

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Everyone’s Lying About Endurance

What Mountains Actually Taught Me My first mountain climb almost killed me, and that's when I learned everything I thought about getting stronger was wrong. November 27, 2023, I was breathing so hard halfway up a mountain that I thought my lungs might explode. Other people walked past me like they were taking a Sunday stroll. They looked so slow, but they never stopped moving. I kept having to sit on rocks and gasp for air every few minutes. The realization came slowly: I was doing this completely backwards. I thought getting better at …

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Why I’m Not Chasing Viral Content (And Building Something Better)

Last week, I caught myself scrolling through another "how I grew my newsletter to 10K subscribers" post while my coffee went cold. The enthusiasm was infectious, the screenshots impressive, the growth curve exponential. But something felt hollow watching someone else's metrics while I sat with my own blank newsletter draft, wondering if anyone would care about my thoughts on design hiring. The breakthrough came when I stopped asking "how do I get more people to read this?" and started asking "what do the right people actually need to …

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