Hey friends, You know that amazing Writing Original Works workshop we ran in May? Well, we are remaking it as a self-paced course. It launches July 26th. Watch my intro into the WOW self-paced course » I've got multiple quick things to share on upcoming updates to products (like Ideaverse 1.5), future videos, and other cool Obsidian-related things. Watch 7-8 updates from me » I've been doing YouTube all wrong. For a while now, I've been hyper-focused on all the stuff that happens AFTER...
6 months ago • 5 min read
Hey friends, Today, I'm around Butte, Montana celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with my extended family. During the festivities, Butte transforms into a kind of war-zone with Roman Candles and Artillery Shells blasting across streets and rooftops. However, all of that stopped at 10:31pm on July 3rd when the city's show began. It lasted for 20 minutes. Here's a clip in the middle of the action: While America is far from perfect, these communal, small-town vibes where everyone is a part of...
6 months ago • 6 min read
Hey friends, I've felt like a different person these last few weeks. I've worked less. I've forced myself to not do the usual routine. Instead of sitting at the desk, I'll sit on the floor. Instead of lifting heavier weights, I'll crawl on the ground. I'm exploring spirituality in a way I haven't for the past decade. I'm wondering about the role psychedelics play in spirituality. I literally bought a book called "The Way of the Shaman"! I'm wondering how to classify things like "mind" and...
6 months ago • 6 min read
In this issue of • Introducing Newsletter 2.0• New Voting Results• Surfing in Obsidian• Pace Layers• Idea Emergence• OODA Loop • AI super intelligence• Saturn devouring his kids• Francisco Goya• Claude Shannon• Ideaverse Blog• A cat's reaction time Introducing the LYT Newsletter 2.0 For years now, I've wanted the Linking Your Thinking newsletter to share compelling ideas across several domains. But because of our relentless schedule of workshops and cohorts, it hasn't happened. This week's...
6 months ago • 5 min read
In December 2014, I printed a draft of my book. It was 194 pages, 28 chapters, and 43,000 words. Today—April 19th, 2024—for the first time in almost a decade, I’m staring at it. Right now, as I type this. And I have tears in my eyes because I poured my heart and soul into that book, weaving together meaningful life lessons into a book on personal development I called “Amateur’s Quest”, but because of one person’s opinion, I buried the book. For the past decade, I’ve hidden from the shame I...
8 months ago • 4 min read
Have you ever found it difficult to return to a big effort of yours? I have found it's a mistake just to jump back into it. You won't make satisfying progress. Instead, try having a session before the session. This is a priming session to re-absorb it back into your brain. You dust off old questions, reorganize ideas, and plan next actions. Then sleep on it and allow your subconscious to work on it while you sleep. The next day, not only will you be itching to go, you will make satisfying...
10 months ago • 5 min read
