dill's blogQuantity over quality Here’s an excerpt from Atomic Habits by James Clear: On the first day of class, Jerry Uelsmann, a professor at the University of Florida, divided his film photography students into two groups. Everyone on the left sid...
dill's blogI got drunk this weekend—and I don’t hate myself Saturday night, my two good friends hosted a dinner party in DC. Me plus four of their other friends. We drank wine (and scotch), ate delicious food, and played a plethora of board games. La...
dill's blogDone is better than perfect Yesterday, my friend and I recorded the first episode of our podcast. It was…good. Not great. But definitely good enough. In January, we recorded a few conversations with my phone as practice. Those were fun, li...
dill's blogGood friends vs. great friends “Good friends consume together. Great friends create together.” I heard this from comedian Hasan Minhaj in an interview last month. It hit me right in the soul. With my friends, I have: acted on stage made po...
dill's blogIt turns out I’m not perfect I no-call no-showed a connect call yesterday. It was with a fellow coach. I accidentally stood her up. I saw her message saying something like, “Hey! Ready for our call?” My heart sank into my chest. I had comp...
dill's blogRoadblock? I’ve been in a chess slump for the past month. My rating climbed and climbed over 2021. But now I feel I’m stuck around 1650. It feels like I’ve reached a plateau. This has made me jaded while playing online. I even felt resentf...
dill's blogMoney will solve your problems This video changed the way I think about money. In it, Casey Neistat responds to the question: Can money solve your problems? In short, he sums up his position with: “For most people who are broke, money will...
dill's blogBuying nice things I don’t really buy nice things. Except when I do. Aside from some necessary outdoorsy items in Vancouver Island, I haven’t purchased any new clothes since 2019. I shop at Goodwill and the Dollar Store. Here’s where my mo...
dill's blogThe dating market I’ve been sitting at my desk for ten minutes thinking about what to write for today’s blog. To be honest, I have COVID brain. It’s a bit hard to focus. So instead, here’s a video interview I’ve watched three times now. It...
