dill's blog5 hours of sleep Everything is harder when we’re not well-rested. Everything. I swam laps with my friend this morning and could only do about half as much as I normally can. I didn’t feel like writing this blog. I don’t feel like working t...
dill's blogAm I getting worse at chess? The other day I was playing chess against a friend. The week before, I had beaten him three times in a row. Naturally, I concluded that I would ride that momentum forever and never lose to him again. When we pl...
dill's blogSleep masks I’ve been wearing a sleep mask for about three years now. At first (for a few days), I hated the sensation of having something wrapped around my face. But that was short-lived. It didn’t take long for me to start seeing the maj...
dill's blogEffortless I just finished reading Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most by Greg McKeown. It was the perfect sequel to the book that changed my life last year: Essentialism—The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. This book challenges...
dill's blogSleeping in I hate sleeping in. When I’m up, I’m up. Sometimes it’s a nuisance but I’m mostly grateful. I like hopping right out of bed and starting my day. Perhaps this was born out of necessity since I don’t use my phone for the first tw...
dill's blogSleepy pants My day is always twice as difficult when I don’t prioritize sleep the night before. It always blows my mind how easy it is to sacrifice good sleep…since the consequences are heavy and immediate. After a night of poor-quality s...
