Rewiring yourself, gauging a situation, and the power of raw, unfiltered expression

How did your first full week of 2025 go?

If it was as hectic as mine, then it’s a pretty good indicator of how the rest of this year is going to go.

Fires in the west and ice here in the east, if you’re facing difficulties from these two weather events, know that I’m thinking of you and I hope that you’ve made it through safely.

I think I reached a new level of ability in writing, and I’m hoping that it’s sustainable for the foreseeable future.

To that end, this next week is the final week before…well…things start to change

Let’s see what floated to the top.

BlueSky Bite - important reminder about lifelong struggles

Medium Munch - as Q once said to Bond: “always have an escape plan”

Substack Sampling - when you stand for something, there’s a huge difference in your tone

Prismatic Progress: One of my goals this year is to read at least a book a month and share what I find that is useful for prismatic thinking.

I’m currently 63% through “Building a Second Brain” by Tiago Forte, and I’m putting together notes chapter by chapter as I start to implement the system.

So far, I’ve managed to start using it at work, but I want to tinker with ways to use it for all other areas of life as well.

I’ll try to write shorter dailies. The Holidays are over sooo…we’ll see!

Let me know if you have any thoughts.