Tag: #habits
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 26 posts
26 posts are tagged #habits; the most recent was published on 2026-08-16.
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The Power of Small Habits — The 21-Day Myth, the 66-Day Median, the 18-to-254-Day Reality
The claim that a habit takes 21 days has no research behind it. That number came from a plastic surgeon's observation in 1960. The most-cited habit-formation study, from Lally and colleagues, actually reported an average
2026-08-16 · 12 min read #mindset#habits#psychology#self-improvement#2026-08Motivation Is Overrated — Design Systems, Not Goals
When a January resolution vanishes by February, the cause is not weak willpower but a flawed design. Motivation is a resource that rises and falls like waves, so any plan that leans on it is bound to collapse. Starting f
2026-07-20 · 7 min read #mindset#habits#routine#self-improvement#productivityWhy Ichiro Repeated the Same Motions in Every At-Bat — The Science of Pre-Performance Routines
Ichiro's batter's box ritual, Nadal's water bottle alignment, a basketball player's free-throw dribbles. The motions the best athletes repeat are not superstition — they are science. This post looks at the psychological
2026-07-20 · 6 min read #mindset#routine#sports-psychology#habits#focusA Reputation for Great Work Comes from Doing Things Early — 7 Proactive Work Habits
Two people with the same skills can end up with very different reputations, and the difference is mostly timing. Sharing before being asked, sending an agenda before the meeting, showing a draft before the deadline, prep
2026-07-20 · 7 min read #career#productivity#workplace#habits#soft-skillsHabits Aren't Built in 21 Days: Re-reading Micro-Habits Through the 66-Day Study
'It takes 21 days to build a habit' is folklore that traces to a 1960 surgeon's observation, not a habit experiment. Lally and colleagues' 2010 study, which tracked real behaviour, found a median of 66 days to automatici
2026-07-11 · 6 min read #self-improvement#habits#psychology#productivity#behavior-changeThe Law of Compounding — The Strongest Force in Learning and Life
Compounding is what happens when returns start earning returns of their own. The principle does not stay confined to money. It works the same way in learning, skill, reputation, and relationships. This essay looks calmly
2026-07-05 · 13 min read #learning#compounding#habits#self-improvementNever Lose Your Beginner's Mind — How to Resist the Lure of Comfort ♪ Listenable
A beginner's mind is not a grand vow but something that dims a little every day. Here is how the lure of comfort and short-term sweetness become a boomerang, and the systems that keep you the kind of person who finishes
2026-06-19 · 33 min read #beginners-mind#discipline#engineering#habits#cultureNothing Appears Suddenly — The Compound Interest of Consistency ♪ Listenable
Skill does not appear suddenly. Abilities like coding, English, Japanese, and table tennis are built from time spent honing a little each day, accumulating like compound interest. This essay covers the buildup of small h
2026-06-19 · 30 min read #consistency#compounding#habits#craft#growthPeople Who Prepare in Advance — The Power of Getting Ready Before It Hits ♪ Listenable
Great speakers, singers on stage, and athletes in decisive moments share one thing. They prepare before, not when it hits. From cognitive rehearsal to checklists and routines, here is how preparation builds confidence, a
2026-06-19 · 25 min read #preparation#mindset#self-development#habits#confidenceMotivation Comes From People — Turning Desire Into Drive ♪ Listenable
More than half of any work is motivation. This is how I learned to connect healthy desire to learning and growth, why people move people, and how to design my own motivation system without becoming over-dependent on exte
2026-06-19 · 30 min read #motivation#self-determination#growth#habits#careerHabits, Self-Control, and Execution: Start Small, Finish Strong ♪ Listenable
A look at the science of habits (cue-routine-reward), the habit of breaking bad habits, the kind of execution that defeats procrastination, and the health foundations such as sleep and digital detox. It also covers the b
2026-06-19 · 19 min read #culture#habits#discipline#execution#self-improvementThe Coolest Skill Is the Ability to Learn Fast ♪ Listenable
In an age where change keeps accelerating, the strongest edge is not any single technical skill but the ability to learn quickly. This essay lays out how to treat learning as a meta-skill, the concrete methods of chunkin
2026-06-19 · 24 min read #learning#meta-skill#growth#career#self-improvementYour Appearance Is Your First Impression — The Quiet Discipline of Self-Care ♪ Listenable
First impressions form in seconds. Tending to how you look is not vanity but a steady form of self-respect and consideration for others. Here is how I think about expression, dress, health, and energy without sliding int
2026-06-19 · 29 min read #self-management#first-impression#health#habits#cultureDivide and Conquer, No Procrastination — You Can Do It All ♪ Listenable
Big tasks feel overwhelming, so we keep putting them off. But broken into small pieces, you actually can do it all. This is about divide and conquer, the two-minute rule, momentum, and tracking systems to finish without
2026-06-17 · 23 min read #productivity#procrastination#focus#mindset#habitsHow to Ship Output Consistently — A System for Producing Results ♪ Listenable
A practitioner guide to how people who ship consistently actually operate, without getting trapped by perfectionism. It covers breaking work small, timeboxing, public commitment, and closing with a demo, with systems and
2026-06-16 · 20 min read #productivity#shipping#habits#deep-work#timeboxingThe Mindset That Cultivates Creativity — Connect, Use Constraints, Make a Lot ♪ Listenable
Stripping away the genius myth around creativity and laying out the concrete principles that actually build it: combinatorial creativity, the paradox of constraints, the principle that quantity breeds quality, diversifyi
2026-06-16 · 20 min read #creativity#mindset#innovation#craftsmanship#teamPractical Ways to Build Creativity — Designing Habits and Environment ♪ Listenable
Creativity is not an innate gift but a skill you can design for. This essay collects concrete, non-exaggerated methods that actually work: diversifying input, collecting ideas, combination and constraint exercises, diver
2026-06-16 · 23 min read #culture#creativity#habits#productivity#learningBuilding Healthy Habits — Behavior Design to Beat the Three-Day Quit ♪ Listenable
A practical guide to sustaining healthy habits by designing your cues and environment instead of relying on willpower. It walks from how habits work through an 8-week roadmap and applied cases for desk-bound office worke
2026-06-15 · 19 min read #habits#health#behavior-change#productivity#wellbeingPutting the WHO Physical Activity Guidelines into Practice — Designing 150 Minutes a Week for Busy Professionals ♪ Listenable
A practical playbook for applying the WHO physical activity recommendations to a busy professional life. It walks through designing 150 minutes a week, distinguishing intensities, weekly workout plan tables, strength tra
2026-06-15 · 21 min read #health#fitness#productivity#habits#wellbeingHow to Stop Procrastinating, Time Management, and the Power of Daily Routines -- A Complete Productivity Guide
Why do we procrastinate? The time management matrix, the science of habit formation, and the power of morning routines. A practical guide to maximizing productivity.
2026-04-10 · 14 min read #culture#productivity#time-management#routine#procrastination