#201

11.16.21

7:49a

If you’re not feeling it, seek help. If you are down, seek help. You can’t go through this alone. You need other people to support you. Even Jesus had 12 disciples. Ask for help. You are brave.

Kiubon

#200

11.15.21

7:53am

Here marks blog post #200. Wow! Look how far we’ve come. I started this in the beginning sludge of the pandemic in April 2020. Now it’s November 2021. I have a full time job. I’m sitting in my office in person while I write this. It took me 1 year and 7 months to get to 200 entries. That’s not bad at all.

From entry #1 (my original goal was #100 entries).

“The goal is for these next 98 posts to be in the next 98 days. But no guarantees because you lose motivation and all that jazz.”

And man oh man did I lose “motivation and all that jazz”. Instead of 98 posts in 98 days, I did 200 posts in like ~575 days. I mean that’s not terrible. Instead of a 1:1 ratio, it was more so 1:3. Which is so passable. I’m proud.

Reading blog post #2 on virginity was so fascinating. I don’t remember writing it. Some of the points are so profound! I surprised myself.

My blog style became short and snappy as I got lazier and lazier. Now this practice is to learn how to ship work (Seth Godin) and overcome writer’s block. I also wrote that I would quit if I got literally 0 views across the board. I have maybe like 4 views from people that aren’t me? And I don’t give a shit what they think. Who gives a shit what they think. I’m writing for myself, and if it applies to you then hurray. I’m putting my thoughts on paper, learning how to think critically and also surface level and sending it out to the world.

Can we get to #300? Let’s aim for #210 first. Thanks for reading. Writing is great, even when, maybe especially when you don’t feel like it.

Kiubon

#199

8:35a

11.14.21

Go outside and get some light in your eyes. It’ll help with your cortisol levels, sleep, and overall well being. Get some sun

Kiubon

#198

11.12.21

7:55am

Sugar is effing the economy, your health, and the environment. Eliminate sugar for one week and see what happens. Then do it all together.

Kiubon

#197

11.11.21

7:55a

You should already be working out. That’s a given. You need 5 sets of one muscle group just to maintain that muscle. Go work out. It’ll make you more productive, happy, stronger, better looking. And when you workout, don’t listen to music. Listen to audio books or podcasts, Strength gains and brain gains.

Kiubon

#196

11.10.21

8:36am

If it’s not in your calendar, you won’t do it. It doesn’t exist. Put it in your calendar, your to do list, schedule, whatever you use and stick to it. Don’t tell yourself, “yeah I’ll keep this in my head and do it later.” You won’t. You’re weak. So put it in your calendar and you will do it.

Kiubon

#195

7:58a

11.9.21

I’ve wrote about this before, I think, and I will write about it again. Ask about them. Instead of saying, “oh I ate a blueberry muffin for breakfast too!” Say, “Oh really? How did it taste? What did you like about it? How does it compare to other breakfast items?” You get the point. Stop relating it to yourself. Ask about them, let them go deeper, and so will your friendship.

Kiubon

#194

11.8.21

7:57am

Find a community. If you can’t find one, make one.

“Friendship is a mirror to presence and a testament to forgiveness. Friendship not only helps us see ourselves through another’s eyes, but can be sustained over the years only with someone who has repeatedly forgiven us for our trespasses…”

— Excerpt from Consolations by David Whyte

Even if you’re an introvert. Find people that get you and build each other up. Go to the beach. Go to the mountains. Be with one another.

Kiubon

#193

11.4.21

7:40am

You are so close to your goal and you take a week off. Get back at it. As soon as you can. Do not quit all together if this is something you want. Do the work, return to the daily schedule. Turn around instead of diving deep into the abyss of shit. You are worth more. Get back at it. Let’s get to 200 blog posts.

Kiubon

#192

10.28.21

7:57am

What are you doing right now? Does it please your soul? If not, what’s next? Are you stuck in a dead end job? What’s your exit strategy? What’s next for you? Stop staying in the same place. Leave your comfortable couch and grow.

Kiubon

#191

10.27.21

7:48am

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect” – Mark Twain.

“The only thing that I know is that I know nothing.” – Plato

Change your mind about what you know – about the media, race, medicine, psychology, relationships. Everything and anything can change. Learn new things. Pick up a book. We grew up believing drugs were bad but did we know that Nixon created a narrative for the American public to believe that? So change your mind.

Also we are getting close to #200 entries. Wow. Didn’t think we’d get here.

Kiubon

#190

10.26.21

7:55am

If you’ve ever broken a bone, you know the suck that follows. You’ll realize you’ve been taking that body part for granted all these years. So take care of your body. Lift weights. Run outside. At least 3 times a week. Take care of your body because when you want to boogie with your granddaughter on her wedding day, you will be able to and your knees won’t crumble.

Kiubon

#189

10.25.21

7:48am

If you complain, you agree with your shitty situation. You are complacent. You are not willing to put in the work to better yourself. What if it’s the weather? You can’t change the weather so why complain about it? It’ll come the way it comes. And you will deal with it either way. Negativity brings yourself down and the others around you. Nobody wants a negative fat hole of suck around them.

Kiubon

#188

10:57am

10.24.21

Reach out to your friends. Send voice memos. Send texts. Call them up. They’re your friends for a reason. Don’t become stagnant.

Kiubon

#187

10.23.21

8:37am

Try new things, go out of your comfort zone. Stop being stagnant. Seek discomfort, like the Yes Theory boys say. Then you will grow. Then you will become stronger. This doesn’t mean to go throw yourself off a 20m high dive when you can’t swim. No. Be smart about it. Watch your mind expand and grow as you embark on new adventures and experiences.

Kiubon