Momentos – Feb 2023

Taking in the view on a snowy drive through the mountains of Andorra.

1 British mathematician John Edensor Littlewood considered a “miracle” to be a one-in-a-million event. He also figured that a person encounters one distinct “event” per second while alert and awake. In 35 days, that adds up to one million events. Therefore, the average person encounters a miracle about once a month. 2 My go-to snack …

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Momentos – Jan 2023

A beautiful sunset sky in Andorra.

1 Lots of stress and struggle for me in 2022, trying to juggle business, relationships, and moving to a new country. And yet I look back on it all quite fondly. Some things that suck in the moment can become good memories. 2 Maybe productivity is like sleep: the harder you try, the more it …

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Momentos – Dec 2022

1 Bought a big new television today. Could barely fit it in the car to take home. We’ll have a really nice home cinema thing going on once it’s all set up. Would be amazing for gaming as well, but I wouldn’t trust myself with a console. 2 Ran 4 kilometers into the woods before …

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The Stockdale Paradox

You must retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties. AND at the same time… You must confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.

Around The World Without Flying

On September 30, 2011, I left my hometown in Ireland to embark on a 3.5-year trip around the world without flying, eventually closing the loop on May 16, 2015. Along the way I visited 37 countries, crossed the Pacific Ocean on a cargo ship, and wrote a book. The Route By The Numbers Without airplanes …

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Circle of Influence, Circle of Concern

The circles represent the two areas where you can focus your time and energy. The vast majority of people focus too much time and energy outside of their Circle of Influence, in their Circle of Concern.