Nothing worse than a gaggle of humans taking up the entire walking/running trail. If you’re in a group, take it upon yourself to meditate for your crew.. Have a little self awareness. The world needs you. Took it easy this week. Body needed it. Also, crushed my last tin of sardines from London. Sad. At least the world cup is on. Happy Saturday gang.

If your ADHD is hurting, throw on a rock playlist, grab a pen and paper, and let it dance. You’ll be shocked how much relief you feel. I like to do this on airplanes.

Your brain starts the day on a budget. Social media lights it on fire. After a doom session, normal tasks feel boring, hard to start, and unrewarding. You get less dopamine from everything else. Focus gets obliterated. And you have to live like that for the rest of the day. When social media is the first thing you do, you're like a horse that never gets off the block. Save the high octane stim for after the boats and logs have been carried. Once you let the monster out, it's hard to get it back in.

Even the most boring and frustrating moments can become enjoyable when in the company of someone you love.

If you are stressed, sad, mad, or down, don't advertise it. You gain nothing from it. But don't deny it either. Don't reject it. Don't put a lid on it. Great things can come of these negative emotions but that depends on you. On how you respond. These emotions can make you wise, strong, smart, and brave. A leviathan or a leech. A mountain or a mole hill. A zero or a hero. But you need to sit with it. You need to stew in it. You need to absorb your frustrations and channel them into something meaningful. The deathlessness of these emotions is overbearing sometimes. But they aren't meant to go away. They're your body telling you something. It's up to you to listen.

When you've had a few stupid days in a row, and you're feeling guilty for it, remember that those are the days where you're creating your legend. Those are the days you'll tell stories about. Those are the days you'll remember. When you look back on your life, the highlights won't come from the routine you crave so badly, no, they'll come from the days you're trying to run from in the moment. So yes, be a disciplined freakbag most of the time. Eat cleaner than you need to. Train on days where your RHR is 15 bpm higher than normal. Work until your eyes get dry on a Tuesday. But when you finally open up the flood gates, for heaven's sake enjoy it.

The details of a field notes pocket notebook:

Not everything you do needs to be performative. It shouldn’t be. When you make every second of your free time about improving some metric or stat you turn into a neurotic spaz with no youthful vigor or bounce. You need hobbies. Hobbies that are purely for enjoyment. As a strict means to take your mind of things, to reset, relax, and unwind. If your “relaxing” hobby has become another item you need to check off of some list, it’s really not serving its purpose. Your hobbies should be restorative not draining, and somewhere in there, I think many lifemaxxers might’ve lost the plot.

Breakfast propoganda im pushing: > 1 minute of breathwork before meal > Eating in silence or with a notebook > Post meal walk and sunlight > Purely Elizabeth Granola > Coconut Water > Greek Yogurt > Sardines > Coffee > Coffee > Coffee > Honey > Eggs > Fruit

She’s looking for someone who can regulate her cortisol and you’re stressed about your RuneScape drop? Look in the mirror. Let go of the ego for half a second. You are not that great. A stable career is not the only thing that women are looking for nowadays, especially when most of them are outperforming you. You’ve tied yourself to an idea that was valid in 1970. Being financially secure in a vacuum does not make you deserving of a high quality partner. This is no longer the gold standard. Great, you have a good job? You’re also drunk all weekend, can’t control how much money you’re spending on nicotine, and your primary motivator for getting out of bed is hopping into discord with your friends. You need to diversify. Level up. Become a high character man who can calm her down and make her life fun and interesting and unique. Be someone who can take care of her children and be present. Handle things at home despite your busy job. Have unique hobbies and passions that are future forward that include her. If you’re expecting a nice lady to let you take care of her when you can barely take care of yourself then what do you expect? She doesn’t want Bagel Bites and Uncrustables for dinner. She doesn’t want a man who is bootstrapped by Zoloft, weed, and video games. Learn to take care of yourself. Be present and stable. Financially responsible, driven, and forward thinking. Loving, caring, understanding and compassionate. Become an elite intellectual sparring partner. Get good at articulating your thoughts. Be comfortable with hard conversations. Nowadays, being a renaissance man is no longer a paragon. When she’s one swipe away from another date tomorrow, it is the cost of entry.

Only in learning to cook for yourself do you realize how incredibly average and predatory most restaraunts are. Their objective is not to nourish you. Most of them aren’t serving you high quality anything. Their primary objective is to keep you coming back for as cheap as humanly possible. When you become a culinary weapon, you start cooking and eating for what feels like a reason. The food actually tastes good and you wonder how you thought that old restaurant was so good. Your meals feel nourishing. They are catered to your goals and preferences. They can be customized around your unique circumstances. Rich/poor, healthy/unhealthy, it doesn’t matter. Everyone on earth can and should be making dinner most of the time. If you think endless chipotle bowls is the answer your life will do a complete 180 when you start doing the same same thing at home.

You need to be shitposting.

30,000,000 jobs, 1 body, 1 family, and you sacrifice the 2 you can’t replace for the one you can?

If you’re someone who is working a good job while also building something of your own, don’t quit to do it full time. Not yet. I know its tempting, but the best thing you can do is continue to use your current career as a safety net to try new things and take risks you otherwise wouldn’t. There’s something magical that happens when you want it, but don’t need it. Position yourself so that you are learning valuable skills that translate well while also maintaining the luxury and peace of mind that is financial security. Keep digging. Keep doing what youre doing. Wait until the signal is so loud you can’t hear anything else. You’re in a great spot. Convince the archers to hold just a little bit longer.

A weird confidence will trickle into your professional career when you know you're faster and stronger than most of your peers.