{"id":12709,"date":"2016-03-20T13:53:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T05:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/blog\/?p=9794"},"modified":"2016-03-20T13:53:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T05:53:51","slug":"1000-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2016\/03\/20\/1000-index\/","title":{"rendered":"1000 index"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>self-observations<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0408 \u2013 tendency to talk in explanations\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0408-tendency-to-talk-in-explanations\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0408-tendency-to-talk-in-explanations\/\">0408\u200a\u2014\u200atendency to talk in explanations<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 I get neurotic when I try to explain everything, including how and why I try to explain everything. Relax.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0343 \u2013 a pretty good week\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0343-a-pretty-good-week\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0343-a-pretty-good-week\/\">0343\u200a\u2014\u200aa pretty good week<\/a>\u00a0sleep earlier \/ do the dishes \/ avoid internet drama \/\u00a0prioritize the best people \/ don\u2019t self-flagellate<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0159 \u2013 morning run with the wife\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0159-morning-run-with-the-wife\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0159-morning-run-with-the-wife\/\">0159\u200a\u2014\u200amorning run with the wife<\/a>\u00a0good things: waking early \/ eating breakfast \/ running \/ knowing your desired end-state (doesn\u2019t need to be perfect) \/ picking achievable goals \/ 1-1s<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0301 \u2013 gym, and how I usually get stuck\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0301-gym-and-how-i-usually-get-stuck\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0301-gym-and-how-i-usually-get-stuck\/\">0301\u200a\u2014\u200agym, and how I usually get stuck<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 good post about getting stuck because of lack of answers to questions, not breaking things down into steps.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0176 \u2013 the state of my vomits represents my life quite well\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0176-administrative-thoughts\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0176-administrative-thoughts\/\">0176\u200a\u2014\u200athe state of my vomits represents my life quite well<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 very messy, lots of false starts, lots of incomplete half-done stuff lying around everywhere. Complete the missions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0127 \u2013 not enjoying games\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0127-not-enjoying-games\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0127-not-enjoying-games\/\">0127\u200a\u2014\u200aI don&#8217;t enjoy games the way I used to<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 too fake now. I still occasionally like them as a way of experiencing a bit of flow, but I have more important things to do.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0331 \u2013 primitive map of behaviors pt1\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0331-primitive-map-of-behaviors-pt1\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0331-primitive-map-of-behaviors-pt1\/\">0331\u200a\u2014\u200aprimitive map of behaviors pt1<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0332-primitive-map-of-behaviors-pt-2\/\">pt2<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0429 \u2013 dissatisfaction with vomits\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0429-dissatisfaction-with-vomits\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0429-dissatisfaction-with-vomits\/\">0429\u200a\u2014\u200adissatisfaction with vomits<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0489 \u2013 a weekend of refactoring\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0489-a-weekend-of-refactoring\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0489-a-weekend-of-refactoring\/\">0489\u200a\u2014\u200aa weekend of refactoring<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0291 \u2013 my lacklustre relationship with poker\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0291-my-lacklustre-relationship-with-poker\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0291-my-lacklustre-relationship-with-poker\/\">0291\u200a\u2014\u200amy lacklustre relationship with poker<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0I could never quite convince myself to work very hard to get great at it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>unreliable narrator \u2013 how to correct self?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0356 \u2013 Less wrong and next steps\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0356-less-wrong-and-next-steps\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0356-less-wrong-and-next-steps\/\">0356\u200a\u2014\u200aLess wrong and next steps<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0293 \u2013 i\u2019m bad at estimating (for now)\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0293-im-bad-at-estimating-for-now\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0293-im-bad-at-estimating-for-now\/\">0293\u200a\u2014\u200ai\u2019m bad at estimating (for now)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0274 \u2013 clawing out of delusion\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0274-clawing-out-of-delusion\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0274-clawing-out-of-delusion\/\">0274\u200a\u2014\u200aclawing out of delusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0390 \u2013 my feelings are often wrong and unreliable\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0390-my-feelings-are-often-wrong-and-unreliable\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0390-my-feelings-are-often-wrong-and-unreliable\/\">0390\u200a\u2014\u200amy feelings are often wrong and unreliable<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0173 \u2013 New Lens Become New Blinders\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0173-new-lens-become-new-blinders\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0173-new-lens-become-new-blinders\/\">0173\u200a\u2014\u200aNew Lens Become New Blinders<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0085 \u2013 parasite w\/ psychological insulation\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0085-parasite-w-psychological-insulation\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0085-parasite-w-psychological-insulation\/\">0085\u200a\u2014\u200aparasite w\/ psychological insulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0056 \u2013 rip you out of my skull\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0056-rip-you-out-of-my-skull\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0056-rip-you-out-of-my-skull\/\">0056\u200a\u2014\u200arip you out of my skull<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0126B \u2013 killing the saboteur\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0126-killing-the-saboteur\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0126-killing-the-saboteur\/\">0126B\u200a\u2014\u200akill the saboteur<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0103 \u2013 The sneaky procrastinator waits patiently for The Slip\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0103-the-sneaky-procrastinator-waits-patiently-for-the-slip\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0103-the-sneaky-procrastinator-waits-patiently-for-the-slip\/\">0103\u200a\u2014\u200aThe sneaky procrastinator waits patiently for The Slip<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0272 \u2013 addicted to cheap validation, and switching to doing hard things\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0272-addicted-to-cheap-validation-and-switching-to-doing-hard-things\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0272-addicted-to-cheap-validation-and-switching-to-doing-hard-things\/\">0272\u200a\u2014\u200aaddicted to cheap validation, and switching to doing hard things<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>feels \/ experiences \u2013 what is it like to be a certain way?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0205 \u2013 recurring examinations and let\u2019s get outta here\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0205-recurring-examinations-and-lets-get-outta-here\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0205-recurring-examinations-and-lets-get-outta-here\/\">0205\u200a\u2014\u200arecurring examinations and let\u2019s get outta here<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 interesting vomit where I start out stressed from a bad dream and I work it out of my system<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0130 \u2013 two thirty am\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0130-two-thirty-am\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0130-two-thirty-am\/\">0130\u200a\u2014\u200atwo thirty am<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0200 \u2013 cold wistful rainy day\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0200-cold-wistful-rainy-day\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0200-cold-wistful-rainy-day\/\">0200\u200a\u2014\u200acold wistful rainy day<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0439 \u2013 perpetual wistfulness\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0439-perpetual-wistfulness\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0439-perpetual-wistfulness\/\">0439\u200a\u2014\u200aperpetual wistfulness<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0500 \u2013 I\u2019m proud of you\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0500-im-proud-of-you\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0500-im-proud-of-you\/\">0500\u200a\u2014\u200aI\u2019m proud of you<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0243 \u2013 unwell\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0243-unwell\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0243-unwell\/\">0243\u200a\u2014\u200aunwell<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0210 \u2013 after the unfriending\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0210-after-the-unfriending\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0210-after-the-unfriending\/\">0210\u200a\u2014\u200aafter the unfriending<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0438 \u2013 break in case of utter desolation: a script\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0438-break-in-case-of-utter-desolation-a-script\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0438-break-in-case-of-utter-desolation-a-script\/\">0438\u200a\u2014\u200abreak in case of utter desolation: a script<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0430 \u2013 needed changes and a perfect month\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0430-needed-changes-perfect-month\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0430-needed-changes-perfect-month\/\">0430\u200a\u2014\u200aneeded changes and a perfect month<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0366 \u2013 \u201cI was stuck but not anymore\u201d, again\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0366-i-was-stuck-but-not-anymore-again\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0366-i-was-stuck-but-not-anymore-again\/\">0366\u200a\u2014\u200a\u201cI was stuck but not anymore\u201d, again<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0459 \u2013 just a little tired\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0459-just-a-little-tired\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0459-just-a-little-tired\/\">0459\u200a\u2014\u200ajust a little tired<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>body<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0363 \u2013 blood sugar 1\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0363-blood-sugar-1\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0363-blood-sugar-1\/\">0363\u200a\u2014\u200ablood sugar 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">smoking\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0122 \u2013 whenever i stop smoking\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0122-whenever-i-stop-smoking\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0122-whenever-i-stop-smoking\/\">0122\u200a\u2014\u200awhenever i stop smoking<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0202 \u2013 smoking cessation and ten minute pomodoros\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0202-smoking-cessation-and-ten-minute-pomodoros\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0202-smoking-cessation-and-ten-minute-pomodoros\/\">0202\u200a\u2014\u200asmoking cessation and ten minute pomodoros<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0362 \u2013 latest cigarette thoughts\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0362-latest-cigarette-thoughts\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0362-latest-cigarette-thoughts\/\">0362\u200a\u2014\u200alatest cigarette thoughts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0119 \u2013 unclogged, future direction\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0119-unclogged-future-direction\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0119-unclogged-future-direction\/\">0119\u200a\u2014\u200aunclogged, future direction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0118 \u2013 What I\u2019ve learnt from writing over 120,000+ words.\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0118-lessons-from-writing-like-siao\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0118-lessons-from-writing-like-siao\/\">0118\u200a\u2014\u200aWhat I\u2019ve learnt from writing over 120,000+ words.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">sleep\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0117 \u2013 sleep\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0117-sleep\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0117-sleep\/\">0117\u200a\u2014\u200asleep<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0075 \u2013 sleepy and unfocused\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0075-sleepy-and-unfocused\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0075-sleepy-and-unfocused\/\">0075\u200a\u2014\u200asleepy and unfocused<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0034 \u2013 waking early\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0034-waking-early\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0034-waking-early\/\">0034\u200a\u2014\u200awaking early<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0015 \u2013 waking up early + smoking\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0015-waking-up-early-smoking\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0015-waking-up-early-smoking\/\">0015\u200a\u2014\u200awaking up early + smoking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>desired-end-states<\/h3>\n<p>Can probably summarize a lot of the following into a single post.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0365 \u2013 stuff I\u2019d like done\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0365-stuff-id-like-done\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0365-stuff-id-like-done\/\">0365\u200a\u2014\u200astuff I\u2019d like done<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 schedule, exercise, diet, information diet, improvement of form, wardrobe. <strong>[revisit: interesting]<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0188 + 0189 \u2013 the kind of person who insists that shit gets done\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0188-0189-person-who-gets-shit-done\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0188-0189-person-who-gets-shit-done\/\">0188 + 0189\u200a\u2014\u200athe kind of person who insists that shit gets done<\/a>\u00a0[revisit: good]<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0150 + 0151 \u2013 Restatement of Purpose\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0150-0151-restatement-of-purpose\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0150-0151-restatement-of-purpose\/\">0150 + 0151\u200a\u2014\u200aRestatement of Purpose<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 life is an intrinsically meaningless game. To enjoy a game (however meaningless), you have to take it seriously within the context of the game. (Consider War of Art perspective, or Taleb&#8217;s traders.) Build assets that compound over time. Get unstuck faster. Help others. Learn to think better, then teach others. Clean up your thoughts. Help the kids like yourself (Ensler).\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">How are you going to measure progress towards these ends?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0542 \u2013 more good than bad, please\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0542-more-good-than-bad-please\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0542-more-good-than-bad-please\/\">0542\u200a\u2014\u200amore good than bad, please<\/a>\u00a0sick. If I can increase my PB on squats, I can do other things I haven&#8217;t done before. &#8220;I need to earn my own respect, be kind to myself, be my own cheerleader. And I can be my own Fastball Special.&#8221; <strong>[revisit: motivating]<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0286 \u2013 don\u2019t want to be frustrated\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0286-dont-want-to-be-frustrated\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0286-dont-want-to-be-frustrated\/\">0286\u200a\u2014\u200adon\u2019t want to be frustrated<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 eliminating self-flagellation, being a better parent to myself.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0371 \u2013 a space for myself that I deserve\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0371-a-space-for-myself-that-i-deserve\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0371-a-space-for-myself-that-i-deserve\/\">0371\u200a\u2014\u200aa space for myself that I deserve<\/a>\u00a0I get impaired when I sleep poorly so I need to sleep better. Fog is temporary.&#8221;My vision is\u2013 I\u2019m going to become a disciplined, responsible person who gets shit done, so that I can carve out spaces for myself in this messy reality in which I can play and have fun.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0402 \u2013 a yearning for deep companionship\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0402-a-yearning-for-deep-companionship\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0402-a-yearning-for-deep-companionship\/\">0402\u200a\u2014\u200aa yearning for deep companionship<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;The yearning for companionship might really just be a yearning for validation. For people to tell me that I\u2019m okay. And I\u2019m pretty good at talking to people in a way that makes them tell me I\u2019m okay. I want something more than that. I want the respect and admiration of peers who are equals, peers who I respect and admire myself.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0520 \u2013 contemplating sunrise, and self-direction\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0520-contemplating-sunrise-and-self-direction\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0520-contemplating-sunrise-and-self-direction\/\">0520\u200a\u2014\u200aknow what you want and go get it<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0126 \u2013 deactivate \/ large number illiteracy\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0126-deactivate-large-number-illiteracy\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0126-deactivate-large-number-illiteracy\/\">0126\u200a\u2014\u200adeactivate \/ large number illiteracy<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 I would like to get better at making sense of the world<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0237 \u2013 Correct Misperceptions + Asymmetrical Warfare\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0237-correct-misperceptions-asymmetrical-warfare\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0237-correct-misperceptions-asymmetrical-warfare\/\">0237\u200a\u2014\u200aCorrect Misperceptions + Asymmetrical Warfare<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0203 \u2013 mindfulness and grand theft auto\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0203-mindfulness-and-grand-theft-auto\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0203-mindfulness-and-grand-theft-auto\/\">0203\u200a\u2014\u200amindfulness and grand theft auto<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; there are missions to do if you pay attention and listen carefully.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0182 \u2013 I will probably work on procrastination and productivity problems\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0182-i-will-work-on-procrastination-and-productivity\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0182-i-will-work-on-procrastination-and-productivity\/\">0182\u200a\u2014\u200aI will probably work on procrastination and productivity problems<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 #shrug<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>concepts<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0428 \u2013 integrity\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0428-integrity\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0428-integrity\/\">0428\u200a\u2014\u200aintegrity<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;\u201cI grew up thinking concepts like \u201cintegrity\u201d were lame, and sort-of rebelled against them. It wasn\u2019t very useful or effective towards any end. I\u2019m starting to realize now that integrity is actually really useful, because it allows for efficiency. If you can trust a tool, you can focus on the task at hand. Not having integrity means not exactly being able to trust yourself.\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--h3 graf--empty\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0532 \u2013 guilt as a signalling mechanism\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0532-guilt-as-a-signalling-mechanism\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0532-guilt-as-a-signalling-mechanism\/\">0532\u200a\u2014\u200aguilt as a signalling mechanism<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 it&#8217;s not an absolute thing. It&#8217;s possible to have too much of it. Don&#8217;t just be overwhelmed by it, pay attention to what it&#8217;s trying to tell you.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0213 \u2013 freedom requires violence\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0213-freedom-requires-violence\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0213-freedom-requires-violence\/\">0213\u200a\u2014\u200afreedom requires violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0212 \u2013 Bullshit breaks down at the boundaries\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0212-bullshit\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0212-bullshit\/\">0212\u200a\u2014\u200aBullshit breaks down at the boundaries<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">maps\n<ol>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0368 \u2013 ugh fields\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0368-ugh-fields\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0368-ugh-fields\/\">0368\u200a\u2014\u200augh fields<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0497 \u2013 low-res maps vs high-res maps\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0497-low-res-maps-vs-high-res-maps\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0497-low-res-maps-vs-high-res-maps\/\">0497\u200a\u2014\u200alow-res maps vs high-res maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0395 \u2013 procrastination as Parent vs Child breakdown\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0395-procrastination-as-parent-vs-child-breakdown\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0395-procrastination-as-parent-vs-child-breakdown\/\">0395\u200a\u2014\u200aprocrastination as Parent vs Child breakdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0052 \u2013 deep thinking, 20s, conditional self-esteem\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0052-deep-thinking-20s-conditional-self-esteem\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0052-deep-thinking-20s-conditional-self-esteem\/\">0052\u200a\u2014\u200adeep thinking, 20s, conditional self-esteem<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0019 \u2013 scale of influence, redundancy\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0019-scale-of-influence-redundancy\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0019-scale-of-influence-redundancy\/\">0019\u200a\u2014\u200ascale of influence, redundancy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0183 \u2013 Everything is a remix + checkpoints and milestones\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0183-everything-is-a-remix\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0183-everything-is-a-remix\/\">0183\u200a\u2014\u200aEverything is a remix + checkpoints and milestones<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0073 \u2013 local optimum\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0073-local-optimum\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0073-local-optimum\/\">0073\u200a\u2014\u200alocal optimum<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0142 \u2013 Arbitrary configurations of reality\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0142-arbitrary-configurations-of-reality\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0142-arbitrary-configurations-of-reality\/\">0142\u200a\u2014\u200aArbitrary configurations of reality<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">self-concept\n<ol>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0483 \u2013 Poor Little Me\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0483-poor-little-me\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0483-poor-little-me\/\">0483\u200a\u2014\u200aPoor Little Me<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0024 \u2013 procrastination as pain-avoidance\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0024-procrastination-as-pain-avoidance\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0024-procrastination-as-pain-avoidance\/\">0024\u200a\u2014\u200aprocrastination as pain-avoidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0123 \u2013 laziness as work aversion\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0123-laziness-as-work-aversion\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0123-laziness-as-work-aversion\/\">0123\u200a\u2014\u200alaziness as work aversion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0482 \u2013 gooey people and prickly people\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0482-gooey-people-and-prickly-people\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0482-gooey-people-and-prickly-people\/\">0482\u200a\u2014\u200agooey people and prickly people<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">stimuli\n<ol>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0009 \u2013 Jugs Of Water and Motivational Posters\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0009-jugs-of-water-and-motivational-posters\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0009-jugs-of-water-and-motivational-posters\/\">0009\u200a\u2014\u200aJugs Of Water and Motivational Posters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0053 \u2013 no such thing as level playing field \/ we rarely love people\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0053-no-such-thing-as-level-playing-field-we-rarely-love-people\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0053-no-such-thing-as-level-playing-field-we-rarely-love-people\/\">0053\u200a\u2014\u200ano such thing as level playing field \/ we rarely love people<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0043 \u2013 Life is theatre, writing for self\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0043-life-is-theatre-writing-for-self\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0043-life-is-theatre-writing-for-self\/\">0043\u200a\u2014\u200aLife is theatre, writing for self<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0067 \u2013 rotten apple\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0067-rotten-apple\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0067-rotten-apple\/\">0067\u200a\u2014\u200arotten apple<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">navigation\n<ol>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0082 \u2013 metaphorical airports destinations comfort zone\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0082-metaphorical-airports-destinations-comfort-zone\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0082-metaphorical-airports-destinations-comfort-zone\/\">0082\u200a\u2014\u200ametaphorical airports destinations comfort zone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0120 \u2013 building self-control like building a company\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0120-building-self-control-like-building-a-company\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0120-building-self-control-like-building-a-company\/\">0120\u200a\u2014\u200abuilding self-control like building a company<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0062 \u2013 Facebook fatigue\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0062-facebook-fatigue\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0062-facebook-fatigue\/\">0062\u200a\u2014\u200aFacebook fatigue<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0028 \u2013 the 25%\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0028-the-25\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0028-the-25\/\">0028\u200a\u2014\u200athe 25%<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0125 \u2013 the self as a state\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0125-the-self-as-a-state\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0125-the-self-as-a-state\/\">0125\u200a\u2014\u200athe self as a state<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0108 \u2013 future as escapism\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0108-future-as-escapism\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0108-future-as-escapism\/\">0108\u200a\u2014\u200afuture as escapism<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0111 \u2013 activation energy hypothesis + tattoos, piercings, mohawks\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0111-activation-energy-hypothesis-tattoos-piercings-mohawks\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0111-activation-energy-hypothesis-tattoos-piercings-mohawks\/\">0111\u200a\u2014\u200aactivation energy hypothesis + tattoos, piercings, mohawks<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0165 \u2013 Cheap Turpentine and Varying Opportunities\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0165-cheap-turpentine-and-varying-opportunities\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0165-cheap-turpentine-and-varying-opportunities\/\">0165\u200a\u2014\u200aCheap Turpentine and Varying Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0328 \u2013 the village idiot goes to the forest\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0328-the-village-idiot-goes-to-the-forest\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0328-the-village-idiot-goes-to-the-forest\/\">0328\u200a\u2014\u200athe village idiot goes to the forest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>directives<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0232 \u2013 use stories as a thinking tool\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0232-story-thinking\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0232-story-thinking\/\">0232\u200a\u2014\u200ause stories as a thinking tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0260 \u2013 moments out of time\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0260-moments-out-of-time\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0260-moments-out-of-time\/\">0260\u200a\u2014\u200amoments out of time<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 it&#8217;s good to engineer good moments<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0109 \u2013 Manufactured Context + commit to flow, and interestingness\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0109-manufactured-context-commit-to-flow-and-interestingness\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0109-manufactured-context-commit-to-flow-and-interestingness\/\">0109\u200a\u2014Be mindful of\u00a0context + commit to flow, and interestingness<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0155 \u2013 write to solve your own problems\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0155-write-to-solve-your-own-problems\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0155-write-to-solve-your-own-problems\/\">0155\u200a\u2014\u200awrite to solve your own problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0349 \u2013 \u2018be dangerous\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0349-be-dangerous\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0349-be-dangerous\/\">0349\u200a\u2014\u200a\u2018be dangerous\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0308 \u2013 Draw, Play, Explore\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0308-draw-play-explore\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0308-draw-play-explore\/\">0308\u200a\u2014\u200aDraw, Play, Explore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0384 \u2013 designing a plan\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0384-designing-a-plan\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0384-designing-a-plan\/\">0384\u200a\u2014\u200aexpress your values through\u00a0planned actions<\/a>\u00a0I value growth, progress, overcoming fears and weakness, triumph over adversity. To express those values I need to overcome my own limiting factors\u2013 sleep better, review my work better.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0279 \u2013 winning and influencing myself, two-way street\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0279-winning-and-influencing-myself-two-way-street\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0279-winning-and-influencing-myself-two-way-street\/\">0279\u200a\u2014\u200awin yourself over<\/a>\u00a0and frame everything in terms of helping the people you care about.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0264 \u2013 cultivating a different perspective\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0264-cultivating-a-different-perspective\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0264-cultivating-a-different-perspective\/\">0264\u200a\u2014\u200acultivate\u00a0different perspectives (by moving yourself)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0223 \u2013 thinking about workflow\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0223-thinking-about-workflow\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0223-thinking-about-workflow\/\">0223\u200a\u2014\u200aidentify your\u00a0workflow processes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0269 \u2013 lecturing to students and leaving comfort zones\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0269-lecturing-to-students-and-leaving-comfort-zones\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0269-lecturing-to-students-and-leaving-comfort-zones\/\">0269 \u2013 leave your comfort zone regularly (lectured to SMU students)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0268 \u2013 dealing with the circus, and know-how vs know what\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0268-dealing-with-the-circus-and-know-how-vs-know-what\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0268-dealing-with-the-circus-and-know-how-vs-know-what\/\">0268 \u2013 see through the circus and focus on the fundamentals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0261 \u2013 Esperanto, Marketing and Solving for Adoption\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0261-esperanto-marketing-and-solving-for-adoption\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0261-esperanto-marketing-and-solving-for-adoption\/\">0261\u200a\u2014\u200aSolve for Adoption<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0255 \u2013 failing forward\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0255-failing-forward\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0255-failing-forward\/\">0255\u200a\u2014\u200afail forward<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0248 \u2013 starting the day\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0248-starting-the-day\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0248-starting-the-day\/\">0248\u200a\u2014\u200adevelop productive rituals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Stop \/ don&#8217;t \u00a0\/ beware<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0514 \u2013 don\u2019t build taj mahals\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0514-dont-build-taj-mahals\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0514-dont-build-taj-mahals\/\">0514\u200a\u2014\u200adon\u2019t build taj mahals<\/a>\u00a0\u2013<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0231 \u2013 caged eagles\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0231-caged-eagles\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0231-caged-eagles\/\">0231\u200a\u2014\u200adon&#8217;t be a caged eagle<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 break free<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0323 \u2013 supernormal stimuli\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0323-supernormal-stimuli\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0323-supernormal-stimuli\/\">0323\u200a\u2014\u200abeware supernormal stimuli<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 they&#8217;ll trap you into habits you don&#8217;t want.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0400 \u2013 truth in boxes\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0400-truth-in-boxes\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0400-truth-in-boxes\/\">0400\u200a\u2014don&#8217;t hoard \u200atruth in boxes<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 they lose their power that way. integrate them into your model of reality, and your behavior.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0263 \u2013 searching under streetlights, becoming less useless, sharpening the saw\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0263-searching-under-streetlights-becoming-less-useless-sharpening-the-saw\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0263-searching-under-streetlights-becoming-less-useless-sharpening-the-saw\/\">0263\u200a\u2014\u200aStop searching under streetlights<\/a>\u00a0\u2013become less useless, sharpen the saw<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0124 \u2013 Living in the past\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0124-living-in-the-past\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0124-living-in-the-past\/\">0124\u200a\u2014\u200aStop living in the past<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0432 \u2013 fixations\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0432-fixations\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0432-fixations\/\">0432\u200a\u2014\u200alet go of your fixations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0466 \u2013 fuckarounditis\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0466-fuckarounditis\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0466-fuckarounditis\/\">0466\u200a\u2014\u200abeware fuckarounditis<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 one thing at a time<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0462 \u2013 beware grandiose proclamations\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0462-beware-grandiose-proclamations\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0462-beware-grandiose-proclamations\/\">0462\u200a\u2014\u200abeware grandiose proclamations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0491 \u2013 everything changes so stop holding so tight\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0491-everything-changes-so-stop-holding-so-tight\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0491-everything-changes-so-stop-holding-so-tight\/\">0491\u200a\u2014\u200aeverything changes so stop holding so tight<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0490 \u2013 mindfully avoid muscle memory\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0490-mindfully-avoid-muscle-memory\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0490-mindfully-avoid-muscle-memory\/\">0490\u200a\u2014\u200amindfully avoid muscle memory<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0222 \u2013 Never be mean\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0222-never-be-mean\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0222-never-be-mean\/\">0222\u200a\u2014\u200aNever be mean<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 it leads to boring outcomes<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0057 \u2013 Don\u2019t feed the troll\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0057-dont-feed-the-troll\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0057-dont-feed-the-troll\/\">0057\u200a\u2014\u200aDon\u2019t feed the troll<\/a>\u00a0\u2013<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0074 \u2013 stop sharpening the axe\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0074-stop-sharpening-the-axe\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0074-stop-sharpening-the-axe\/\">0074\u200a\u2014\u200astop sharpening the axe<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 do the goddamn work<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0072 \u2013 don\u2019t break the chain\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0072-dont-break-the-chain\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0072-dont-break-the-chain\/\">0072\u200a\u2014\u200adon\u2019t break the chain<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 use momentum to your advantage<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0398 \u2013 levelling up as a writer (less digression)\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0398-levelling-up-as-a-writer-less-digression\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0398-levelling-up-as-a-writer-less-digression\/\">0398\u200a\u2014\u200abeware\u00a0digression<\/a>\u00a0Get to the next threshold ASAP. Achieve your objectives.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0330 \u2013 overthinking\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0330-overthinking\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0330-overthinking\/\">0330\u200a\u2014\u200abeware overthinking (make decisions quicker)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0106 \u2013 pointlessness of argument\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0106-pointlessness-of-argument\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0106-pointlessness-of-argument\/\">0106\u200a\u2014\u200apointlessness of argument<\/a> don\u2019t argue it\u2019s pointless<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0priorities \/ basics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0442 \u2013 game of priorities\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0442-game-of-priorities\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0442-game-of-priorities\/\">0442\u200a\u2014\u200agame of priorities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0509 \u2013 putting my gains first\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0509-putting-my-gains-first\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0509-putting-my-gains-first\/\">0509\u200a\u2014\u200aputting my gains first<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0309 \u2013 arbitrary line in the sand\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0309-arbitrary-line-in-the-sand\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0309-arbitrary-line-in-the-sand\/\">0309\u200a\u2014\u200adraw an arbitrary line in the sand<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0201 \u2013 breathe\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0201-breathe\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0201-breathe\/\">0201\u200a\u2014\u200abreathe<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0511 \u2013 strength as a priority\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0511-strength-as-a-priority\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0511-strength-as-a-priority\/\">0511\u200a\u2014\u200aprioritize strength<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0137 \u2013 making time for Life\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0137-making-time-for-life\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0137-making-time-for-life\/\">0137\u200a\u2014\u200amake time for Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0434 \u2013 somewhere new\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0434-somewhere-new\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0434-somewhere-new\/\">0434\u200a\u2014 go \u200asomewhere new<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0059 \u2013 Waking Early\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0059-waking-early\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0059-waking-early\/\">0059\u200a\u2014\u200aWake Early<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0249 \u2013 take slow walks\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0249-slow-walks\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0249-slow-walks\/\">0249\u200a\u2014\u200atake slow walks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mission \/ mindset<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0138 \u2013 Figure out what makes YOU happy\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0138-figure-out-what-makes-you-happy\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0138-figure-out-what-makes-you-happy\/\">0138\u200a\u2014\u200aFigure out what makes YOU happy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0220 \u2013 aim for the company of immortals\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0220-aim-for-the-company-of-immortals\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0220-aim-for-the-company-of-immortals\/\">0220\u200a\u2014\u200aaim for the company of immortals<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0524 \u2013 acknowledging the silly \u201cbig-minded man\u201d game\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0524-acknowledging-silly-big-minded-man-game\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0524-acknowledging-silly-big-minded-man-game\/\">0524\u200a\u2014\u200aacknowledge the silly \u201cbig-minded man\u201d game<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0435 \u2013 self-respect\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0435-self-respect\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0435-self-respect\/\">0435\u200a\u2014\u200aearn some self-respect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0208 \u2013 earning my keep\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0208-earning-my-keep\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0208-earning-my-keep\/\">0208\u200a\u2014\u200aearn your\u00a0keep<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0211 \u2013 reflecting on why\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0211-reflecting-on-why\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0211-reflecting-on-why\/\">0211\u200a\u2014\u200areflecting on why<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GTD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0058 \u2013 Monotasking\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0058-monotasking\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0058-monotasking\/\">0058\u200a\u2014\u200aMonotask<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0292 \u2013 Learning the crazy\/erratic way\u2013 the way to do it is piecemeal\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0292-piecemeal\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0292-piecemeal\/\">0292\u200a\u2014\u200athe way to do it is piecemeal: learn one new song at a time<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0528 \u2013 break things down\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0528-break-things\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0528-break-things\/\">0528\u200a\u2014\u200abreak things down<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0425 \u2013 replace hyperbole with precision\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0425-replacing-hyperbole-with-precision\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0425-replacing-hyperbole-with-precision\/\">0425\u200a\u2014\u200areplace hyperbole with precision<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0045 \u2013 pick the smallest problem and annihilate it\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0045-pick-the-smallest-problem-and-annihilate-it\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0045-pick-the-smallest-problem-and-annihilate-it\/\">0045\u200a\u2014\u200apick the smallest problem and annihilate it<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0327 \u2013 self-flagellation, roadmaps, timetables\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0327-self-flaggelation-roadmaps-timetables\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0327-self-flaggelation-roadmaps-timetables\/\">0327\u200a\u2014\u200aself-flagellation, roadmaps, timetables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0353 \u2013 discharging strength\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0353-discharging-strength\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0353-discharging-strength\/\">0353\u200a\u2014\u200adischarge your strength, productively<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0344 \u2013 wiping the slate clean\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0344-wiping-the-slate-clean\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0344-wiping-the-slate-clean\/\">0344\u200a\u2014\u200awipe the slate clean and face your problems now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0340 \u2013 deciding in advance + do it now\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0340-deciding-in-advance-do-it-now\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0340-deciding-in-advance-do-it-now\/\">0340\u200a\u2014\u200adecide in advance + do it immediately<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0287-changing-the-lights\/\">0287\u200a\u2014\u200aChange the lights<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0335 \u2013 no zero days\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0335-no-zero-days\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0335-no-zero-days\/\">0335\u200a\u2014\u200ano zero days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0383 \u2013 reviewing one\u2019s principles\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0383-review-principles\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0383-review-principles\/\">0383\u200a\u2014\u200areview your principles regularly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0385 \u2013 fighting memory + learning decay\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0385-fighting-memory-learning-decay\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0385-fighting-memory-learning-decay\/\">0385\u200a\u2014schedule revisions for learning through repetition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0493 \u2013 improving your writing resolution\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0493-improving-your-writing-resolution\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0493-improving-your-writing-resolution\/\">0493\u200a\u2014suspend judgement of low-res work, increase resolution through practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0281 \u2013 seeing the bigger picture, ramifications\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0281-seeing-the-bigger-picture-ramifications\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0281-seeing-the-bigger-picture-ramifications\/\">0281\u200a\u2014zoom out to see how you\u2019re blocking yourself<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI say things like \u201cI want to be rich one day\u201d. That\u2019s a nice convenient semi-fiction. Because it\u2019s unverifiable. What am I doing to ensure that I will be rich one day? Nothing in particular. How far away is one day? It can be anything, it can be never. I can hold that belief rent-free until it\u2019s too late, and then go \u201cWelp, it\u2019s too late now. Such is life.\u201d\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Strategy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0478 \u2013 moving forward\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0478-moving-forward\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0478-moving-forward\/\">0478\u200a\u2014\u200amove forward<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0214 \u2013 destroy the boxes\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0214-destroy-the-boxes\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0214-destroy-the-boxes\/\">0214\u200a\u2014\u200adestroy the boxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0361 \u2013 play the bigger games\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0361-play-the-bigger-games\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0361-play-the-bigger-games\/\">0361\u200a\u2014\u200aplay the bigger games<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0494 \u2013 get into the arena and play to win\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0494-get-into-the-arena-and-play-to-win\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0494-get-into-the-arena-and-play-to-win\/\">0494\u200a\u2014\u200aget into the arena and play to win<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Method<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0360 \u2013 screw feeling guilty about not appreciating life\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0360-screw-feeling-guilty-about-not-appreciating-life\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0360-screw-feeling-guilty-about-not-appreciating-life\/\">0360\u200a\u2014\u200ascrew feeling guilty about not appreciating life<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0224 \u2013 win the person, not the argument\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0224-win-the-person\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0224-win-the-person\/\">0224\u200a\u2014\u200awin the person, not the argument<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0247 \u2013 reminder to confront limiting beliefs\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0247-reminder-to-confront-limiting-beliefs\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0247-reminder-to-confront-limiting-beliefs\/\">0247\u200a\u2014\u200areminder to confront limiting beliefs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0246 \u2013 reminder to focus on fundamentals after the feels\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0246-reminder-to-focus-on-fundamentals-after-the-feels\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0246-reminder-to-focus-on-fundamentals-after-the-feels\/\">0246\u200a\u2014\u200areminder to focus on fundamentals after the feels<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0396 \u2013 publish crap\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0396-publish-crap\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0396-publish-crap\/\">0396\u200a\u2014\u200apublish crap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>JFDI<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0337 \u2013 no really do it now\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0337-no-really-do-it-now\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0337-no-really-do-it-now\/\">0337\u200a\u2014\u200ano really do it now<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0336 \u2013 wake up do it now\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0336-wake-up-do-it-now\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0336-wake-up-do-it-now\/\">0336\u200a\u2014\u200awake up do it now<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0206 \u2013 fuck it just do it\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0206-fuck-it-just-do-it\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0206-fuck-it-just-do-it\/\">0206\u200a\u2014\u200afuck it just do it<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0196 \u2013 go go go\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0196-go-go-go\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0196-go-go-go\/\">0196\u200a\u2014\u200ago go go<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0381 \u2013 fuck fear\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0381-fuck-fear\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0381-fuck-fear\/\">0381\u200a\u2014\u200afuck fear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0355 \u2013 punching tires\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0355-punching-tires\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0355-punching-tires\/\">0355\u200a\u2014\u200apunch the goddamn tires<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>peopling<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0021 \u2013 judging others, guruka singh, letting go\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0021-judging-others-guruka-singh-letting-go\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0021-judging-others-guruka-singh-letting-go\/\">0021\u200a\u2014\u200ajudging others, guruka singh, letting go<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Baggage<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0295 \u2013 forgiving the criminal\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0295-forgiving-the-criminal\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0295-forgiving-the-criminal\/\">0295\u200a\u2014\u200aforgive your inner\u00a0criminal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0282 \u2013 planning, together\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0282-planning-together\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0282-planning-together\/\">0282\u200a\u2014\u200a\u00a0make your plans together with your inner child<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0376 \u2013 adulting with echoes of childhood frame\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0376-adulting-with-echoes-of-childhood-frame\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0376-adulting-with-echoes-of-childhood-frame\/\">0376\u200a\u2014\u200ameditate and reflect to unlearn childish incompetence<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI need to systematically anticipate shitty situations and deal with them before they become issues. I need structure. I need focus.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0100B \u2013 quitting smoking and abusive relationships\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0100-quitting-smoking-abusive-relationships\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0100-quitting-smoking-abusive-relationships\/\">0100B\u200a\u2014\u200aprotect your inner child from smoking and abusive relationships<\/a>\u00a0(x)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>-ings<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0397 \u2013 living life stressfully, and elephants breaking free\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0397-living-life-stressfully-and-elephants-breaking-free\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0397-living-life-stressfully-and-elephants-breaking-free\/\">0397\u200a\u2014\u200aliving life stressfully, and elephants breaking free<\/a>\u00a0We are all elephants tied to posts. Don\u2019t talk to other elephants. Free yourself first.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0302 \u2013 breaking out of patterns\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0302-breaking-out-of-patterns\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0302-breaking-out-of-patterns\/\">0302\u200a\u2014\u200abreaking out of patterns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0300 \u2013 breaking out of stale patterns\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0300-breaking-out-of-stale-patterns\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0300-breaking-out-of-stale-patterns\/\">0300\u200a\u2014\u200abreak free from your stale, suffocating patterns<\/a>\u00a0\u201cPeople like to come up with stories that make them feel like they didn\u2019t have much of a choice. It allows you to give up, give in, surrender to fate. You just put up a socially acceptable amount of resistance\u2013 you whine and bitch as much as it takes\u2013 until you get tired, or until you feel like you\u2019re justified, and then you go on living the same way, doing the same thing. You complain about drama, but really, you\u2019re guilty of perpetuating it inside your own head.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0164 \u2013 Recognizing Naivete, and #welcometothecircus\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0164-recognizing-naivete-and-welcometothecircus\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0164-recognizing-naivete-and-welcometothecircus\/\">0164\u200a\u2014\u200aRecognizing Naivete, and #welcometothecircus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0233 \u2013 improving my environment\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0233-improving-my-environment\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0233-improving-my-environment\/\">0233\u200a\u2014\u200aimproving my environment<\/a>\u00a0(x)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0273 \u2013 revisiting the central problem (undertaking the schlep)\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0273-revisiting-the-central-problem\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0273-revisiting-the-central-problem\/\">0273\u200a\u2014\u200arevisiting the central problem (undertaking the schlep)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0241 \u2013 Revisiting \u201con purpose\u201d, from 2009\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0241-revisiting-on-purpose-from-2009\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0241-revisiting-on-purpose-from-2009\/\">0241\u200a\u2014\u200aRevisiting \u201con purpose\u201d, from 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0518 \u2013 refactoring my personal library\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0518-refactoring-my-personal-library\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0518-refactoring-my-personal-library\/\">0518\u200a\u2014\u200arefactoring my personal library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0204 \u2013 fixing anxiety, pausing and changing environments\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0204-fixing-anxiety-pausing-and-changing-environments\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0204-fixing-anxiety-pausing-and-changing-environments\/\">0204\u200a\u2014\u200afixing anxiety, pausing and changing environments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0198 \u2013 progressing recursively\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0198-progressing-recursively\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0198-progressing-recursively\/\">0198\u200a\u2014\u200aprogressing recursively<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0503 \u2013 troubleshooting my first story\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0503-troubleshooting-my-first-story\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0503-troubleshooting-my-first-story\/\">0503\u200a\u2014\u200atroubleshooting my first story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0193 \u2013 refactoring my decision-making system\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0193-refactoring-my-decision-making-system\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0193-refactoring-my-decision-making-system\/\">0193\u200a\u2014\u200aprioritize ruthlessly and follow through<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0190 \u2013 awakening to inner richness\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0190-awakening-to-inner-richness\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0190-awakening-to-inner-richness\/\">0190\u200a\u2014\u200aawaken to inner richness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0170 \u2013 questioning assumptions; what got you here won\u2019t get you there\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0170-questioning-assumptions-what-got-you-here-wont-get-you-there\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0170-questioning-assumptions-what-got-you-here-wont-get-you-there\/\">0170\u200a\u2014\u200aquestion your assumptions; what got you here won\u2019t get you there<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0479 \u2013 revisiting the Resistance\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0479-revisiting-the-resistance\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0479-revisiting-the-resistance\/\">0479\u200a\u2014\u200arevisit the Resistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0276 \u2013 listening to myself\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0276-listening-to-myself\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0276-listening-to-myself\/\">0276\u200a\u2014\u200alisten to yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0540 \u2013 scratching new surfaces + desired end states\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0540-scratching-new-surfaces-desired-end-states\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0540-scratching-new-surfaces-desired-end-states\/\">0540\u200a\u2014\u200ascratching new surfaces + desired end states<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0531 \u2013 placebo purposes\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0531-placebo-purposes\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0531-placebo-purposes\/\">0531\u200a\u2014\u200ado things for placebo purposes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0529 \u2013 gently calibrating expectations\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0529-gently-calibrating-expectations\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0529-gently-calibrating-expectations\/\">0529\u200a\u2014\u200agently calibrating expectations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0450 \u2013 practicing pauses\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0450-practicing-pauses\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0450-practicing-pauses\/\">0450\u200a\u2014\u200apractice pauses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0460 \u2013 dancing to the internal compass\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0460-dancing-to-the-internal-compass\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0460-dancing-to-the-internal-compass\/\">0460\u200a\u2014\u200adancing to the internal compass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0484 \u2013 thinking about tools\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0484-thinking-about-tools\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0484-thinking-about-tools\/\">0484\u200a\u2014\u200athinking about tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0437 \u2013 walking over the same old ground\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0437-walking-over-the-same-old-ground\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0437-walking-over-the-same-old-ground\/\">0437\u200a\u2014\u200awalking over the same old ground<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0473 \u2013 breathing easier\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0473-breathing-easier\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0473-breathing-easier\/\">0473\u200a\u2014\u200abreathing easier<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0469 \u2013 making the decision to grow\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0469-making-the-decision-to-grow\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0469-making-the-decision-to-grow\/\">0469\u200a\u2014\u200adecide to grow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0501 \u2013 revising personal narratives and self-concept\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0501-revising-personal-narratives-and-self-concept\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0501-revising-personal-narratives-and-self-concept\/\">0501\u200a\u2014\u200arevising personal narratives and self-concept<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0496 \u2013 identifying personal baggage that needs sorting\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0496-identifying-personal-baggage-that-needs-sorting\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0496-identifying-personal-baggage-that-needs-sorting\/\">0496\u200a\u2014\u00a0identify personal baggage that needs addressing, and address it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0016 \u2013 expressing the repressed, and art\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0016-expressing-the-repressed-and-art\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0016-expressing-the-repressed-and-art\/\">0016\u200a\u2014\u200aexpressing the repressed, and art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0026 \u2013 meeting older friends + singapore\/overview effect\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0026-meeting-older-friends-singaporeoverview-effect\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0026-meeting-older-friends-singaporeoverview-effect\/\">0026\u200a\u2014\u200ameet older friends + singapore\/overview effect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0046 \u2013 being a fucking human being\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0046-being-a-fucking-human-being\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0046-being-a-fucking-human-being\/\">0046\u200a\u2014\u200abeing a fucking human being<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0048 \u2013 brain reality and starting from scratch\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0048-brain-reality\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0048-brain-reality\/\">0048\u200a\u2014\u200abrain reality and starting from scratch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0066 \u2013 starting over, reflections on procrastination\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0066-starting-over-reflections-on-procrastination\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0066-starting-over-reflections-on-procrastination\/\">0066\u200a\u2014\u200astarting over, reflections on procrastination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0143 \u2013 Questioning own assumptions about how life should be lived\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0143-questioning-own-assumptions-about-how-life-should-be-lived\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0143-questioning-own-assumptions-about-how-life-should-be-lived\/\">0143\u200a\u2014\u200aQuestion own assumptions about how life should be lived<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0464 \u2013 toying with mediums\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0464-toying-with-mediums\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0464-toying-with-mediums\/\">0464\u200a\u2014\u200atoy with mediums<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ing\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0089 \u2013 starting beeminder\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0089-starting-beeminder\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0089-starting-beeminder\/\">0089\u200a\u2014\u200astarting beeminder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0083 \u2013 talking over you\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0083-talking-over-you\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0083-talking-over-you\/\">0083\u200a\u2014\u200atalking over you<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0448 \u2013 coming of age\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0448-coming-of-age\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0448-coming-of-age\/\">0448\u200a\u2014\u200acoming of age<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0037 \u2013 changing circumstances\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0037-changing-circumstances\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0037-changing-circumstances\/\">0037\u200a\u2014\u200achanging circumstances<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0441 \u2013 peopling, and silly\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0441-peopling-and-silly\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0441-peopling-and-silly\/\">0441\u200a\u2014\u200apeopling, and silly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0433 \u2013 evolving the 1000wordvomits project\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0433-evolving-the-1000wordvomits-project\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0433-evolving-the-1000wordvomits-project\/\">0433\u200a\u2014\u200aevolve the 1000wordvomits project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0406 \u2013 reflecting on habits\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0406-reflecting-on-habits\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0406-reflecting-on-habits\/\">0406\u200a\u2014\u200areflect on habits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0405 \u2013 dealing with slipping and with foggy black boxes\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0405-dealing-with-slipping-and-with-foggy-black-boxes\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0405-dealing-with-slipping-and-with-foggy-black-boxes\/\">0405\u200a\u2014\u200adeal with slipping and with foggy black boxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0316 \u2013 thinking and talking about anger\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0316-thinking-and-talking-about-anger\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0316-thinking-and-talking-about-anger\/\">0316\u200a\u2014\u200athink and talk about anger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0315 \u2013 sorta starting from scratch, managing the mind\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0315-sorta-starting-from-scratch-managing-the-mind\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0315-sorta-starting-from-scratch-managing-the-mind\/\">0315\u200a\u2014\u200asorta starting from scratch, managing the mind<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0307 \u2013 dealing with plateaus\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0307-dealing-with-plateaus\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0307-dealing-with-plateaus\/\">0307\u200a\u2014\u200adeal with plateaus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0303 \u2013 building up the meatbag\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0303-building-up-the-meatbag\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0303-building-up-the-meatbag\/\">0303\u200a\u2014\u200abuild up the meatbag<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0305 \u2013 2nd workout, reflecting on overthinking\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0305-2nd-workout-reflecting-on-overthinking\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0305-2nd-workout-reflecting-on-overthinking\/\">0305\u20132nd workout, reflecting on overthinking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>questions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0234 \u2013 answering questions that arise\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0234-questions-so-far\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0234-questions-so-far\/\">0234\u200a\u2014\u200aanswering questions that arise pt1<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0235-questions-that-arise-pt-2\/\">pt 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0537 \u2013 what is going on?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0537-what-is-going-on\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0537-what-is-going-on\/\">0537\u200a\u2014\u200awhat is going on?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0512 \u2013 are you a player or a spectator?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0512-are-you-a-player-or-a-spectator\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0512-are-you-a-player-or-a-spectator\/\">0512\u200a\u2014\u200aare you a player or a spectator?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0507 \u2013 what does love mean to you?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0507-what-does-love-mean-to-you\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0507-what-does-love-mean-to-you\/\">0507\u200a\u2014\u200awhat does love mean to you?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0499 \u2013 what would Visa like to read?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0499-what-would-visa-like-to-read\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0499-what-would-visa-like-to-read\/\">0499\u200a\u2014\u200awhat would Visa like to read?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0480 \u2013 \u201cWhy do you read?\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0480-why-do-you-read\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0480-why-do-you-read\/\">0480\u200a\u2014\u200a\u201cWhy do you read?\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0475 + 0476 + 0477 \u2013 How did I get here?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0475-0476-0477-how-did-i-get-here\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0475-0476-0477-how-did-i-get-here\/\">0475 + 0476 + 0477\u200a\u2014\u200aHow did I get here?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0474 \u2013 \u201cDo you have any writing advice?\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0474-do-you-have-any-writing-advice\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0474-do-you-have-any-writing-advice\/\">0474\u200a\u2014\u200a\u201cDo you have any writing advice?\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0436 \u2013 what for?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0436-what-for\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0436-what-for\/\">0436\u200a\u2014\u200awhat for?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0348 \u2013 what does done mean?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0348-what-does-done-mean\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0348-what-does-done-mean\/\">0348\u200a\u2014\u200awhat does done mean?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0341 \u2013 what is done?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0341-what-is-done\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0341-what-is-done\/\">0341\u200a\u2014\u200awhat is done?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0290 \u2013 what makes a good video game?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0290-what-makes-a-good-video-game\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0290-what-makes-a-good-video-game\/\">0290\u200a\u2014\u200awhat makes a good video game?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0215 \u2013 why do I not sleep better?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0215-sleep\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0215-sleep\/\">0215\u200a\u2014\u200awhy do I not sleep better?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0199 \u2013 when self-mastery? when self-discipline?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0199-when-self-mastery-when-self-discipline\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0199-when-self-mastery-when-self-discipline\/\">0199\u200a\u2014\u200awhen self-mastery? when self-discipline?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">self-knowledge\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0184 \u2013 What moves me?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0184-what-moves-me\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0184-what-moves-me\/\">0184\u200a\u2014\u200aWhat moves me?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0179 \u2013 Why can we sometimes change our habits, and sometimes not?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0179-why-can-we-sometimes-change-our-habits-and-sometimes-not\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0179-why-can-we-sometimes-change-our-habits-and-sometimes-not\/\">0179\u200a\u2014\u200aWhy can we sometimes change our habits, and sometimes not?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0177 \u2013 Why bother doing your work when the universe is going to be extinguished in the end?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0177-why-bother-doing-your-work-when-the-universe-is-going-to-be-extinguished-in-the-end\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0177-why-bother-doing-your-work-when-the-universe-is-going-to-be-extinguished-in-the-end\/\">0177\u200a\u2014\u200aWhy bother doing your work when the universe is going to be extinguished in the end?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0162 \u2013 What do I really want, what are my utility functions?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0162-what-do-i-really-want-what-are-my-utility-functions\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0162-what-do-i-really-want-what-are-my-utility-functions\/\">0162\u200a\u2014\u200aWhat do I really want, what are my utility functions?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0158 \u2013 Why do anything? The Disneyland Analogy\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0158-why-do-anything-the-disneyland-analogy\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0158-why-do-anything-the-disneyland-analogy\/\">0158\u200a\u2014\u200aWhy do anything? The Disneyland Analogy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0147 \u2013 if it works, do you accelerate it?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0147-if-it-works-do-you-accelerate-it\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0147-if-it-works-do-you-accelerate-it\/\">0147\u200a\u2014\u200aif it works, do you accelerate it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0133 \u2013 Which Singapore?\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0133-which-singapore\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0133-which-singapore\/\">0133\u200a\u2014\u200aWhich Singapore?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>realizations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0431-thinking-about-priorities\/\">0431 \u2013 your priorities are what you do, not what you say you\u2019ll do<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0392 \u2013 life is precious\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0392-life-is-precious\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0392-life-is-precious\/\">0392\u200a\u2014\u200alife is precious<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0195 \u2013 attempting to rewrite what was lost\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0195-attempting-to-rewrite-what-was-lost\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0195-attempting-to-rewrite-what-was-lost\/\">0195\u200a\u2014\u200arewrite: life is precious<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0114 \u2013 life should be exciting, and we should see it\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0114-life-exciting\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0114-life-exciting\/\">0114\u200a\u2014\u200alife should be exciting, and we should see it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0319 \u2013 tawk is cheap\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0319-tawk-is-cheap\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0319-tawk-is-cheap\/\">0319\u200a\u2014\u200atawk is cheap<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0277 \u2013 adulthood is about learning to parent yourself\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0277-adulthood-is-about-learning-to-parent-yourself\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0277-adulthood-is-about-learning-to-parent-yourself\/\">0277\u200a\u2014\u200aadulthood is about learning to parent yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0426 + 0427 \u2013 significance requires responsibility\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0426-0427-significance-requires-responsibility\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0426-0427-significance-requires-responsibility\/\">0426 + 0427\u200a\u2014\u200asignificance requires responsibility<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 you have to earn it.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0121 \u2013 a bird in the hand is worth a flock in the sky\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0121-a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-a-flock-in-the-sky\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0121-a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-a-flock-in-the-sky\/\">0121\u200a\u2014\u200aa bird in the hand is worth a flock in the sky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0504 \u2013 the pebble in the shoe is worse than a rocky road\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0504-pebble-in-the-shoe\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0504-pebble-in-the-shoe\/\">0504\u200a\u2014\u200athe pebble in the shoe is worse than a rocky road<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 make yourself better<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0488 \u2013 getting shit done is a lot of work\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0488-getting-shit-done-is-a-lot-of-work\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0488-getting-shit-done-is-a-lot-of-work\/\">0488\u200a\u2014\u200agetting shit done is a lot of work<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0487 \u2013 progress is cringeborne\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0487-progress-is-cringeborne\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0487-progress-is-cringeborne\/\">0487\u200a\u2014\u200aprogress is cringeborne<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0485 \u2013 the athlete must play hurt\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0485-the-athlete-must-play-hurt\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0485-the-athlete-must-play-hurt\/\">0485\u200a\u2014\u200athe athlete must play hurt<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">Boredom\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0486 \u2013 boredom is a symptom of a cluttered mind\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0486-boredom-is-a-symptom-of-a-cluttered-mind\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0486-boredom-is-a-symptom-of-a-cluttered-mind\/\">0486\u200a\u2014\u200aboredom is a symptom of a cluttered mind<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0468 \u2013 boredom is a bug of the mind\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0468-boredom-is-a-bug-of-the-mind\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0468-boredom-is-a-bug-of-the-mind\/\">0468\u200a\u2014\u200aboredom is a bug of the mind<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0454 \u2013 the echochamber is the siren\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0454-the-echochamber-is-the-siren\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0454-the-echochamber-is-the-siren\/\">0454\u200a\u2014\u200athe echochamber is the siren<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0098 \u2013 everything we do is to feel good\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0098-everything-we-do-is-to-feel-good\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0098-everything-we-do-is-to-feel-good\/\">0098\u200a\u2014\u200aeverything we do is to feel good<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0185 \u2013 A list of \u201cWhat I\u2019ve Learnt\u201ds\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0185-a-list-of-what-ive-learnts\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0185-a-list-of-what-ive-learnts\/\">0185\u200a\u2014\u200aA list of \u201cWhat I\u2019ve Learnt\u201ds<\/a>, and\u00a0<a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0186 \u2013 A list of \u201cWhat I\u2019ve Learnt\u201ds, part 2\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0186-a-list-of-what-ive-learnts-part-2\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0186-a-list-of-what-ive-learnts-part-2\/\">part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reading<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0228 \u2013 getting back into the groove of Heavy Reading\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0228-heavy-reading\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0228-heavy-reading\/\">0228\u200a\u2014\u200agetting back into the groove of Heavy Reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0226 \u2013re-reading landsburg\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0226-re-reading-landsburg\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0226-re-reading-landsburg\/\">0226 \u2013re-reading landsburg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0225 \u2013 auditing myself + what to read next\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0225-auditing-myself-what-to-read-next\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0225-auditing-myself-what-to-read-next\/\">0225\u200a\u2014\u200aauditing myself + what to read next<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0187 \u2013 Reading Dostoyevsky and repeating myself\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0187-reading-dostoyevsky-and-repeating-myself\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0187-reading-dostoyevsky-and-repeating-myself\/\">0187\u200a\u2014\u200aReading Dostoyevsky and repeating myself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0144 \u2013 reading in the mornings and the joy of decluttering\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0144-reading-in-the-mornings-and-the-joy-of-decluttering\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0144-reading-in-the-mornings-and-the-joy-of-decluttering\/\">0144\u200a\u2014\u200areading in the mornings and the joy of decluttering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0440 \u2013 reading old vomits (and thoughts for new ones)\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0440-reading-old-vomits-and-thoughts-for-new-ones\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0440-reading-old-vomits-and-thoughts-for-new-ones\/\">0440\u200a\u2014\u200areading old vomits (and thoughts for new ones)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>writing plans \/ goals \/ next-steps<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0388 \u2013 I will write\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0388-i-will-write\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0388-i-will-write\/\">0388\u200a\u2014\u200aI will write<\/a>\u00a0In case I forget how much I love words.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0546 \u2013 the future of my words\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0546-the-future-of-my-words\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0546-the-future-of-my-words\/\">0546\u200a\u2014\u200athe future of my words<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">&#8220;If I take my cues from Emma Coats and Carl Zimmer, you gotta do the research and then write what you think it is that you want to write, and then identify the story that\u2019s lurking beneath the depths of whatever it is that you\u2019ve just written. And then you gotta rewrite the whole thing.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\">&#8220;I also obviously just need to go through old things that I\u2019ve had sitting around forever and just fucking get them out of my system because it\u2019s goddamn tiring and frustrating and overwhelming to have to carry all of that shit around with me all of the bloody time. It distracts me from living in the present. It distracts me from enjoying my coffee, and from enjoying the company of friends and loved ones and life is just too goddamn short to be stuck. So I gotta take a cue from Ray Bradbury, and to get out of bed and jump onto the landmine called me and just fucking explode. Who cares if short stories aren\u2019t a thing anymore? It doesn\u2019t matter. Sincerity is always a thing and that\u2019s what I need. &#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0533 \u2013 the next steps of my writing journey\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0533-the-next-steps-of-my-writing-journey\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0533-the-next-steps-of-my-writing-journey\/\">0533\u200a\u2014\u200athe next steps of my writing journey<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a01. I would like to write things that I really believe in, get paid to do that, and then get paid so much that I don&#8217;t need to do anything else.<\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0527 \u2013 next steps for main blog\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0527-next-steps-for-main-blog\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0527-next-steps-for-main-blog\/\">0527\u200a\u2014\u200anext steps for main blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0521 \u2013 next steps for writing and work\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0521-next-steps-for-writing-and-work\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0521-next-steps-for-writing-and-work\/\">0521\u200a\u2014\u200anext steps for writing and work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0517 \u2013 writing for a richer experience of reality\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0517-writing-for-a-richer-experience-of-reality\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0517-writing-for-a-richer-experience-of-reality\/\">0517\u200a\u2014\u200awriting for a richer experience of reality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0543 \u2013 writing as joyful self-correspondence\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0543-writing-joyful-self-correspondence\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0543-writing-joyful-self-correspondence\/\">0543\u200a\u2014\u200awriting as joyful self-correspondence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0508 \u2013 writing publicly again\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0508-writing-publicly-again\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0508-writing-publicly-again\/\">0508\u200a\u2014\u200awriting publicly again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0422 \u2013 reconfiguring things to become a better writer\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0422-reconfiguring-things-to-become-a-better-writer\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0422-reconfiguring-things-to-become-a-better-writer\/\">0422\u200a\u2014\u200areconfiguring things to become a better writer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0411 \u2013 writing aspirationally\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0411-writing-aspirationally\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0411-writing-aspirationally\/\">0411\u200a\u2014\u200awriting aspirationally<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0314 \u2013 writing when tired, little rubbish piles\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0314-writing-when-tired-little-rubbish-piles\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0314-writing-when-tired-little-rubbish-piles\/\">0314\u200a\u2014\u200awriting when tired, little rubbish piles<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Operations \/ navigation, review\/process<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0266 \u2013 planning next steps after a holiday\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0266-planning-next-steps-after-a-holiday\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0266-planning-next-steps-after-a-holiday\/\">0266\u200a\u2014\u200aplanning next steps after a holiday<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0256 \u2013 personal daily sitdowns\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0256-personal-daily-sitdowns\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0256-personal-daily-sitdowns\/\">0256\u200a\u2014\u200apersonal daily sitdowns<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0207 \u2013 a restful day + somewhere new now\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0207-a-restful-day-somewhere-new-now\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0207-a-restful-day-somewhere-new-now\/\">0207\u200a\u2014\u200aa restful day + somewhere new now<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 example of a good day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dump<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"graf--p\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" title=\"0033 \u2013 blah update\" href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0033-blah-update\/\" data-href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0033-blah-update\/\">0033\u200a\u2014\u200ablah update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>self-observations 0408\u200a\u2014\u200atendency to talk in explanations\u00a0\u2013 I get neurotic when I try to explain everything, including how and why I try to explain everything. 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