Life in Vietnam has largely returned to normal. I’m very thankful for that. But I remain worried about (read: Twitter addicted to) the goings-on in the rest of the world. In particular, America seems to be undergoing the five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. It seems like the country has moved past Denial and is now somewhere between Anger and Bargaining. I wonder what Depression will look like. Not much else to report. Here are some recent interesting quotes: The only thing you have control over is your attitude toward the present moment – Shaan Puri If ..read more

I couldn’t bring myself to publish a habits checklist these last few months as governments began to lock down, people sheltered in place, unsure what the future looked like, misinformation and fear everywhere. Schedules and habits disrupted. I managed to keep track on most days (some days not at all). Performance was definitely poorer. Energy and discipline came and went. But life goes on. So here I am, catching up on the last 2-3 months. Hope everyone is doing what they can, but most importantly, don’t be too hard on yourself like me! Wendy: You know, I ran a lot of campaigns, and, I mean ..read more

My last published habits checklist was for September 30th to November 3rd. So it’s been two month since I’ve shared. Basically startup life got in the way. Travel got in the way. And my own sloppiness got in the way. I stopped tracking consistently. I stopped doing a lot of habits. But since then, since January, things have gotten better. I’ve climbed back on the habits wagon. A semblance of routine has re-appeared. It’s all the basics, which the checklist tries to capture: Exercise. Reading (as a proxy for learning, really). Waking up early. Etc Here’s to 2020, everyone. Year of the rat, my ..read more

5-week span this time. I replaced “write for 2 hours” with “write daily journal”, as the focus these days is on business and work and not writing creatively. Otherwise — just more of the same :) Ed Norton shared this funny quote in his podcast interview with Joe Rogan: “Scratch an actor and you’ll find an actress” – Dorothy Parker ..read more

A pretty weak month, even though it was productive, it wasn’t productive for “habits” but rather for the new startup. I spent the last few days of this month on vacay, hence the blanks. Still deciding what to do about the writing habit, since I no longer write for two hours each day. Been thinking a lot about this quote, since I am quite susceptible: People don’t have ideas. Ideas have people – Jung ..read more

Life in Vietnam has largely returned to normal. I’m very thankful for that. But I remain worried about (read: Twitter addicted to) the goings-on in the rest of the world. In particular, America seems to be undergoing the five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. It seems like the country has moved past Denial and is now somewhere between Anger and Bargaining. I wonder what Depression will look like. Not much else to report. Here are some recent interesting quotes: The only thing you have control over is your attitude toward the present moment – Shaan Puri If ..read more

I couldn’t bring myself to publish a habits checklist these last few months as governments began to lock down, people sheltered in place, unsure what the future looked like, misinformation and fear everywhere. Schedules and habits disrupted. I managed to keep track on most days (some days not at all). Performance was definitely poorer. Energy and discipline came and went. But life goes on. So here I am, catching up on the last 2-3 months. Hope everyone is doing what they can, but most importantly, don’t be too hard on yourself like me! Wendy: You know, I ran a lot of campaigns, and, I mean ..read more

My last published habits checklist was for September 30th to November 3rd. So it’s been two month since I’ve shared. Basically startup life got in the way. Travel got in the way. And my own sloppiness got in the way. I stopped tracking consistently. I stopped doing a lot of habits. But since then, since January, things have gotten better. I’ve climbed back on the habits wagon. A semblance of routine has re-appeared. It’s all the basics, which the checklist tries to capture: Exercise. Reading (as a proxy for learning, really). Waking up early. Etc Here’s to 2020, everyone. Year of the rat, my ..read more

5-week span this time. I replaced “write for 2 hours” with “write daily journal”, as the focus these days is on business and work and not writing creatively. Otherwise — just more of the same :) Ed Norton shared this funny quote in his podcast interview with Joe Rogan: “Scratch an actor and you’ll find an actress” – Dorothy Parker — This site is a scrapbook / scratchpad of book notes, personal habits, and life lessons. I track my daily habits and lurk on Twitter @kgao ..read more

A pretty weak month, even though it was productive, it wasn’t productive for “habits” but rather for the new startup. I spent the last few days of this month on vacay, hence the blanks. Still deciding what to do about the writing habit, since I no longer write for two hours each day. Been thinking a lot about this quote, since I am quite susceptible: People don’t have ideas. Ideas have people – Jung — This site is a scrapbook / scratchpad of book notes, personal habits, and life lessons. I track my daily habits and lurk on Twitter @kgao ..read more