What This Is
No morning routines. No manifestation. Just the boring stuff that compounds.
I’m not selling transformation. I’m documenting what actually shifts when you apply boring, compounding behaviors over months and years—and what happens when you strip away the bullshit and run the experiments yourself.
Who I Am
Mid-30s. Analytical mind (data/engineering background). Married with kids. Full-time job.
I can’t disappear to Bali or build a 3-hour morning routine. Everything I write has to survive contact with real life—commutes, sick kids, deadlines, exhaustion.
I’m not an expert. I’m someone who reads the research and actually tries it. Then I write about what happened.
The Framework
I think about life as a portfolio with four accounts:
Health — The foundation. You can’t compound anything else if this is broken.
Wealth — Not just money. Earning power, financial behavior, the freedom that comes from enough.
Relationships — The strongest predictor of happiness and longevity. Also the hardest to systematize.
Purpose — What you’re actually building. The difference between being busy and being productive.
Most people are bankrupt in three of these accounts and don’t even know it. I was. I’m still working on it.
What You’ll Find Here
- The unsexy fundamentals that nobody wants to hear
- Real numbers, real timelines, real failures
- Systems over hacks, consistency over intensity
- Permission to ignore 90% of self-help advice
I don’t promise transformation. I document experiments. Some work. Some don’t. I try to be honest about both.
What You Won’t Find
- Quick fixes
- Motivation porn
- “Just believe in yourself” platitudes
- Another productivity system to feel guilty about abandoning
The Fine Print
I’m not a doctor, financial advisor, therapist, or coach. I’m a practitioner who reads too much and writes about what I’m learning.
Everything here is what worked for me. Your situation is different. Do your own research. See professionals when it matters.
If this resonates, the articles are organized by pillar: Health, Wealth, Meaning, Social.