Meditations

I catch myself annoyed by random things I can't control. The monkey brain hijacks you before you notice. Then I remember: focus on what you can control. It brings me back. Until it doesn't.

In the moment everything feels dark. We're wired that way. Reframe it over the long run and it's different. My biggest leaps came from chaos. Temporary hard things that seemed like setbacks turned out to be indicators I was doing the right things.

Or maybe that's just the story I tell myself after. We need these narratives to survive.

Stoicism has seen a revival. Modern life is chaotic. With AI it feels more prescient. Whether it actually helps or we just pretend it does, I can't tell anymore.

Easier said than done. The reality, over and over again.