Turn off the volume on your piano and realize that your playing a drum with 96 keys.
Sometimes I wonder If I write/reflect cause moving forward it more difficult.
What is you treat memories as an extended trip that you must dive back into to discover its shift language.
I can't wait to share my entire story with my Eizer - to be fully seen and cared for in the act of sharing.
It's scary how little I really remember about my life even a couple of months ago - suggest that when I'm in a really good place I won't remember the tzaros which is useful.
It's hard to gain momentum when every couple of days you "black" out.
It's possible that my 22 year old self was stronger and wiser.
So much of my output in this world is purely digital.
I wonder if the endless theoretical debate was simply a pleasant distraction from death.
To examine the clarity of the mind - write.
Google sheets is awesome!!
I would rather be financial free than live it up.
I like to sometimes find myself near human suffering - it makes me feel somehow less alone.
Sometimes you just gotta refresh the page and that's it.
At some point siblings meet someone who brings them into new worlds - and things are never the same.
I'm not really sure what my role is as older brother - is it to shield or embrace.
I think mean things about people at night.
If you're not actively participating you're listening to a podcast.
How much have we lost to bad weather?
I will always have a relationship with everyone in my immediate family - it's my duty.
I hate the idea of going out to eat in large groups.
I can see how families drift apart - new love trumps old belongings.
Sometimes it's worth paying a bit extra for a decent stay and peace of mind - be willing to pay 2 months rent per month at 2500.
You really just need a bed, desk, and electric to live in todays world.
Fasting purifies the soul and keeps the body in check.
I like treating Sunday as Yom Rishon - that's where the work begins.
To do anything in this word requires a belief in an unknown God.
Black out curtains are an answer to distraction.
About every 5 days I'll fall into a black hole.
Write like LLMs (conventions) so GPT can fill in the gaps consistently.
What if we're a bug not a feature?
Losing isn't fun.
Prime video with Paramount is awesome!!
I'm afraid that one day I'll be so happy I forget the people who loved me when the times were tough.
I'm still that second grader getting anxiety at night telling myself to breathe.
I pray for the gift of radical authenticity - no games no pretend.
Life is long and most deadlines are made up - slow down baby.
Most of my habits are clever self soothing devices.
The man of leisure faces challenges the working man may never know.
I suspect the sexual revolution isn't for me - my adventures have been less flaunting more haunting.
I'm afraid to wake up one day and realize that everyone was hundreds of levels ahead in the game of life.
I need to fast more.
I need to imagine myself dying more acutely - maybe write a letter on my death bed.
I want to speak lashon harah about no body and negatively about nothing.
I'm lucky most of my lonely nights will be summed to in my autobiography as a longer period.
If memory were higher fidelity we wouldn't be able to shake or sins - we need to imagine ourselves pure.
I often think of myself as the happiest and sadness person I know.
I wish I had more photos of my life unapologetically but that might require a partner.
A lot can change in one month.
No thank you - words that can free your soul.
The stoics remind - go with the flow.
It's absurd how often I must remind myself to enjoy the adventure - feels like wisdom is have cached by now.
You must do things that people in your life think is silly.
At some point we all need to smash our fathers idols.
Some might argue that assimilation is the best way to ensure your children don't suffer anti-Semitism.
There are so many times I wish I began my wiki years ago... but vaiter we go.
Everything feels like it's always been easy when you finally get it.
Breaking without shoes forces a primal movement adaptation.
Why can't women tell the truth about a girl's looks?
Typing more grounded than thought and often more precise than speech - human can transmit data at about 100 WPM.
The less contact I have with you the more likely you become a demon in my mind.
Almost every morning I find I have to relearn to play guitar.
Distractive action is actually a great response to depression.
One day we wake up 50 years old - hopefully we have some good stories to tell.
At a certain point every interaction feels like groundhog day.
If you don't have the bits in your house on a hard drive you didn't really own it.
It's likely useful that I see the quest of marriage as a mitzvah from God - zerizim makdimim.
My dad's right - humanoid robots are coming.
Who would I be in a world without laptops?
I can't remember a world pre-GPT.
The wiki is a lifelong project.
Caffeine is a real drug.
I love yiddishkiet.
To the amazing contributors on UG - thank you!!
Am I the only guy that experiences several hits of dread every day.
We start in a pits of restriction but end up in the gardens of trust.
A true friends win gets you high.
Allow others to inspire your unique path.
I'm both afraid to lose and keep my job.
It would be interesting to begin an autobiography for my kids.
It would take me years to read all of the books I've loved.
Dancing to music without words can help you transcend language as you move.
Boredom is nearly impossible around people cause there's plenty to explore.
What if we made it our duty to write biographies for people.
Stop when desire is present to preserve momentum.
Pencils have gone the easy of dedicated calculators.
I can't write a real memoir - I don't remember enough.
We're often trying to sacrifice for a future us for long investment horizons or remembered experience.
Time benders are modern day avatars.
I wish adult education was more beloved over adult financial scheming.
Sometimes so much time separates you begin to question the memory.
I suspect God is a feature not a bug
I wish to give my kids access to the things I didn't have.
My episodic memory is poor enough to keep me in the present.
Semen retention is no joke.
Life needs to just a pinch of danger.
You have a long life to catch up and tell the right story - there's no need to rush.
Desire fuels action - the knowing of good and evil invites work.
Tripping every day is one of life's great gifts.
US Mobile is a great example of good design
Sometime shaving a way 20 min of waste makes all the difference.
I am most sad switching between activities.
Minimalism is saying I'll be happy no matter what.
I am uncomfortable telling people how excited I am about my hobbies.
I need to respect alarms - they were set for a reason.
Finishing a good book is uplifting and tragic.
I'm one good moment away from a breakthrough.
A girl without makeup is like a personality without performance.
Sometimes I buy things just to realize I have everything that I want.
My whole day could be spent with a chavrusa working alongside me.
What if parents wrote autobiographies with lessons for their children - how much more connected would their children feel.
How could people do couch surfing in a way that they trust? Is the market too large for sustainable connection etc - how does the Jewish world do it?
What if all of your hobbies clicked one day.
What could replace shul - think spiritual co-working, learning, meditation, and singing - but heimish.
Sometimes if everyone is doing it wrong you got a create it.
The irony is that love is the best revenge.
Perhaps the 13 year old girls has the best spiritual habits: dancing, singing, and drawing.
People who don't move their bodies must be stronger than I can imagine in their minds.
I love people for their energy not their accomplishments.
Stoicism teaches us the secret to peace and we don't believe the secret can be so simple.
Sometimes my anger feels like an unspoken curse.
For some reason bad movies stick with me more than the good ones.
Building the first pages is the hardest after that it's easy.
I need to accept that my contribution to the world may be quite local.
I'm always flirting with darkness.
One day this will all be gone.
Everyone is wonderful one on one.
Anger largely exists in the theater of imagination.
I haven't watched a good movie in a long time.
Wes Anderson is overrated.
I am fragile enough to be hurt temporarily by those closest but strong enough to bounce back.
I am bored of the easy and overwhelmed of the hard.
Meaning is created in legacy.
When you are finally free you relearn to play.
To love and hate people is indeed a strange paradox.
I'm excited to meet God someday - have some feedback.
I didn't think I'm as kind as I pretend to be - chesed shel emet is hard when you're drowning.
More people should have American flags in their rooms.
Perspective is what makes us human.
More and more I find myself wanting to cry at peculiar times.
I pray to God that he use me.
I think I really only miss cuddling and pillow talk - the other stuff I could leave.
Our children will think us stupid in the age of AI.
A parents timeline behind at the breathe of they're first child.
I wish I could really communicate the love in my heart for people.
On some level we'll always be alone.
Death waits for us all - for some he's less patient.
Why am I here?
Somehow I spend hours taking but have voting to say.
I still find the real world intimidating and foreign all these years later.
When I can't do something for me I try to do it for my family.
We should have learned to taste in school.
I wish there was an easy way to remove certain contacts from native spotlight search.
If you care about anything - you'll be stressed.
I practice "software engineering" - some day I'll practice something else.
Daily life as a form of spiritual weight training
I don't mind the idea of paying for a digital copy of something I love from Amazon then torrenting it so I actually own the content - it's like holding a CD with extra steps.
Just discovered that I can feed my library and anti-library to GPT and get movie and book recommendations.
Sometimes I find that if I play in once during the the rest of the day is exempt from play.
Create. Delete. Create. Delete. Repeat.
If you can't shoot the shift for 60 mins over coffee once a week - you ain't friends.
I've tried and retried to create a log every day but it never materializes.
If he can do it so can I.
Momentum is often the most important predictor in markets and life.
My Wiki is for me.
You might discover that the 108 days tekufah of discipline and isolation was one of the most more transformative.
Do hard things because the stories are better.
What if I journaled in my wiki as well.
Khan academy playlists should be on everyone's daf yomi.
Going to a cafe is often a form of procrastination - what can be done there can be done at your desk at home - leave the house to socialize and really adventure.
At some point someone said that buying used clothes was cool - now vintage is expensive.
I suspect peak ecstatic dance is more personal than communal.
When I listen to music in the background it doesn't move me when I need it to.
I've spent too much time getting things in order as a foundation to build upon... but I'm getting close.
The whole point of tweets it to free my mind of thoughts - to get it off my chest.
Make sure you tell yourself the best story you can.
If I had enough money to live I would spent my time learning and contributing.
Sometimes I wonder if God is a collection of cameras watching us in a matrix like truman show.
It often feels like nothing is going on but somehow the day finds a way to entertain itself.
Societies with brotherhood use words like brother" and "cousin" not "dude" and "man".
I don't like loud long meals with many people.
Would you work hard is no one ever find out?
Freedom is being able to pause everything when you want to.
It's much easier to get excited about new projects people and places.
Specific growth is not linear but average growth should try to be.
I have a feeling that life gets better after 30.
It's now easier to mock up an app in code as a prototype than to bother with figma.
I am scared if I love for too long I'll lose interest - doses of scarcity.
I have taken my guitar through the airport like an emotional support animal.
It's usually easier to push mentally than physically for long periods of time.
I'm afraid that one day I'll wake up and my hands won't remember how to do anything.
Sometimes when you're changing the chords of life to play a song you hear funky notes.
My Spotify playlist is call to action to sing/play or to dance.
Reading in moderation.
My TV Show might be titled "Ariel: A Wandering and Wondering Jew" - WJ for short.
Life is like a long TV show with 100 seasons and 12 episodes (maybe each episode has 4 parts).
I like people who just get it.
Sometimes the one who is free to roam just wants to stay at home.
The best feeling in the world is lying down with a cozy blanket after a long day and reading alongside another breathing soul.
Sleep on it works for many things.
Don't forget yourself in the winds of adventure.
I traveled maybe worlds and I only belong to my own.
I often feel unseen by the people I wish to see me most.
There's no where to go and no one to see - just this moment for all of eternity.
We should write deathbed letters every month.
Why does love on the spectrum feel like a mussar show? Why am I learning so much?
I spend most of the time on my phone texting myself.
The more time you spend alone the harder it becomes to want to hang out with others.
A man's world is created and destroyed by his taharas mishpacha - our bris milah to God.
Keep meetings to 10 minutes: questions, answers, next steps - all written down.
I get frustrated when I notice weakness in myself - when I've disappointed the respect of "me".
I dislike when a group of Jews only feels connected through a shared sense of anti semitism.
Being an engineer is getting away from the meetings of ambiguity into the silent precise void of creation.
Live and breathe vs code.
If you have to give mussar - do it in private later after you are calm - otherwise it's venting not conversation.
Always give people the right to bow out.
If you say you're gonna be some where - be there.
Keep tweets short.
You are far less perfect than you suspect.
You don't have to record all that much if you trust yourself to give every day your best.
I don't believe in conversations between groups - chavruta oh mitutah (partnership or death).
There is a sweet spot between simplicity and fascination.
Music is my greatest failure and pride.
I hold myself to a higher standard than anyone else.
It should be a more common practice to write people in your life love letters.
No matter what I seem to do it feels like I've done nothing with my time on this earth.
Am I the only dude who hates that all of these sports for adults are being played after I want to sit back and relax.
Believing something is simple makes it so.
I wish I started doing earlier in life.
I want to bring back "how was your day?" so we can both earn the answer with pride.
Sharing your thoughts is like open sourcing your internal software so other people can help you build and debug.
Washing your hands with hot water is one of life's wonderful gifts.
Don't forget to shuckle - finding flow in the body gives flow to the mind.
I have tried to build a real app about 100 times and I always burn out - but for some reason I believe it might be different this time around with my wiki "partnership" and Copilot.
I suspect is vibe coding were real we'd be seeing more people doing it.
We should start prescribing song memorization for depression - hard to be said when there are rich lyrics floating before your eyes.
Sometimes I prefer rainy cozy no good reason to go outside days over the wonderful sunny days.
Learning python with javascript, piano with guitar, and dance with fighting - each piece with inform the other.
Sometimes quantity begets quality.
Find the things that make time disappear.
Spotify beats YT Music simply because it has time stamped lyrics on its web app.
When I'm alone I get a desire manically document - almost like I'm hoping to read it back to someone one day.
We don't picture our parents dying enough.
I wonder how much prompting it would take for characters in your life to be accurately simulated in a hypothetical.
The mind rises to the occasion if you let it speak.
The thumbs reveal what the mind is generating word by word like GPT.
Just put here trying to collect as many points before my work is better done by an AI.
Only non-productive acts tied to expression and performance are status worthy.
Hope is often just having a vivid enough imagination.
If you don't read books you wake up one day and you can't read without distraction.
More doing less reading and talking about the importance of doing.
Some things can only be communicated in music.
I'm rebranding poor posture as deep work posture.
Do we know people if can't come their essence in a chat bot?
A part of me wants to love a project so much it consumes me.
I love how we're all applauding the AI takeover of our jobs like we're only gonna work 2 hours - erm no they'll have one guy do all your jobs.
I have a religious instinct to worship AI.
Language models might be a greater leap forward than the Internet.
Politics with history is absurd - like just reading the last sentence of a book.
Education is the coolest space because it's infinitely expansive when done right.
We often mistake hunger for thirst.
Perhaps the distinction between Yishmael and Israel is one suggests the future listening of god while the other a direct grappling with God in partnership as a colistener (shema yisrael).
Sleep might just be the best death prep.
The easy humans offer value in the age of AI is by simulating and testing ideas on the human stage.
A dog is a prison with fuzzy seats.
Why are old PBS documentaries pushing socialism (and not simply welfare)?
There is more transformative depth in dance than lifting and cardio.
Memorization is the foundation of knowledge.
We enjoy life more when we're hungry.
Sometimes a memorized pattern of movements is what's needed to get the body moving.
History is one of those deep wells of actionable insight that most people ignore.
X's content stream is more "peaceful" than tik tok.
Are bullet point responses simply better than paragraphs?
What would life be like if I worked as hard as a Carnegie steel worker?
Perhaps the best fiction is rooted in the stories and characters of history.
People don't realize how hard I work - many things didn't come easy.
Would you rather be alone or share the company of strangers?
My phone is best used as a notepad, pager, and alarm clock.
Life is much better when you are going with the flow.
Wealth can invite introspection like Carnegie or social climbing like the Vanderbilts.
We're all looking for love on our spectrum - some of us are just better at pretending.
When you really parse conversation - its revealed as an improve of dancing between the multi verse.
Are the smart people more happy?
It's not written down is it real?
History reminds - there is nothing new under the sun?
Myth can capture what philosophy cannot.
Maybe the Modern Orthodox are onto something - community tradition with a hint of dissonance.
FSD is here - now humans only do connection better.
Counting sheet was the OG meditation practice.
Pritzut messes with your ability to meditate clearly.
Phones are magic.
I want to hang out with young people and old people - who made a rule that you gotta hang out with peers?
I'm done investing in shallow dynamics - if I invest i want it to matter.
What do I want written on my gravestone - maybe "A father. A son. And a silly goose."
Rediscovered documentaries on Youtube - think I'm in love.
Documentaries are the perfect example of entertaining educational content - a worthy use of Youtube.
Sometimes I think of my body as a bunch of men hard at work pumping the heart and working the wiring of the nervous system and I think "I gotta make those little guys proud".
Did one of those mystical open a dictionary and point to a random word - got "inferiority complex" - not sure if that's suppose to boost my ego or lesson it.
Seems like a lot of people want to be artists.
We have collectively forgotten how to memorize - we need to bring back memorizing things or else we'll lose a part of ourselves.
Somehow I keep falling in and out of love with reading
Sometimes if you eat the frog first everything else will taste like shit
I suspect that talking about Physics is a lot easier than actually doing the hard work.
Sometimes I procrastinate by reading motivational quotes and learning how to be better instead of getting out there and DOING
Life is about tuning the signal to noise ratio
What if I could systematically remove all negative content from Twitter?
I dislike speaking in Bro unironically.
Freedom and power is being able to always leave.
Am I the only one who doesn't like to go out and drink??
People loose themselves in the city.
The Nazis were so evil they successfully corrupted two previously important moral symbols: "work will set you free" (a morally uplifting call to work) and the swastika (an ancient symbol of spiritual prosperity).
Might a car you can reliably sleep in be the truest expression of freedom.
The body and mind cycle between periods of strength and weakness.
Some things get easier over time - working out is always hard.
Airpods are a poor man's companion disguised as a rich man's gadget
How would the world be different if we all had death clocks hanging on the wall?
Where is the Beis Medrash for adults - where you can lose yourself for hours to hop back into existence with the crack of a Yitgadal
Perhaps my biggest fear is being alone and bored.
I think I start to hate people when I spend too much time alone.
Are tweeters narcissists or in touch?
It's funny when you want to die you give more fucks than you think
Some men want to fight but their bodies or souls won't let them - so they dance instead
Depression is often the sound of alarm bells telling you that something is wrong - that you need to get out there and make a real change
Transforming the expression of criticism/complaining into choice might be the modern expression of stoic thought - he who does not complain but decides is a man not toyed with by fate
I think the people that talk most about mental health are least healthy - like the fat people who are eating processed food with heart healthy stickers.
The American Jew has failed if the only answer to marrying a cool Jewish chick is paying 3K a month for shit hole and living in NYC - why aren't there any adults in the room?
Computer work is doesn't satisfy the soul cause the soul doesn't register typing as real work.
More young men need projects that MATTER.
I think I want to be the kind of person who is really busy with things so I can justify my anti social nature at times.
Self confidence often looks like giving the fewest fucks about things beyond your control.
Want to get ahead? Starting work Sunday morning.
Children's book might represent the most impactful form of spiritual teaching.
We are all much more bored than we care to admit.
Learning sheet music at 26 is like believing you could read rashi script without vowels at 13.
Leaves and people dance when the wind blows.
Every project is simply an experiment.
96% of Wikipedia articles end in Philosophy
Taking people watching to the extreme - watching people watch TV can be most interesting.
Sometimes people expect me to hand over my hard work for free - let's keep gratitude top of mind.
I must believe in teaching a dog new tricks - otherwise I'm already dead
Don't like getting gifts - might start buying them in another persons name so I can be clothed in love
2 hour checks in starting at 630 AM can remind you to hydrate and calibrate
"Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard" - sometimes you gotta move your lips to manifest properly.
When are going to see responsive wording where a user can adjust an article length based on preferred tone and reading time?
To Live a good life, begin by experience hunting growth.
Good work happens when you're sitting at a desk.
I want to compete along the dimension of Middot - to be the person who is the most peaceful, loving, playful, and adventurous - everything else (that's not spirit does not matter).
Having a good debugger means you can only drift so far before getting reoriented.
You can never really be bored - only sad.
I am trying to be more content with the limitations of my body.
Lifting is largely an effort in maintaining strength - not in increasing it.
Sadness if your body telling your awareness that action is required - listen to him!!
Being the right level hard core and chiller is life's eternal test.
Adventure requires working hard at things over and over again.
Getting your work done makes relaxing so much nicer - otherwise there are backup apps running and muddying the system.
At some point you have to assume you won't be lonely and word becomes a brighter place.
Oversharing is an act of courage in many instances.
Most of my arguments are best led with "what does it take for ME moving forward to act like a mensch?".
COOL: Chill, Open-hearted, Offbeat, Lively
A part of me couldn't imagine the madness of not working.
Meditation in darkness gets trippy pretty fast.
Small sketches have saved my soul but mad sketching kind of ruins it.
My lightness of being is a reflection of a darkness that at times tortures.
Everyone is uniquely wonderful at something.
Sometimes my playing in the morning is more of a comedy show than a jam.
I like music because it drives me made.
I fancy myself a romantic but time will tell.
Peace (being) and adventure (doing) are a delicate balance.
Artificial intelligence is better termed collective intelligence (Azout).
AI raises the bar.
We try to measure what we value then we start valuing what we measure (Azout).
You gotta leave the basement every once in a while.
The phone is dangerous when a pretty girl might be texting you.
"Shlomi is it Kedai" is the test case for good middot.
When a wonderful movie finishes and you see "playing in 6 seconds..." - brah chill.
Women can make you feel possessive and obsessive.
Going to start doing a photo journal so I can anchor my memory - thinking it'll be selfie oriented.
Urban backpacking is like asia backpacking but you get to bring a 61 key piano with original box.
Just discovered transpose mode on keys - like adding a capo - it's awesome!!
I wish there was a way to exclude certain song recommendations from being recommended for a Spotify playlist so I could track my "excludes".
I really want to write a couple of basic songs.
Getting back into good movies feels wonderful - it's like reading a 100 page wonderful book.
Swiping on dating apps feels mean somehow.
Try to remove something from your teeth and you'll quickly realize how amazing each pixel is.
Just learned there's no easy way to make a collection on instagram and share that "folder" with people - kind of lame (pinterest board as a workaround).
Just learned that capital one offers "travel erase" at 1 cent per point (80K miles = 800 USD).
Flexible no-penalty travel plans start with southwest rewards points.
Being on Hinge selects for getting better at hinge.
Affinity is a really interesting software to explore - it'll be interesting to see how AI changes the space.
Is love an expression of knowing and being known?
If the other isn't listening it's time to bow out.
Alcohol can be a holy drug if used properly.
The Torah is also a bit krum.
If you find yourself caring too much - take a step back.
You can choose to groan or grin - it's up to you.
I can't be present with notifications - I can check in the mornings afternoon and at night - that should be enough.
I've been sad for as long as I can remember - I hope other people don't feel this way.
I'm sick and tired of looking for love outside of my control.
Jumping the gun hits your wallet first.
Writing a song is just saying what's in your heart - a journal entry with a bluesy groan.
I'm in love with an idea of a girl - the beis yakkov girl next door.
I can't connect with people unless I recognize wells of struggle.
One notepad keeps things simple.
God feels cruel at times but he's the only divine father I've got.
Tweeting is the age old act of confession for the modern man.
Calling you sadness boring and instead searching for insight in the despair can momentarily elevate the dreadful present condition
Things are better in the morning.
How do I know if I'm copying a melody in my song?
I like to think of my hinge wlseiping as a slow standup comedy show for an audience of one - otherwise it's boring.
Trying a selfie driven photo journal - double clock and twist.
This week I want to play focus on piano, song writing, engineering, podcasts/history, hinge, dance, drawing, reading etc.
My photo journal makes me want to leave a wonderful day - "selfies all the way".
Muisc is powerful becuause if preformed properly is communicates an authentic emotional state (emotion > performance).
I don't connect to people who talk about money and things vs feeling and experience.
Accept that there will always be a communication gap among certain nodes.
Taking to a cute girl before you go to sleep is hard.
Singing calibrates and channels angst away from people towards God.
We're all attempting to implement the "mensch protocol".
You gotta ground mussar in myth/story.
Would this be my girl if I was in no rush and had choice?
You are the source of your own suffering - a choice.
Dating is hard because you invest energy into someone and you really can't be friends with them if things don't work out.
I suspect I need to date someone who is smart.
My type is cute, loving (warm), playful, chill, smart, spiritual, adventerous, fit, and musical (in that order).
It's funny - everytime I'm in a relationship I forget the switching costs upon exit.
I'm both uniquely fragile and strong - and it's not clear how to navigate that yin yang dynamic.
You can't really know what you're doing if you're in the dating game - only when you step outside of it do things appear simple.
I train my body until my sadness becomes numb and distant.
If it was too good at home you'd never leave. (Peterson's mom)
A stich in time saves nine.
I have many hobbies almost all of which I am subpar in.
I want to remember the pain of isolation so I can fully appreciate the presense of love.
Seinfeld is my anti-depressent.
I think i've always envisioned some iteration of a sitcom as the OS of my life.
People will never fully grasp the headache that is living in the basement unable to escape the noise trying to fall asleep.
If you move from a journal to a log (that's somewhat public) then you have to be a bit more mature in the way you log - but it doesn't subsitute the raw sharing power and private clarity of a real journal - will experiment.
Perhaps I never understood music because I never understood the joys and pains of romance - maybe I was too stuck in sound without language and experience.
YouTube premium is the best podcast app.
Life is juggling - you got a give each ball energy and focus on the one that's falling.
If you don't feel pain deeply how can you really have empathy and love?
Mich of my time is spent as the sad Ariel trying to do make the happy Ariel proud.
At a certain point you've gotten old enough to have tried nearly everything so it's harder to think you've discovered the secret to existence.
Keep people who you don't fully trust at a distance.
All likes imply dislikes by definition (there's usually isn't a need to specify)
How well do I really know the people I love most?
Let's earn the "what have you been up to today/yesterday/this week?"
Write todos as if you've already done them so you can copy original todos as completed message
It's funny how a real day of work feels absurd at times.
Libraries > cafes
The day looks very different when your knee is hurting.
Stopping by to say hi is a cheat code.
A lack of expereince can help you progress without judgment - "oh I just started piano".
What if I were shomer negiah (lust), kashrut (glutteny), and shabbat (greed)
Men also be to be tzenuah.
I'm willing to spend money to conduct an experiment for 3 months.
I need a refresh on guy friends too.
Life can change with just one conversation.
Being sad is an act of ingratitude towards God.
Stand up comedy reminds you to laugh a little at the absurdity.
I can exist with the modox who don't pretend.
If people are cool and you're sincere you won't grow bored - trust your body and soul
Hinge in moderation.
Money is nice when you start wanting things - but maybe that's how you know you're alive.
Better greed than sadness and despair.
I wonder sometimes if my projects are more distraction than passion.
2 text max before asking someone out on Hinge.
Don't sleep on the Jewish people.
I want to get good at being rejected.
Why are mornings so tough sometimes?
I'm one lucky break aways from success.
Competing to show love is perhaps the best channel of competition.
My great fear is losing interest in people and things.
I'm still mad at God for the suffering he allows.
If you're sad write. If you're mad write. If you're confused write. Writing forces presence with a pintch of problem solving.
We all wish to return to a childlike state of wander but desire often makes that impossible.
Secrets are found in the proper balance of inputs and outputs into the machine.
I am perhaps destined for people over computers.
It feels important to me at times to write a memoir just to make meaning of my roller coaster of a life.
Good conversation is being a great podcast host.
If you don't enjoy your own company you'll never enjoy the company of others.
the importance of shalom
Intimidation is perhaps appreciation mixed with competition.
I'm afraid I've grown dumb.
I find that notes with tasks more useful on the road and markdown more useful when stationary.
Everyone should be using Whatsapp or Messenger - SMS sucks.
Flow is just "hishtadlut".
I keep learning to design first then build - and I suspect I'll relearn this lesson many times.
What is one day the LLMs failed and we were plunged back into an era pre-GPT - what if we took that thought experiment to further wind back the clock?
Comedy should invoke many emotional qualitites but the highest note is laugher.
We should all be more hungry, more bored, and more horney.
Even if you don't like the song you can create a wonderful cover.
To gift the world music but not gift it chords is silly.
The people that keep playing are often the people who love to sing.
I've felt most sad when I thought I would never againt get along with someone in the family.
Acoustic over electric all the way :)
There's a certain sadness to every selfie.
I like crisp clean Midwest summer mornings.
The guitar inmposes a physical balancing with sore fingers.
In certain spaces each item must serve as a call to action vs distraction.
I like to dance until a utopian reality creeps forward.
You can remember what is what like to inspire in moderation.
I'm back on the checklist system - it feel more action driven instead of a vague sense of futile tracking.
Modox might simply represent a grouping of values along cultural, religious, and socio-economic lines.
The modox ideal for me represents a space of community and curiosity.
It woudld be cool if people started saying "learning" instead of "listening to" music when listening to music.
Tower of bavel carried wrong aim - the consequence is that language falls apart.
Addiction is short term over long term.
X is dangerous because there's no holding period.
Musk is an example of play without love.
Sometimes early relationships feel like premeditated preemptive cheating and it feels like your wronging their future partner.
There is power in the unspoken eye flirt.
I like feeding people and being fed.
I prefer dying the things I like.
I'm back to checklist flow.
Hinge is rerendering profiles - feels like harassment.
I've been trying to discover the secret to the afternoon slump but have made zero progress.
I didn't know there was a feature of getting likes on hinge until recently.
Don't expect the same consideration you show others.
Use voice recorder app with recording pause play activity to create a button oriented voice recorder (notes is easier for the most part though).
Some people in life are only a part of a bi-weekly freq of communication.
I still feel uncomfortable talking about God even if I spend a lot of time everyday talking about him - perhaps I need some people talking about God around me to relight the flame.
I want to go with THE FLOW of the world but not neccessarily with YOUR flow.
We fight many stupid wars because we aren't fighting a real one.
I live and die by the timer.
I am choosing NYC because there exits an eshet chayil out there.
Progress can be mapped if written and written with intent.
Perhaps piano guitar can be thought us as upper and lower workout days - a split workout.
I suspect SS/SK might mean something else beyond halacha.
get more detail from Zach the weekend
The devil will find work for idle hands to do
I intend to give me kids the privacy of a room.
Post shower 3 pm naked nails are hard to beat.
What if this is Olam Habbah?
How can there at times be such a disconnect between my judgement of me and other's judgement of me?
Everyone I love most at one point I feel hated towards.
I want the people I love to hate the people I hate.
Thank you Arie for teaching me I could run.
I wish I had more fine grain control over energy levels like turning a knob.
I want to be the one saying soon by you.
Memoir as investigating the nature of self and character or as a thank you letter.
Don't relax until your work is done (you can however take a break).
The space of thinking after a workout is so wonderfully peaceful.
Long lists incentive creation without friction of organization.
Everyday be ready to both wage war and peace.
A man is not alone if he can write - I suspect Marcus felt that way.
It's strange to have my shit together but not much shit going down.
The thought of returning to yiddishkiet is both insane and inevitable.
You're family will be there when you come back from project charan.
You might not hang with your family if it weren't for them being mishpacha - the same principle applies to the people they marry.
To have the ability to enjoy any conversation - sometimes you gotta bully the dialogue a bit.
If you wanted death you'd be dead.
A great book is a like a dream and a taste of death.
The wonderful things about aging is growing more confident in your likes and dislikes.
Some people don't care about others.
Be the person who does love with strength.
Likes means you understand what brings joy - thank you makes you realize the "energies" responsible at each stage.
God is important because saying "thank you" is so much more powerful than saying "I'm grateful for" - the relational component is the difference maker.
Praying has worked for thousands of years because it says "please help me God" (moving beyond the slef) instead of "pay attention to" (a self hypnonsis/self talk).
Both hodah (thanksgiving) and tefillah (prayer) are best expressed relationally.
I lost god in NYC and I suspect I will rediscover him in NYC.
If I knew God I'd be God. (Jewish Proverb)
I want God to be platform agnostic.
God help me be a mensch is the ultimate prayer.
I should be happy to be happy 25 percent of the time.
Calvin and Hobbs wrote the best philosophy.
I wish comics played a larger role in story telling.
I can entertain myself almost the entire day - and that's special.
Thank you phone for keeping me grounded.
Perhaps the most important thing is to keep learning/growing.
Yiddishkiet is an emergent propertry of the jewish people and spirituality.
Learnig how to pray again is a strange feeling.
Lists are best tool for forward looking action (checklists) and retrospective growth.
God has a way of queiting my soul.
Yiddishkiet is largely overengineered but those that attempt to simpflify drop key features (Shabbat) and ignore spirit (heimish energy).
I have been operating with a religious disposition all of these years and I can't figure out why I don't connect to those running a different operating system with limited interopitability.
You feel scarcity deeply when the hinge filter for women ages 21 to 27 under 70 inches looking for a relationship in NYC returns no results - probably a suggestion that ground work is important.
Paradoxically I am most distant and closest to my manifest destiny.
It's not the jouney nor the destination but the company that matters most says the little fox.
One day I will fill my home with books and instruments and drawing paper - and it will be a Mikdah Meaat.
To this day I wonder if my home is somehow still in Israel.
Tweets have become a strange mix of confestional, insight, and humor - and I like it.
I care most to disrupt dating, community, and education/work.
What if every meal was also viewed as a classroom where we could ask questions about history and discuss interesting ideas.
Religion might be the OG anti-depressent.
When you can't consume anymore it's your body telling you to try creating.
Setting timers gives freedom to work without getting lost.
Perhaps theater is the most nourishing of the art forms when it represents daily relationships.
I long sitting inside listening to the rain.
I picture my older self blowing my kisses telling me it's all gonna be ok just like I find my present self doing to my past.
You can't work the mind unless you memorize.
Memorize a song a day to keep dementia at bay.
Sometimes there are all these beautiful women on hinge and I think they look like someone I wouldn't connect with about then I think maybe they seem shallow but really they're super nice - hot people getting benefits of the doubt.
IP with battery pack feels like a boss move for camping.
So much of success in modern existing is moving work to spots in the timeline in the morning and not thinking about it in the background until then.
I like balancing funny TV and great movies.
The library becomes a journey of sorts at a certain point.
When your head aches and time hurts take a moment to pray.
People who just talk about the past or future are often engaged is escapism disguised as good ole times and planning.
I take my relaxation very seriously.
Sex and gold diggers get into trouble when there's nothing else in the mine.
Sex and money can distract from charchter - spend 5 hours without them to test more material metrics.
Modest men want cute women (not models) and modest women want stable men (not millionaires).
Anxiety often presents as not knowing decisivly the next step to take.
Choosing the right level of detail drill in and out of ideas is wonderful.
You may lose yourself in the crowd but the silent void returns you to balance.
Davening is a funky mix of chanting, libes that pop at subtle moments, a timeout from the day, and hitbodedut.
It's the keduaha of the mesorah that must be maintained over the charifkiet.
I'm funked more often than I care to admit.
I have everything and nothing.
I know the words but don't feel them.
Giving permission to write empties the mind.
I feel so far behind and yet there is no world I dream to be apart of.
Error messages without traces feature lots of guess work.
I'm both particularly fragile and unassailably resilient.
Thank you Ariel for moving vieter even when things feel insecure.
My friends have moved to cities alone and built lives - inspiration for those on the sidelines.
Whenever you get frustrated during the day, ask yourself will you have earned the right to put your head down at night?
The amount of time I spend drafting hinge responses is embarrassing.
I have a fear of accidentally swiping on a long lost cousin.
One day I decieded that buying high quality products was often worth it.
It's strange how much power I give the kids from elite schools while not really believing in them.
Video in the morning is dangerous because it puts you in an entertainment vs seeking mode.
Does Minimalism extend to relationship - quality over quantity?
Perhaps without humor murder everyone.
Sometimes you gotta taste the good old days you know you know you weren't crazy.
I suspect my direction will be similiar its the cast of characters that might be fascinatingly unexpected.
In all the whirls of life don't forget how centering playing music can feel - come back to the space for the meditation not the performance.
I already miss my family and I'm still at home.
It's hardest to gift to others the gifts that you had to work so hard to discover.
Sometimes I play guitar just so I don't loose my callesses.
Sometimes I feel more authentic opening my mouth when posing then smiling.
Humility is shaped by the way we speak.
I suspect this might be the last time I spend an extended amount of time at home.
You can preemptivley miss someone but not really feel the present need to spend time - which is strange.
If there is no record did the event even exist.
As a man it's scary to see certain mushchasim appear sweet and kind but really harbor sinister middot - I suppose men must watch out for this too.
I knew God by the name Energy for a long time.
Shabbat requires planning cause you can't coordinate from a distance without electricity.
Getting habits in children saves them so much trouble downstream.
I am much more cuddly than I often realize.
I wonder if my romantic poetry will get better or worse after being a relationship.
I wonder if you can train socializing by having a conversation with an AI with different personalities ("You are a lawyer in NYC...") via voice mode and then receiving feedback etc.
If you have a story to tell you can be apart of any conversation.
Perhaps the OG heretic matisyahu can lead me back to God - you odn't write lyrics like that and not have a connection.
When I think about who I'd invite to my wedding I get sad as I realize I'd only fly out for a couple of people.
I need to be able to exit my container of task and interacte with people graciously.
I have a feeling that all of my tefillah and hasmadah won't go to waste.
I can only hear myself talk for so long.
Desire has little hold if you let it pass.
Now I must merge my branches into the master branch.
When you're behind a hippie don't figure to be a mensch.
I need to get over the Android fear - it's just such bullshit - if the chick is cool she won't mind - it represents a preference for ecosystem not a financial investment.
DARVO (deny attack revserve victim and offender) readily applies to the conflict in Israel.
No one is really all that cool - they do all the things that normal people do.
A preformer has an audience is peiple think he's has something to say.
Never shit talk people as they become irredeemable post.
I think I prefer colder weather.
The drama and buzz of relationship webs gives you something to do.
I will never again believe in chayuvim that are inspired by a bein adam lemakom.
Everything is better in the morning.
Pain can be a call to action or empathy (past present or future).
Kids are the best timepieces.
One day when I find myself settled I will have bandwidth to explore fashion (wearing art).
Typography really is an art form.
I've never had a my own space with a door but one day I'll get my kids will.
Planning and replanning functions as a form of procrastination.
Confidence is knowing what you like and dislike and not needing things from people.
Being chill is taking life slow.
What if I started drinking caffine in the afternoons?
All challenge is an oppurtunity to sharpen ones middot.
The theater of religious devotion is quite difficult to maintain in a buble - it often requires tapping into the collective spirit.
I have to be willing to spend real money to find a girl that's mattim simple as that.
One of my preferred love languages is helping people.
The more self awareness I seem to discover the more imperfect I find myself to be.
Reading the stories of Carlbach - shomer negiah exists for a reason.
Perhaps execution matters more than sequencing.
Nasweing how are you with adventurous enthusiasm defines a good existence.
At a certain point you become oa aggressively independent you no longer desire company.
The Jew cannot explain himself to the anti Semite.
Why do women need so many beauty products - it's like entering a small shop?
It was always my dream to be holy somehow.
I perform for an audience of one - God.
When I got back I asked myself how would this rooms be and feel different - somehow my kishkas answered God and my brain scrambled to justify.
The IP is the ultimate kitchen tool.
Theres no rush.
Preirzut erodes the mind and distances from spirit.
Only shower once a day.
Oh my friend I've missed soft white noise.
I need to turn my judgement (distance) into prayer (connection).
Somehow it at works out.
It's strange to me how people can just have a song about someone's intense struggle about heartache while talking about the weather - takes the kedusha away.
I feel a duty to record any interesting things that my brain might pick up from the universe.
Not being able to write on shabbat feels cruel somehow.
Even modern humans be very little: a roof, electricity, an instant pot, a cutting board, deli containers, a fridge, a phone, a laptop, wifi, a desk and bed, some clothes, and a car. That's it.
I'm afraid if I water the seeds of God in myself and my children weeds might complete in their place.
Its OK if you're not so smart or strong or handsome or rich. It's not OK if you're not a mensch.
GPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer.
Always have bathroom spray and mouth wash in your bathroom.
Only recently have we drawn a distinction between spirituality and mental health.
Sometimes I feel like I brought God back to meditate my relationships/dealings with men and improve my love output.
Perhaps I've always been a yeshiva guy.
I want to try being frum for a month and see how I feel.
I'm getting ready for the next tekufah.
What if you had 30 days to learn to play Jewish geography.
I feel like I need to reearn my trust every morning.
I stronlgy prefer reading over watching if I'm trying to learn something.
I think I found a story telling tempalte - short bite size vorts about topics that are interesting.
It is mission critical not to fall for extremism in the pursuit of moderation.
Whenever you do something religiously it should pass the "vibe check".
Just because feels driven doesn't mean that it's Godly.
The mission of the modern Jew is to be connected to all people but nourished from the tribe.
Whenever I find myself stuttering I am reminded of how quickly my ability to communicate can be taken away if I don't use it leshem shamayim.
I feel that I've let the people in my life down with my seeking of Emet as authentic as it may feel.
What would it feel like to dedicate my life to something worthy or even unworthy?
Accumulate capital so the mishpacha LLC is healthy not lifestyle.
Model values for you kids don't tell.
A man is known by how he talks about others.
I like the kind of movie that keeps your attention and leaves you confused - a complicated sugiya to unpack.
I find myself taking things too seriously - it's all a godly joke.
I don't want to go back to the heights.
The are moments where I want to be warm but I just find frustration and distance in my heart.
I'm excited to die - I suspect it'll be a cool fireworks show and then we'll see.
"Mahn tracht und Gott lacht" — "Man plans and God laughs".
“A Jew can love God or fight with God, but he cannot ignore God" (Elie Wiesel).
Nusach reveals a pattern of spacing out and waking up a certain moments - it's more of an "opening of the lips" a physical warmup and brainstorming for Hitbodedut downstream.
Davening is a phyiscal reminder to keep the Shevati throughout the day.
Teffillin reminds us to LOVE God (and as a result teach torah) and Tzizit reminds us to FOLLOw God (and not stray after lust).
Soft white noise is wonderful while working.
The challenge with the Ball Teshuvah is lack of access to authentic understanding of tradeoffs due to disinformation campaigns and a distancing from all things corrupt - learn from the BT not to be like the BT.
Perhaps writing stories largely follows a book that inspires short interesting stories that function closer to collections that proper writing.
Writing is written to influence systems (what is best practice to do X) or minds (how should I think about this question/story).
I love Frank Sinatra.
Sometimes women are on the dating apps for sushi and spicy margs.
Pictures in a nice frame - all about the framing really.
Procrastination in a team is like having an audience watch you be lazy.
There's someone being paid to make bag clothing to make the good clothing look better.
Life isn't fair but that's ok.
Do everything you can alongside people - otherwise what's the point.
Perhaps the point of diversity is to remind a broad space of empathy.
Wishing someone the best is projecting a kinder version of them deserving of blessing.
Sometimes I feel like I'm rerehersing the same bit over and over again.
I wonder if a worse memory allows for a renewed sense of enthusiasm across time especially in social situations.
It's funny that we know need to say "oh and she wrote it herself" these days.
I find a party of me getting pissed off and I'm not even sure why - it's like my prefrontal cortex didn't get the memo.
Maybe I should bring back erev shabbat phone calls.
It would be interesting to go to shul every morning in the city for about 20 min of tefillah and some learning after - if I need to sit through things I can mediate under my Tallit and perhaps bring a piece of paper and write a little bit.
Just realized that I too suffer a limp from my Gid Hanashe - perhaps grappling with an angel of God in my own way.
It seems that gaza is in many respects a modern retelling of the city of Shechem.
Friendships are just "would love to see you and say hi" but we like to dress things up.
Dying on the toilet is a great fear.
I'm looking for cute and sweet not sexy and hot.
I've liked every cute Jewish girl in the city - I wonder if someone will be like "oh I know you..."
I'm much more territorial than I realize.
Regret is a form of intention setting for the future.
I hope I'm ready to get back into the world.
I'm the older brother but a student to all my siblings.
I'm excited to daven tomorrow.
Hour tv max.
A part of me is sad to admit that in an alternate dimension with a shiksa i may never have reintroduced God.
A first date is really a vibe check if you haven't met in person yet.
You can date with ruchniyut if you have cavanah from the onset to make shidduchim behind the scenes as needed.
You can't really fake cool.
I wonder if much of our socializing is really group junk socializing where we feel belonging but don't actually know the people standing before us.
Read Cargengie each year like a daf yomi cycle.
I have found a Shas in the "For Dummies" series - perhaps not appreciated at first it serves as a reminder that we're all kind of stupid.
I want to bring back the Erev Shabbat calls - just calling to say hi.
My yiddishkiet believes that (a) God is a loving spiritual energy that every individual has access to, (b) the Jewish mesorah is a inpsired by but not prescribed literally by God, and (c) that traditianal halachic ashkenazie heimish frameworks offer the most connected ritualisitc and philisophical foundations.
"In everything there is a spark of holiness… serve God with joy." (Besht)
The frum rebel against the fry and the fry against the frum (maaseh shehuya).
They say you can't understand God's love until you have a child.
Our yerusha/matana is either being squezed to death or ignored.
Community invovlement always involves a degree of sacerfice.
The daf is gateway to yiddishkiet.
"Maybe we'll give up the second "Yukam Purkum".
The Rebono Shel Alom wants new ships in his universal Navy that are richly endowed.
I wonder if the Al Malchut Shamayim might refer to the underlying Devaykut not the persciption of chazal's law.
Perhpas Ahavat Yisrael is meant to serve as a door for a universal love (particular to universal).
You are a Yoresh - use your unique opportunity to make creative use of yiddishkiet for Yiddishkiet's sake.
The Tzadik who can bring blessing is better than the Tzadik who can simply get high.
The task is distilling the essential value of being a mensch and then applying that first principle downstream.
People have a personal religious responsibility to be Mevarar (not to simply rely on a Rav).
Aseh Lecha Rav might be a reminder to discover role models not Rebbehs.
The Rebbeh a dangerous game because they are often idealized then disapoint.
Arthur Green might be on to something.
I find that my approach might be closer to neo-orthodox than neo-chasidic.
What you feed the soul matters more than what you feed the body.
People are attracted to authentic sincerity.
Sometimes you learn ahavat.
That fine line between hishtadlut and flow.
Wearing bagging clothes is sweaty.
Calm curious mornings bring me much Menucha.
Something of somewhere is the nothing of nowhere (Thiel).
Monopolies expand market set while non Monopolies restrict space via differentiarion.
I want to build out a list of my favorite recipies.
Six world challenge to desribe life story: "FFB love OTD seeking Yiddishkiet God".
I reserve the right to use the word "gay" - it's not a judgment of homosexuality (although the package manifests with Krumkiet) but of a problematic vibe (and it's fun to say).
We are made in God's image (Tzelem Elokim) and perhaps God is made in our image (Elokim Btzalmeinu).
It's interesting that althought we normally Paskin like Rav, in Teffilin perhaps because of the Ari we also integrate Shmuel's approach (both of which are represented in the Dead Sea Scrolls).
Use slips as oppurtunities to build resilience.
God is kind and loving - he's akin to our most loving instantiation.
Fogive yourself for the mistakes of the past - your journey is unique to you.
Work hard first then play hard second.
Stay as busy as you can.
Respond with the energy of "yes sir" and "yes maam" to your parents.
Respond to people with eye contact and a smile even if you're in the middle of a task (you can ignore them when you're dead).
Don't shvitz in the morning as it contorts the day in odd ways.
Remember that God also has a sense of humor.
Laughter is one of the more mysterious forces in the universe.
Perhaps it's interesting to consider.
The project of recording who I've met with a short description of who they are reminds how little we know about people and how littel we are able to translate our knowing into words.
Perhaps the women require tallis and refillin in a world where being a mama isn't emphasized enough.
One of the most satisfying parts of conversation is asking a great question.
Set a timer when tasks feel hard.
There's an argument that at 30 I'll know myself enough to be really happy.
Learning from other people's mistakes is a good definition of wisdom (Prager).
I need to be more Tzinuyut and sensitive my relaxed job dynamic.
“We are as happy as we make up our mind to be.” (Lincoln)
“Faith is like the body; it has to be fed.” (Schneerson)
I'm always wondering how other people spend their time.
So much of being Chazak involves convincing myself that it's all gonna be OK (over and over again).
A 40 L backpack feels like a vision of independence.
Having something to say or sing builds a pressure in your chest.
Sitcoms are great until you wake up and don't really think they're that funny anymore (perhaps in moderation etc.)
Run a Kal Vechomer in your head: madach you were happy at home where you had little space and no people, kal vechomer in NYC where you're a free man.
Rememer that you're always on an advenure - a trip that can last a couple of days to a year, then you check in.
To be mixed in the web of human connection and story is life's great gift.
Songs are modern forms of deep poetry - that's what I want to sit down and talk about.
I need to be willing to share my personal pracices and adventures with the world with pride.
I have to remember that I've lived a life and trust my taste.
When you're down dance for a 10 minutes and you'll feel better. Period.
Every art form reminds the rider of an important middah: music - adventure, dance - play, art - peace, and writing - love.
Everything is Matnat Chinam - nothing is deserved - "poteach et yadecha".
At a certain point you just submit what you need to submit GPT inspiration be damned.
Sometime late nights are exactly what the worried soul needs.
Whenever you're in doubt go light and simple - make sure you can always fly.
There's something needlessly nerve racking about planning a date - where two people sit down eat/drink something and just hang out lol.
Sometimes you're called to share and you're not sure why.
There's a point in a romantic relationship when gaurds are down and free sharing and play emerge that inspires and haunts.
I'm gonna miss everyone far more than I can admit.
I don't know what we're gonna talk about but if we're quiet and calm something wonderful will emerge.
It's too bad that we remember little of the parts in between.
I still suspect you gotta man your way through depression and wait it out but I could be wrong.
I could be wrong might be best applied to everything and anything under the sun.
The rain washes away the past, the thunder wakens the slumbering soul, and the lightening flashes a brighter future - and it's all quite cozy.
Sometime you can't sleep because life is about to happen.
The Kindle can cure most insomnia.
Sometimes I want to say "I wish I could show you love but I'm nervous about something undefined".
Spending time with someone new - you should be able to add one sentence to their biography.
My time at home was retroactively justified in my departure's grief.
I think I'm ready to get out of the house.
Be annoyingly friendly - be that guy.
Write Ahavah on your wrist - teffillin for the day.
I find myself asking how will this be different and I feel uncomfortable invoking God still.
The world's richest beautify is found with people along the adventure.
Be the story you want to share with the world.
What if life were a dream and you woke up free to do what you pleased and you had the energy of love in your heart - what then?
Be the person who gifts with material, social, conversational, and spiritual presents.
At some point we all find calm after the storm.
I love my family so much I'd kill for them.
Pilots love bragging about how high they've flown us - "I know I said 31K feet but we're now cruising at 37K" which fair enough is crazy.
It's hard to be afraid if you're spirit doesn't serve the self but the divine.
Reading while mouthing the worlds can bring focus under distraction.
Maybe I need to lean into the mind altering drugs like coffee and alchol maybe I can learn something from them.
Grief must feel like saying goodbye forever - I can't imagine.
I love my family so much.
I wish I hugged my dad more often.
Historically Jews asked what vs why questions.
rdf Steve jobs
Noise cancelation will redeem your plane trips.
Where are you God? Where are you when your sons viciously murder each other in your name? How do you stay silent?
If you are love why don't you stop this madness, this suffering I can't really begin to concieve of?
Some days I wish death just to peer behind the Perochet and see if there's an answer to the forest burning.
I wonder if my words will be read some day and by whom.
I suppose that I worship love and call him Good.
My God is manifested light.
I choose to leave the problem of evil mystery but I won't allow its presence to sniff out goodness.
I suspect that home is found in the arms of one's lover.
Love and inclusion must transend the in-group (spoken as a member of the out-group).
Blancing the particularist with the universalist is a wonderful dance.
I am not religous and don't really want to be - gotta stay grooy with God.
"Pray as if everything depends on God; work as if everything depends on you." (Augustine)
"The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.” (Rodgers)
You gotta have a decent place to work from home - relying on cafes creates an ambient level of anxiety.
There's a relationship between uncertainty and depression.
The kosher option must be mighty compelling to justify its tradeoffs.
Poo spray is like deodorant for the john.
If shacrit is at 745 pull through at 815.
I never wanna get off the ride.
People all the time or death.
Just joining people for a quick shmuz is a cheat code in a boring cafe.
Dinner should not cost 30 USD/person lol.
Get the work you've been avoiding done and anxiety will leave.
Every once in a while I wonder if a job as a therapist would have been better.
I like to make noises in the bathroom with my mouth so people don't come in lol.
I hope girls don't share their dating names cause Jewish geography might backfire.
Will this make life more simple? (Matt)
I have many hinge pen pals.
Life really is rather simple - bringing kedusha to it is what makes it special.
Want to start adding notes to contact in google like a CRM.
The excersise in describing characters perhaps allows you to see.
“Hi, I’m Ariel. Easy way to remember: imagine Ariel the mermaid eating a Reuben sandwich – Ariel.”
I'm reminded of the power of facebook - you just need a name and you can organize.
Starting to add notes about people as I meet them in the morning.
Write only the book that you can write (Naval).
You don't need caffine if you have people.
Shaving wet is not a move.
Starting with shalom aliechem brings good vibes.
I want to be someone who brings people together - a connecter.
I have trouble with people who don't respond within 24 hours.
I wish I had more people texting me :)
There might be a side of chill Jewish people who feel connected but not religious.
Whenever I spend time with friends it's the friendship not the religiousity I value.
Leaving my parents house feels like a breakup and I need space.
My main mission is finding a girl and some friends.
I want to live in a world where everyone calls eachother achi and all dates end with a bracha.
Part of keeping a journal is to remind that somehow it all works out.
It's really just about finding a chick who's cool.
To be Jewish is to stand by your brother - we just like to overengineer things.
Don't ever forget what if felt like to be alone afraid and sad - even if you find people and a girl - always be a warm smile and soul that's there for all people that are cool.
The Jewish tribe can be build with all of it's funky assortment of characters but it feels most healthy when built around spirituality.
You must be able to venture solo but we all prefer company most of the time.
Venture solo so you can venture duo.
Always carry breath strips.
Sometimes life force feeds you and you gotta channel a chestnut.
The misattributuon of arousal suggests that fear might power attraction.
I want to be the one that brings people to gether like Aahron.
Facebook might be more powerful than people realize.
My mission in NYC has already been a success.
I want the people looking over to think that we've been friends for years although we just met.
Knowledge not written but transmitted is powerful.
If I want to date Jewish women, simply for that reason I must stay in NYC.
I like girls who are playful, warm, and cute - if you're pretty but serious it's hard to connect.
The secret to NYC might involve a recipie of jewish and staam.
I find that I don't give unattractive women enough TLC.
People are infinately deep if you give them a chance - your story is not "Ariel. OTD. Software. Chill." - it's much more than that.
A wedding should just be a party with a good band - everything else is overkill - get a bus from the city to make things more chill.
Neshmati might be a useful rebranding.
Drawing will always clear the mind.
If you don't ask you don't get - is my NYC motto.
People are invisible until you shine light upon them - then their beautiful lights shines forward.
Just discovered this thing called Loop - super interesting.
To complete projects, add spec.md, prompt to create todos from spec file in CLAUDE.md, review todos, and have claude tackle todos one by one.
Switching between social mode and productivity mode is pretty hard.
If you're not super into their profile you likely won't be super into their vibe on the attraction front.
Don't overthink things - just send the damn text.
There something upsetting about a bookshelf of books you will never read.
My mission statement is "make the world a more loving place".
Don't be in a conversation you don't want to be in.
Sarcasm releases.
Nothing is more sad than relying on someone to text you.
Nights are scary when you're older and alone.
People in the city are like pigeons nesting in small cubbies.
Don't check your phone more than 3 times a day - even for a girl.
Is good acting the secret to existence?
My objective today is to make people feel good.
Everyone is looking to escape the boredom - be the guy who can get there.
If you're in the city something will happen - it's bound to.
Falling back into checking texts returns one to a state of background anxiety.
Watching other people stress about Nashim makes your Nashim stress fade.
So many people feel poorly drawn or written.
We confuse external and internal beauty.
Nazi prisoners would add blood blush to appear more fit.
Glasses in court can help.
Religion often focuses anxiety into fear.
I'm most looking for company in a chick.
I think dates should just be "hang out with me while I live my life" - not oh let's play mini golf and see if we are compatible.
Use bathroom spray.
Sometimes you gotta release a bit of you're holding on too tight.
Life is a party.
People are magic.
Learning as an adult involves copying, titling, and rewriting content in short paragraphs that are interesting.
It's clear to me that shayach means someone that gets my background.
Romance deems evertyhing else immaterial.
It shouldn't be taboo to say "I want to hang out with you as much as I can - even if we're doing different things in the same space".
Love is meeting people where they are and appriciating their felt story.
Insight is not bound by age but by experience and authenticity.
I wonder if a stable relationship is all it's chalked up to be.
Nothing makes me more angry than a man abusing a girl I care about - the hurt makes me taste blood.
It's rape to have sex with a girl who's shit faced.
Sometimes meditation calibrates more than prayer - it's think it's best to separate the two.
I should start shooting more selfies.
I don't trust actors - they're too good at pretending.
I want to know so many things about you - no other topic inspires the same interest - they simply serve to study together the peaks.
Beer makes you feel sick - use responsibility.
Friendship and attraction manifest in energy transfer and curiosity.
It's hard to be friends with people who won't put time on calendar.
I want to return somehow to the project of "Wiki" - my personal mishneh torah - of course it's only as useful as my life is good.
My personal meditation aligns middot better than davening - perhaps it's a more direct pathway to the Good.
Don't forget those times where everything felt Bidieved.
Don't forget Zach H's hachnasat orchim.
UWS is justified purely on there being cool people around to live life with.
theskint is a great eample of a list done right - no fluff just times and detail.
Descriptors fail to capture fidelity of character.
I'm haunted at night by thoughts that I might hurt someone I love.
Moving else matters when a girl is in your arms.
Many life decisions are based on a Good God and cute chicks.
Do I need someone who aligns in atheltic invovlement, night time preferences, sexual patterns, and politics, or is that optional?
Perhaps I need to ask the real questions earlier in the relationship so I don't waste people's time etc.
The cuddle holds space for silient meditative feeling and healing.
Don't get naked until your ready to say I love you.
I'm looking for an Ezer who is really Kenedgi almost always by my side.
Instagrams site is too slow - Amazon fresh weekly for most food items then add meats in person post workout.
"I work with people" over "I work for Goodness".
I love my family so so much - and I want to make an effort to have them around as often I can.
Pro and cons are how decisions ought to be made clearly.
The whole point of the NYC exeriment to to find people who get the background and honor the tradition socially and spiritually but are not too intense about it.
Pros and cons are useful but only the heart can lead.
Progress or regress determined by attitude.
Don't forget the mission statement.
It will hurt less if you keep clothes on if things go south.
All minhag no halacha.
I get the We Work hype under conditions where you're working alongside your friends.
Playing music as an adult might always be hard - that's why we force kids to do it.
Sometimes I do things the long way cause a long day.
I spend more time preforming than doing work.
There is a fine line between duplicity and multi-modal expression.
You can only do music and dance in your own space - beyond the library walls.
Yeshivish does not equal spiritual.
Alcohol is poison - if it ain't fun sober it ain't fun.
Do I enjoy spending time with you and will you be a good mother are the foundational questions.
You can have a wife and kids and never grow up.
Relationships founded on respect and communication are so much hotter.
The self is known in a foreign space with peer pressure.
Calling is real texting is fake.
I feel bad voicing hesitantation or saying anything not nice about someone I care for - you can pronounce things dead in your mind with lashon harah.
Saving reddit posts is more about the question/prompt than the answer.
I am constantly surprised by my ability and enthusiasm to hang out and shmuz.
On some level introductions are more exciting than downatream hangs.
When you're bored with socializing make it your mission to learn more about the person, give them chizuk, and learn more about the world.
The world is boring if you only consume.
A good women motivates action so the story stays alive.
I want to work for the love of the game.
If you're bored ait still in a room in silence to reset the system.
Amalek reminds that evil exists and it must be cut down without empathy.
Don't drag people along because you're afraid of the void.
Sometimes there is no where else to be but here.
Sleepovers are better in theory than practice.
How much time would you have if you cut the junk?
You can't fault people if you let them consume you - that's on you.
I like the Roshem of yiddishkiet over its proper implementation.
Perhaps one day I'll know that I'm alive when I don't invite the numbness of sleep.
The socially orthodox experiment might be somewhat worth it to remember a certain character of warmth.
Shouldn't the question of "do I want this person to be my gf" be easier to answer - is it one of those things that's either a hell yes or a hell no?
Clear thinker aka a mind with strength, endurance, and mobility is one of my life goals.
I really miss my family.
It's on the man to have enough confidence in his vision so that most downstream questions have largely been addressed.
You're balding - apply the same Pinimiyut analysis you'd hope others apply to you.
It's hard to laugh when you want to cry.
God please help me be mensch.
You should be able to call people when you lift.
Relationship doubts are about US not YOU (it's not you it's us).
Step by step day by day moment by moment feeling by feeling.
REI is cool because it's so directly coupled with adventure.
I'm afraid that my heart will be blind after it's being held - and maybe that's all that matters.
What if we tracked who we met as a form of a journel with date, "nickname" firstname", description, and level with 0 being complete but wonderful stranger in passing, 1 being nice person you spoke with breifly, etc.
I really like the idea of texts acting as letters (courtesy of Max G).
Writing often feels like an exorcism.
"What are you excited about these days" is my new favorite question.
Don't forget that you're a free man.
Dating can feel wasteful - so many deep connections marred by sexual tensions.
Inspiration pulls up envy pulls down.
Be kind cause everyone you meet oa fighting a great battle.
Attention is the most basic form of love
Ask yourself what can I learn about this person I already know
We never figure it out and that makes life interesting
Maybe I'm looking for a best friend more than a lover.
What would it feel like to be in love without doubt?
Seperating "Social" and "Morning" allows for 3 intentional check ins per day.
We all want to be fit socially, mentally, financially, and spiritually.
A family that share calendars is a family that's on the same page.
It would be interesting to highlight a book and then ask GPT to write a short summary of the book using quotes.
Sometimes night is wonderful cause fidelity is lower and the stains of the world fade.
How much drama must we manufacture to feel bonded?
Youtube is almost always a waste of time vs reading things.
Let's bring the Fika vibe to the US - we all need to slow down a little bit in non-work spaces.
The cornerstones focus on speed (slowing down), temperature (warm), weight (light), and direction (forward).
Sort by new posts on FB to check each day.
Perhaps conservatism is able to concieve of evil in a way that liberalism cannot (Eliyahu).
IOS is best for airpod integration for calls and ANC.
Boredom brainstorms keep you grounded - as you can't really produce listening to things.
No YouTube, no X, no Facebook, no Instagram, no texting - be that guy.
You get tired when the soul wants to leave.
You aren't my real friend unless we've spent 4 weeks and over 10 hrs together.
Silence over noise individuals over crowds.
Meals are great but they also trap you.
Some people seem wonderful but you aren't mattim.
Sometimes you're physically gonna bad spot to shmuz.
Middle ground yiddishkiet is key - no shayichut would be too much.
It's all rather simple it turns out - the basics are the basics for a reason.
Singles events are so poorly designed - why is there loud music and low light - why not a quiet space where you can see and talk to other people etc.
We repeat ourselves but the energy is special each time.
Were just dressing up I love you in flowers when we speak to people we love.
Use scrcpy to connect to android device via laptop.
Don't complain even in your mind without action.
If you're sad sleep or run.
Fashion is distraction.
Stories of earned adventure are real life resume bullet points.
If you can't smile with buds there is something off.
Saying dude makes eveything more relaxed.
Ask GPT to find events.
Erev shabbat calls are awesome - one of the most important features of inviting in shabbat.
Thinking on paper hits different.
Smartphone = notepad + GPS + phone + wallet
The friend test is "can I just drop by and say hello?"
Beaches are best sunrise and sunset.
A rotating gallery with matte finish to promote pinterest art would be really dope.
Genes are a loaded gun environment pulls the trigger.
Children are like pain receptors (dad).
Just avoid the things that harm your soul - it's that simple.
It feels like working out 330 pm in the afternoon is ideal.
flow = work + movement + hobbies + social
Perhaps happiness is simply a function of energy.
Reddit and youtube comments might be a better way to source ideas to build.
Interviewing people and getting feedback on life might be an interesting way to explore.
There's no good time to train - it kind of always sucks.
You would feel so good if you only ate healthy food.
Perhaps content creation is simply a better synthesis of interesting ideas.
I want to create daf yomi esc shiurim for the real world.
Youtube is an overengineered delivery channel that can numb you to the world.
The answer is simple and known - execution is rather rare.
Depression creates an energy state where nothing is worthy (valueable).
Without noise your internal state reveals itself.
Put yourself in front of people engaged with them - and you'll rise to the occassion.
I'd love to create a mishneh torah and daf yomi for the real world.
Breath deprivation will wake you up.
I die every day and am reborn.
Attention is best captured by compelling storytelling.
Use # prefix to discover recently added contacts.
Connection involves and invites real world overlap.
People should be able to chill/socialize without needing to do an activity - but something to do helps.
Compete where you find a competitive advantage - don't go to loud clubs to hit on girls if looks aren't your greatest selling point.
I'm hoping to find middot, compatibility, and cultural/tribal alignment but I recognize that middot and compatibility are more important than cultural fit.
Swiping at night feels more classy.
Perhaps I should have another dating profile for dating in other states.
I want to feel needed and valued but I don't feel that way in my job.
I want to make a difference but feel stuck.
Get a low tech watch for workouts and completely detach from the world.
God maybe you can forgive me, but can I forgive you.
God no one asks - how are you feeling?
It's possible I'm too green to form a startup.
I'm in NYC for the Jewish adventure.
Building out vocab as an adult is fun.
Plan 48 hours in advance to alleviate anxiety.
Write out a game plan as if you're writing todays history of events.
Anything worth anything is an act of faith.
Shopping is one of my most stressful activities.
Errands outside of Amazon are a waste.
Summarize this in 10 parts - give me 1 part at a time.
It's better to downlaod youtube videos like books with intention - the youtube app is too dangerous to have open.
Use 4K downloader + OpenMTP to transfer files.
nights = dance + games + music + comedy + movies + dinner + shabbat + theater
I think I expect greater things from myself - maybe I didn't feel like I'm living up to my standards sometimes.
I hate how I look in photos sometimes.
Why do I look at myself when I get a photo to see if I look normal instead of the whole photo?
ariels_wiki = things I want to share with people but still password protected, while personal includees things I don't want to share.
Hello World!
If you have something worth saying - say it on X.
Airpods are built to dance but make sure you set them up with Find My.
Staying away from politics has made my life much more zen.
I now have an X account for posting ariel32-post and for reposting ariel32-repost so I can separate my ideas from other peoples ideas that I find compelling.
X is for writing down ideas that I suspect other people might find interesting.
The News Feed Eradicator extension has curbed my addiction to Youtube.
Everyone should have a Github repo why they can create freely.
I don't think I'm ready to share things on X yet.
_silly42goose1 is for reposts and _silly42goose2 is for posts.
Let's normalize "she's not my type" instead of seeing "I don't like her" or "she's not cute".
We should all be dancing all the time.
Apple earbuds are still king for everything.
One day I'll have an Ezer and I'll wonder what the worry was all about.
Every dance needs a lead and a follow even if you take turns.
If you can't be friends with a girl when you get a girlfriend, why bother developing a relationship with them to start with.
It's cool that I can transfer my music.
Having claude code instantly mockup different frontends is just so awesome!!
It feels like I've discovered the future and until other people know about it I should try my best to make some money.
Thank you Claude engineering team for changin my life.
Start with hello_world project to test any next JS features before then merging into code base - in theory you can have many different branches so you can maximize Claude's work.
Saying "thanks for the call but I've gotta get back to work" is a mensch move.
Prototype without color first, then add color, then interactions.
Sometimes react markdown is just best if it's read only.
I'm curious about iphone mirroring app with new mac os update.
Sonoma horizen is the best mac os wallpaper.
Know a person by what they fear - what they're avoiding.
Fear will set you free.
We require cognitive dissonance to survive. otherwise you'd be thinking about death too often.
Read silly reviews if you're having a bad day.
I get bored and I like to remind myself that if I forget what I did a year ago, I can live the same life an infinite number of times.
When people say relax I think they mean slow down.
Don't forget about Tai chi the blending of meditation and movement.
Stress is telling the body to move quickly under conditions of uncertainty.
I'm no longer chasing "progress" in lifting - just general fitness and mobility - maybe just the ability to dance and feel strong.
It's not crazy to dream of getting high on her energy when you've tasted.
I like the idea of having PDFs of the IP that I care about - downloading tab and scores for my google drive.
Mac is better simply because it can run playwright in notebooks.
Mouthwash seems to sooth soar throat.
Simple ALWAYS wins.
Journal is a mix of reflect and set intentions.
Perhaps we all manifest God in story.
Points are best engineered for last minute flights.
The planner specifies the plan outside of meeting "interuptions"
Effective context switches will be a top skill of the future agent manager.
Jews are those that swear loyalty to the Jewish mission - blood or no blood.
God and good are close linguistically and that's not a mistkae.
Don't forget God. Don't forget God.
Pray 3 times a day.
God might not be all powerful but the God I worship is good.
I want to return to the idea that I'm on a mission.
Maybe reading self-help doesn't work maybe I should write a book "How To Be A mensch: A Journey".
Last names are critical - I'm curoius what they say about a person.
I need to relearn python OFFLINE.
Make sure YOU READ ALL THE CODE that claude produces that you ship to production.
The new mac OS tahoe is awesome - a clean response UI is a game changer.
Peace and Love exist as yin and yang.
Organize python scripts in functions to replicate notebook functionality.
Be your own advocate.
I want to start a shul that's an hour = 20 min singing, 20 min meditation, 20 min chavruta - you can call it As Shtiebel.
Hold gold in tax advantaged account.
To be seen is to feel empathy from someone who "gets it".
If you don't write down the people in your life, they don't exist.
We underestimate human touch throughout the day at our own peril.
I want to bring zen and smiles to my NYC adventure.
Im often bored by my own ideas because they after old.
Capital One cafe wins over we work because it's truly open.
Don't foget the enthusasim of a mission. Don't forget the mission.
Going to call my blog "hello world".
You just need a few good dudes and a chick in the space of adventure.
There's a certain sadness in that subliminal space of awakenss before you get out to bed.
Youtube as an information delivery system is suspect - paste a URL into gemini and very quickly you realize many videos are saying very little and instead represent more of a visual performance than an insightful addition.
The religoius realize that creation without a creator is meaningless.
One of the reasons to like in NYC is to draw inspiration from the world to build in private.
Perhaps the objective with writing is in fact to self-publish a BOOK.
Writing is not really remembered unless it becomes part of a book - a container that you and someone else can point to and say "this is valueable" - either tweet or write a book.
Perhaps we need to do something worth writing about.
"I hope your life in NYC starts with the music" - Ukranian House Manager.
This might be my last year with roommates.
Even if you make the wrong choice - that's your choice to make the best of for a while.
The foundation of a Jewish community is a Shabbat clubhouse.
If I'm sad and frustrated and afraid, the mission is to channel it into creative pursuits.
I want a bit of noise in my life to remember that I'm not alone.
The challenge with education is getting real problems to solve. Solve for the problem set and you can back into the academic instruction.
You don't have to get paid from Upwork but you can build a portfolio from it.
Values are your guiding principles — the “why” behind your choices. Likes are the concrete expressions of those values in everyday life. This bridges the gap between abstract identity and lived reality.
The challenge with volunteering is that is often doesn't really feel all that real - I wonderf if partnering with schools to facilitate volunteering is a real issue to solve.
Don't solve problems that aren't really problems.
Sitting by a window to work is great - when you're relationship is online your "digital avatar" matters.
Slow down in work - you're missing the moment (spiritually) and people won't like you as much (profestionaly).
Prayer is recieved manifestation "God, please grant me love" instead of "I am love".
Prayer is relational instruction "God, please grant me love" instead of "Feel love".
Ice breakers are just social prompts.
Relationships are a mix of good prompt engineering (connecting) and showing personalized love (connected giving).
Use ## in contact to give them notification clearence in MacroDroid.
If God is dead then so am I.
I very quickly lose the ability and will to socialize if momentum is lost.
Sometimes you just gotta feel things and remember who you are and what your mission looks like.
This moment is not forever.
If I didn't find my person this year, I'm going to build myself into something awesome.
A door and a desk can bring significant peace of mind.
I want to create things that are adding light to the world - not more brain rot.
Knowing how much effort to apply and how much speech to utter is the mark of a peacful mind.
I think in the era of GPT is a book has become more valueble than a blog - even a short book. Think PDF deliverable - longer form.
Follow {invitee_first_name} / {your_first_name} google meet convention.
I wake up early and don't party but the "ahead" I seek doesn't really seem to exists.
Going to a club and looking average is like going to an auction and bidding lower than everyone else expecting to get lucky.
Having a relatively quiet space with a door is shortcut to peace of mind.
Intentional dating changes the entire dynamic - it automatically rules out night life and partying in my mind.
One day I will laugh about the lengths I had to go through to find you.
Piano often gives permissoin to sing.
What If I created my own dance GIF library that'd be pretty damn cool.
I suspect that piano keyboard and laptop keyboard posture should be simliar.
Cultivating a virtual garden in the city beats having no garden at all.
I want to add people to my spreadsheet wether or not I have their information - a practice that makes your realize and wonder what a person's essense "feels" like.
I enjoy hanging out not going out.
The subway perhaps is a collective embrace.
Starting up people.md again - a journal to reflect on some of the characters throughout the journey.
At the very least I'll be a collector of names.
Shabbat afternoon can feel suffocating if not bounded properly.
If you cut off distraction social hunger grows in ita place.
I like loving with older people - makes me feel like I have more time.
I need to stop repeating myself - I just am looking for a cool chick lol.
How is it that I swipe right on almost every girl but we're alone.
Hey how's it going and eye contact - that's how to say hi in case you forgot.
Tzedakah says I've been entrusted with this purchasing power but it's not mine.
The mission is to do everything Leshma - projects that are worhty as an end to themselves even if no one is watching/knows (e.g. dance/music).
The standing desk works if you shuckle.
Don't eat cereal often when you can eat meat.
Under conditions of suffering touch not theology redeems.
Sending voice notes to the people you love erev shabbat is awesome!!
The Jewish people can solve dating better than this.
What if speed dating had a memory?
Trying to fall asleep to noise is a frustrating experience.
I will never really leave the beit medresh.
From the moment we're born we're on the way to death.
My best friend is me.
Trying writing prayers and you'll notice a sharpening of your relationship with god.
Sitting on a hill facing a valley is wonderful.
Mindfulness 5 minutes each day no more no less.
A walk is (a) creating a map of a space, and (b) discovering cool pieces of nature.
What I like to sing/play does not match what I like to dance to/what mvoes me.
I refuse to look people up - they must reveal themselves to me.
A goal is to have a bookshelf with annotatinos so you can share what you're reading with those that follow.
A good spreadhseet in Sheets is hard to beat for organization.
I prefer movies over TV - easier to "collect" and think about - less is more.
Log then organize.
What if I dose caffeine at night then sleep in.
You've earned social time when you can answer "what's up" in a way that you're excited about or in a way that's deeply authentic.
Alcohol makes you sick temporarily.
Paying for Monarch so I can answer questions like "how much did I spend at restaurants last month? how about on dates?"l
I believe in kirruv but my destination is different.
Reading top bottom -> markdown, filtering -> sheets.
The difference maker between Monarch and Tiller is the speed at which transactions update from credit cards so I can categorize.
Perhaps I need to sample more dates is the truth building a mental scorecard of what matters to me.
The "optimal stopping problem" says reject the first 37 pct of canidates and then choose the next canidate who's better than everyone you've seen so far.
A jacket that opens to "release" heat is a good vibe.
An hour of annoying DJ music can be "redeemed" with apple airpod pros and a decent movie.
No loud noise/music after 11 PM.
I suspect that the title girlfriend invites a peace I can only imagine.
Don't ask is this girl the one until you've hung out at least twice.
Ideas is to answer the question - where is my money coming from and where is it going? and am I happy with my inputs and outputs?
Sharing a book and appending highlights allows for a shared reading experience digitally.
Being a non-nerdy nerd is sometimes tough.
Being a spiritual grounded OTDer is not a space where community is super easy to find.
I go to so many bad events and don't give my full attention to wonderful people in pursuit of some girl who I hope to find.
Only use hinge at the desk to keep things stable.
Sometimes you drink coffee and join the daze...
Working out instead of eating lunch is a super interesting pivot - really forces all hard work before a certain point in the morning.
Simply add contact name first_name ({adjective}) to google sheets with optional link to real world contact. Only create real contact if you have a phone number/email/or IG.
Cook chicken ahead of time and then throw in a pan and cook easily
Ground chicken and ground beef "cubes" feel like a cheat move.
Patience might descripe the ability to wait for bad moments in life to pass.
A man without work to do and people to do the work with/for quickly shrivels up and dies.
Perhaps I need to budget a couple hours a week to lie in bed and feel dread - "bed dread".
Fomo pretends the ideal fantasy that's why reality checks are important.
Be shomer negiah until you're in a relationship. A reputation of Tzeinut you can live up to.
I wish I had more pen pals.
Brooklyn is too far away.
A slow train at night sucks.
I'm a hippie that's not woke.
I'm a bro that's not broey.
Sometime on monday you gotta start with work and then you can play.
I want to write a book - a living book that keeps getting updated as life progresses.
I want to contribute to the Jewish library somehow.
Who do you want to hang out with (shared values) and who is close (shared geography).
I know realize that I simply want to write a book that some people might find useful.
Can push to github but Google Drive feels cleaner somehow.
I like the idea that documents with image links don't require any additional source material.
There are alwasy interesting things going on if you're willing to be vulnerable and empathatic enough.
There's always a somewhat quiet place you can go at night if you need to escape - don't forget that.
Better awake than failing to fall asleep.
Learn to get high at water and parties will be awesome and tomorrow will be wonderful.
Perhaps every business startup is a hypothesis, experiement, and result.
Every workout starts primal.
You can "drink" water as long as you're "drinking".
My favorite time of day often is getting cozy at night with good TV.
Rainbow coloring has a numbered quality.
Don't forget to breathe.
You can't be angry at the men for being men if the women aren't being women.
The girl that falls for the trap might not be the one for you.
I wish I could place God before me always - Sheviti.
Everything in life is a bounded experiment.
If you're bored with others your bored with yourself.
The whole point of meditation is to wash the soul clean.
Always carry warm tea.
It's crazy that it's taken me so long to create the obvious but somehow it wasn't obvious at the time.
I'm going to let myself get swept up in the romance and excitement.
It's hard to be sad with an impression of abundance.
If the answer is no the response is vieter.
I find dating women who make a lot of money intimidating.
Getting the system right is half the battle.
What do people do all day.
Sometimes I want to feel the adventure so I can write about it.
Sometimes I worry that if I share what I know then I won't have value to offer anymore.
I hope to be the person who can recognize efforts and elevate young people who have something to share.
I don't want to kiss or have sex outside of a relationship again - gotta keep the kedusha alive.
Zelle is better than venmo because you just need a phone number.
To share information simply share GPT conversations with people.
Sometimes I pay to do things just to say "yeah this is me - I do things".
I feel neutered in my current job at times.
Use "Color Temperature Meter" app to measure kelvins visually.
On some level the dating bio and iso define who we are as people - with the question ok if this is me how would Reuven's profile look different?
Follow the rise not the results.
What can you learn from rage?
Art emulates life and life emulates art.
Everything begins as a childs dream.
Two factor authenticate decisions.
Life is about getting below the neck.
Record audio logs and listen back to reveal overthinking in the mind.
If you're not grunting you're not lifting.
"We" welcomes everyone.
Pray for the one you feel anger towards.
More of my life should be decided randomly.
Large power queries are best organized locally.
Don't mistake entertainment for love.
Use randomness to make and reveal decisions.
I want to write a children's book.
One day I will return to guitar - it's a pause not giving up.
A TV can be an expensive but well placed noise machine if needed.
I feel like I "invest" money now because I now I don't need much deep down.
Cooking on stainless is just a better experience.
I can feel God returning in flashes.
Contact QR code works.
Close loops.
Anon name silly42goose.
Don't consume short form videos.
Consistent lunch times consistent calls.
=SORT(SEQUENCE(counta(D:D)-1,1,1,1), RANDARRAY(counta(D:D)-1,1), TRUE) to create a shuffle column in a spreadsheet.
If you need a break in life sit in a bathroom stall for 5 minutes.
Let me give you my number is a good line.
There's no way a loud bar is the best way to structure Jewish shifduchim.
Bio has two modes: thanks and insight.
I don't trust people who take God too seroisly especially if they're hippi adjacent.
When I'm sad, what I really need is a hug.
Dim light + tea + books + pen/paper = good vibes.
Portfolio captures things created, library captures things collected.
If I can pray for Teshuvah, then so can God.
I'm taking a 2/3 week break from alchol for the most part - finding my groove again.
We're all looking for something that we don't know how to find.
I want my Pinterest to sync with photos so I can have a slideshow on my bedroom TV.
One piece of art is too stale for a dynamic enviroment.
Voice and drums are the OG cause you just need your body and soul to play them.
If I feel distant from you I pray for you and the vibe shifts.
I think workout classes are silly.
Every man should know how to fight.
When I'm wealthy I'll get haircuts every day.
It's important to reserve words like hate and fuck and I love you but words like brother should be everywhere.
Balding and wrinkles are a badge of toughness if you've earned them with fitness
When you meet good people invite them to something.
Alchol might be worse for us than we realize.
The quiet of the subarbs is wonderful.
When I find my grounding I can return to my family in complete Menuchat Hanefesh.
I have chosen all the things that I'm bad at because they bring me closer to God somehow - perhaps a Sheliach for those that don't believe.
If a dance move feels gay pretened you're fighting someone and get mean.
Sometime you got dance without music playing.
Gentleman is a funny word - it's like we're trying to be proper.
Late check in southwest middle seat is "choose your victim".
I want to make "tea" into a verb that means to hang out and have a real conversation often over tea.
A dating profile is bio, iso, and cta.
When life gets too serious remind yourself that you kind of suck and everything but the point is the play and adventure along the way.
Listen to your body not the game.
Don't judge other people - your preference is not gods will.
I wonder if instant chicken soup (chicken + broth + noodles) is a good idea.
I feel like I can meditate later in the day when I have already done the harder things and my mind can focus.
It's amazing that without practice medition is so hard.
You gotta play the dating game - project masculine energy to attract and share authentically to nourish.
You don't meet God drunk in the ohel moad - you meet him after a year of sobriety.
Bet on the classics they stand the test of time for a reason - the Bibles the prime example.
Books and movies are still under "library" as they are collected and then selectively written about as desired.
Notes function as a scaffolding for knowledge collection - no more notes getting lost - I now know where knowledge belongs.
For every decent book there are five bad ones.
A meal should be bounded to 20 minutes - no grazing.
Middot over mitzvot.
It would be cool to interview your kid every year with interesting questions and record it.
Perhaps I'm obsessed with recording because some day I know that I will die.
Apparently AI embeds watermarks in images.
I feel like 5 minute calendar meetings would be super interesting.
Tense when bringing the bar down and your bench press will "feel right".
It might be easier to focus if you meditate with eyes open
When I think family I start to desire wealth.
Podcasts during workouts are awesome.
If you record your library throughout time it feels somehoe less of a Bittul.
Schedule change up so life doesn't become too rigid.
Preference are how we stay in society away from the cult.
"Teshuvah" lanugage feels growth oriented and optimistic while "Chet" (sin) feels christian and negative.
Perhaps comments are resolved for "ToDos".
I wonder if the practice of assuming correctness in Mepharshim and trying deeply to understand an otherwise untenitble position forces the mind to be open minded in a way that's underappricitaed.
If you no show your first leg, they cut off your second.
A gravestone that reads "savored life" would be pretty cool.
Don't got to a club unless you a ready to dance your heart out sober!
On Shabbat, work is things I have to do that I don't want to do (Justin).
On monday, it's ok to jump right into work to set the tone and create space for the rest of the week.
Build new projects in "private" repo then share.
What if I have a chance NOW to buid a business process engineering firm and I don't do it.
That feeling of "you can sleep when you've built" happens once in a blue moon - take a deep breath and remember to move slowly.
Waiting of the bathroom in the morning sucks - make sure to keep toiletries in your room.
Families should have daily standup to coordinate.
If you're rational you're stoic and you're not so stressed - mental health then is a curse of bad hardware that can't discover better software patterns.
The Nusach of Tefillah seems to produce a feeling if felt closeness to God somehow.
There is a powerful connection between voice and breathwork - to sing then is to heal through breath.
Every markdown comment suggests something unfinished.
To play at the edge of desire and disipline is magical but dangerous.
Pasta and chicken is a good airport food because it's pretty solid cold.
When you write your bio when you're younger you begin to realize what's really matters.
How much pain can you endure so that you become stronger?
Happiness as a function of deep meaningful relationships - don't forget this.
I love learning but hate "education" - that's a problem.
Why can't we all be doctors and lawyers and engineers at least on a basic level.
Only open an app if you're going to execute - otherwise its a tease
Texting people on Hinge is different than swiping.
Spirituality without God is lost - think yoga woke vs grounded MacP_abee warrior.
Wiki represents belief that most topics are over engineered.
At some point start working - life will triage itself.
Everything starts private then moves into the appropriate repo.
A TV fireplace is actually pretty awesome - ambiance.
Notes can be written (a) lower case with commas, or (b) upper case with periods.
Everything is really a form of engineering.
All zeros should be slashed 0.
I can't be friends with you if you're too tall.
I have a bedtime.
There are no chiyuvim except love.
I have the disposition of a Doctor in an environment where my contribution isn't meaningful.
Don't be afraid to do what God wants.
Sometimes blaming God gives licence for what your values represent.
Even if I am living in an environment of excess my heart remains loyal to simplicity.
It can take a lifetime to find your people.
My people are chnunim.
Why am I here - it's too loud to shmuz and too goyish to date.
I've gotten better at waiting for the train.
There are only so many faces - at some point people begin to feel familiar.
I think my peak existence occurs during moments of dance - the embodiment of ecstasy that heals the body.
Shabbat is so hard because I can't just hang out in the back and write and daven and learn - there are no pencils allowed.
I am SS - I don't do melachah on shabbat. I am SK - I approach food with gratitude and modesty. I am SN - I approach intamacy with kedusha and family focus.
Most good things in life are discovered off market in tight knit groups of friends and family connections.
I'd rather teachers use markdown/document notes and walk through them line by line and then share, than have a seperate set of slides and then you have to infer notes which is more work for teacher creating slides and for the student retaking notes.
I'm afraid that my final thought will be silly and meaningless.
Attempting to live this moment from the past to the present or future to the present.
If movement gets boring you're doing it wrong.
To listen to stories about the industry is to become fascinated and revolted by it.
Love is the answer to the question "why?"
Man alone doesn't have strength - on some level we must become religious chasidim to do the things that matter.
One day I woke up and God was somehow back.
You're a kli - don't forget that.
Call if you don't know if someone is sleeping - the "sleep-proof knock".
Trusting your past self (that the work was done right) and your future self (that you'll carry the load onward) requires a belief in charchter through time that is ultimately earned.
Sometimes the business only has one project.
It's strange that I feel like I have little to say when people ask "what are you up to" but I feel like I'm up to a lot.
Just discovered I can lock my door.
Don't forget dancing before God saved you.
The key is to take breaks to allow the system to recover but not lose momentum.
Always have a backup plan.
I'll be happy with intermediate strength and advanced movement skill.
Is God proud of me?
Is there a moment when I realize oh now life has begun.
I'm not one night stand handsome so I can't judge the casual sexers.
The voice of davening (the Jewish chanting) is super powerful.
The tzizit were to remind you of God the kippah reminds others that you are a man of God - important distinction.
Ido was right - movement should exist without music - music is a catalyst but movement comes from the soul.
If you feel suffocated by existrnce - eat, drink, then BIKE until your body begs for rest.
Then should prescribe biking and more biking for depression.
Don't chill with the boys unless you're actively hanging and you're done with your work.
Sharing your process open sources your soul.
Open door policy mean "you're my buddy".
Youtube music is better than spotify becuase it has up/downvote options.
Use #:~:text=Suggestions to jump to highlight text via url.
What if there no cuss words and you had to invent them.
I'm in an ugly city with projects - and I'm pretty content.
90 second gargle for mouthwash.
Let's be focus on mastery of self not of pursuits - pursuits are a catalyst.
Teach as a more experienced student.
Live inside the question.
I don't like seeing myself on camera - perhaps I should take more video so I can unlearn the cringe.
All models are wrong but some are useful.
Wet test everything.
Spotify for time synced lyrics in split view and YouTube music for recommendations.
What you feel is a lie if you don't know how to really listen/examine (e.g. agitatauon = shallow breathing + throat tension).
Straight lines invaded our movement.
I now remember why there's a tapestry of friendship.
High tech systems low tech you (Ido).
There are too many methods to greet someone: hug (intimate), handshake (formal), dap up (bro), dap up partial hug (bro+), dap up full hug (bro++), and first bump (bro chill).
2:30 nap and 3 pm lift is key.
What if you could subscribe to important government emails.
Use gnatt chart for timeline with proper spacing.
There's a funny moment of "stuck" between preparing for the day and starting it.
We gotta rebrand from chosen people.
Only do things you'd want to do if you had her - for their own sake.
Petroleum jelly on lips during the winter.
White noise on a speaker at night is awesome.
Turn on keyboard haptics.
Learn to write with your phone - your phone is a notepad.
There exists a distinction between music rating for listening, playing, and dancing.
If the golden rule is "do onto others what you'd like them to do to you", the platinum rule is "do onto others what they'd like".
How are you and are you proud of your work is the same question.
Don't lift with an empty bar - things thatcare too light distort.
I'm not strong but I do strong things sometimes.
Squatting often feels like magic.
I need to find a place for bakashot in my davening althought gratitude adn affirmations are easier to integrate.
Sometimes I nejoy the excuse of being sick.
I'm proud of who I am and where I'm trending.
Will I write less if I find someone who wants to listen.
We've forgotten the beautfy of being a genearlist and having disperate domains inform each other.
There's something intimate about handwriting.
I need to write a guide for going OTD.
Everybody should kasher their phone.
Meditate with a mask.
Put light clip on water bottle on the left side.
Every comment in markdown is a TODO.
I have faith that my project will expand as I do.
I think I love the work that I do and I'm proud to say that I do a pretty good job - that's a special thing to notice.
Opposite of depression is expression.
Don't do anything that evokes "work" at night.
Allow shabbat evening to be the moment where shabbat is most deeply felt.
I changed my mind - no vibration keyboard is better.
Perhaps to know someone is to truly listen and behold the things they love.
I dislike tweets that make you click through.
I'm afraid to be stolen from and mocked if or when I share.
When systems blend and inform beautiful and creative spirit emerges.
Id love to speak the language of movement but first I must discover its vocabulary.
Movement is a single language but this group has vocab for nature and this one for adventure etc.
I wish I had discovered the circle of fiths earlier.
The day I realized the beit medresh was in my neshamah all along was the day I got up from availut.
A diet of only yoga is like eating nuts and suggesting you have a well rounded diet.
I wish I had someone in my life that could understand the power of some of my dreams.
I am looking for a cute girl to be my chavrutah in life.
DSA is good because it's often heimish.
Every month check in - are you on the right track and write that down.
Line spacing in library with links is best - it allows "space" to hover over links.
I'm afraid that one day my cheshek for learning will disapear and I'll feel cut off from God.
The density of food matters when you travel -> chicken and rice is king.
As a droid user I miss the easy airport listen call experience.
I read my bio and I can't help but feel pride, empathy, and strength - fuck I've been through a unique path.
Pasta and meat in a cold pack is the ultimate airport move.
Cycle of fitness are seasonal: lifting in the winter and endurance in the summer.
I write so much becuase I am often the only one who cars about what I have to say lol.
Nueral energy is the erngy metric that matters.
The trick is discovering how communication becomes connection.
Being a good friend means balancing out the highs and lows toward a higher expected value.
Move in the sun then lounge in the shade.
It's possible that a couple of good 2D drawings might be better than a complicated 3D model.
I love dark mode at night.
Davening is a liminal state between sleep and waking up - even if kavana is zero it is a great calibration script especially if coupled with meditation.
Don't forget that action is a SOURCE of positive energy.
I think watching a couple of minutes of tik tok (think 5 min timer) feels like another tool in the toolkit. Keep tiktok to laptop is the name of the game.
To reset tiktok, delete watch history and search history, and refresh FYP.
Bring a fork and water on the plane.
It's ok to go to sleep frustrated. Never solve conflict at night.
Markdown is human in the loop.
Use checkpoint tags like #piano so you know where you were workin your project.
I feel less sad when I realize that I am juggling many worthy projects.
If you aren't curious to learn I'm not sure how you get through life - what do you do with your time?
I'm most scared when I have no one (no love) and nothing to do (no adventure) - in that sense love and adventure inform/are the engines behind peace and play.
I might switch back to an Iphone for airpod call quality, facetime, and imessage.
I refuse to let my moments of depression mean nothing - they must be channeled into art.
The voices grow quiet when you chill out and just enjoy life - no goals not answering to anyone just being chill.
Use ## for time sensitive contacts and messages.
I'm the collection of affects and play from many souls along the ride.
You can't start asking yourself is this the right spot until you've lived in a place for 8 months.
There are few things in life worse than feeling feelings that make you feel impossibly misunderstood by the people around you.
After all of these years I look in the mirror and same 8th grade bachur looks back and me and I fear that I've disapointed him.
Going to sleep early to be woken up suck because they wake me up but I don't wake them up - double standards.
There a few things worse than being stuck sick or even healthy and the club won't leave. Fuck that.
My back gives me mouth permission to say what my heart alone cannot utter - sorry can't do this my back.
If you kvetch but also propose a solution it's a kvetch letoelet.
Perhaps you can only be as generous as you are needy - needy = greedy.
It seems that only portraits and nature to a lesser degree hold attention on the visual front - a 98/2 split between faces and abstractions.
One day I will look over at music at call him my brother.
UMR is not perfect but you can use CLI as a starting post with simplification filter.
The results of a systems are determined by its output - you now have a mission to validate the cornerstones.
It can take 10 days to get over a cold.
Meal prep means putting together meal units that can be deployed in less than 10 minutes (including cook and cleanup time).
One day I will have a bike in my hoom so no matter what I can access a sweaty body and an awakened heart.
Thank you the inaudible amazing Amazon workers working hard to make my life comfortable.
Memorizing songs staam is a bit of a waste.
The only thing worthy of memorization is tenach - memorizing music without music feels stale.
I don't like vacations - what's the project?
Time tracker app beats spreadsheet becuase it moves with you, tapping is easier, and it exists beyond the laptop.
Advice to young men: cut out junk food and jacking off, and embrace movement and music and you're on your way in life.
Should everyone in my life who I love have a nickname?
I have a new category of friend - the "partiful" friend - someone you invite to a partiful but wouldn't hang out with one on one on the day to day.
Yiddishkiet is a mix of vocalization (shema) and silience (shmoneh esrei).
One day I hope that I might also have a happy ending.
WW2 is less than 100 years old and the world still thirsts for jewish blood.
As a man, few things are more lonely than listening to the giggles of love while you attempt to turn off your inner lights.
Setting out clothes the night before is an act of love projected forward.
Sometimes music and dance feel empty and that's ok - you just gotta wait for the spirit to return.
It's all hevel - remember to enjoy the ride.
Create a V2 of markdown file so that Claude can infer changes between files and then draw up a set of tasks.
First work on all design and have agents work on tasks after the fact - think about waterfall workflows.
Always propose a solution if you'd describe a problem.
I want to start bringing boxers and shorts in bathroom.
Use trash bags for shaving to keep sink clean.
Literally running away from your problem does help.
We try on different potential versions of self and ask do I like playing this character.
I've made the mistake of spreading too thin - I'd rather have 2 real friends than 20 kinda friends.
I choose from my kishkas to believe in a divine mission.
I miss being weird - let your freak flag fly.
I have to write things down otherwise I forget - perhaps a bidieved byproduct of not having human to act as a cache in memory.
We are all missing boredom - it's painful but usually good if done alongside productivity.
Clubs are important: book club, kiddush club, film club, dance club.
I love the simplicity and practicality of israeli footwear: blundstones + shoresh sandels - easy.
Line spacing/height of 2 mm/3 mm is much better thatn 3.5/4.5 mm.
I miss the days where I could meet anyone and ask them about what they were learning and that was enough to bond two souls - maybe I should bring that back.
I prefer music and dance in the spirit of niggunim and the blues as they reflect the soul crying out.
Reading books means listening to the dead (Holiday).
A framework is something you create within (e.g. Next JS) while a system is something you operate (Mac OS).
Read during lunch if there's no one to hang with - do not watch Youtube.
Basic MP3 is good enough - use spotify if you're trying to tie a song to lyrics on a general basis.
Thin toilet paper is better - no rolling bits.
Wipes after meal while traveling feels useful.
Headset forces mindful intentional phone calls.
Review your people every week or risk disconnection.
We gotta keep the simulation interesting.
Elon is great at considering inputs into economic functions.
In many ways the Droid has all the frictions to minimize distraction and the UI to shrink distance between intention and action.
Barrier to entry = willingness to suck for a while.
Book files are lighter becuase they offload more compute to the mind compared to mp4s.
I have a feeling that once I see the intervals and chord functions (major vs minor) on the fret and key boards then I will understand how to interface with music.
Love = Wanting to give to.
Decoupling movement from music is key - allowing music to augment but not dictate movement.
Shmirat Zera is non-trivial.
The right balance between fitness and fatigue.
Why are things private? What is disgust?
You dictate the pacing.
Morning cold shower is pretty awesome!!
I think that I simply want to be the kind of person that works out in the morning even if it sucks as long as music can redeem me later in the day.
Weekend drinking gives me anxiety.
Cholent makes you sick.
Workout is meditation.
You don't have a duty to hang out with people.
Are morning workouts really so crazy?
I still believe I can use workouts to memorize songs.
If you're not singing about life, something is wrong.
No screens and earbuds represents a proper reset the old fashoned way.
Morning workouts release the afternoon from schackles.
Don't run a marathon if you're going to lose you legs.
The question is often "Does it age well" (Shua).
The two major tragedies in Bereishit are ego/jelously oriented: Kayin and Hevel, and the brothers and Yosef.
If people who drink and smoke have more simchat chayim than you, you're doing something wrong.
Confidence is satisfaction's older brother.
One day's I'll publish something worthy.
When you screw with directing sexual energy toward the ego, it becomes harder to discern proper kadosh tastes in dating.
I really like the word "Yo".
"Physically weak bodies do not feel safe to the mind, leading to anxiety. If you cannot handle physical discomfort, your nervous system doesn't trust you. You cannot think your way out of anxiety; you must build your way out." (Youtube)
Calm comes from confidence. Confidence comes from competence.
Freedom to connect but freedom to exclude.
A man can see more beautiful women in a single subway ride than their ancestors had ever known.
Meaning is derived from participation (active) vs consumption (passive). Watching movies, listening to music, looking at art, and reading books should become filming short films, playing/dancing to music, sketching, and writing short stories.
What happens when I treat Sunday as the first day of the week?
Smartphones like guns can be a tool or a weapon.
Friends are pople you can CALL randomly to hang out.
I have a vision of fresh lentil stew, sourdough bread with butter, fresh juice, and backgammon.
Empathy is recognizing the hava amina.
There should be a hang every night.
Don't be afraid to go out and not drink - you are there for the good souls.
Often good ideas are followed by calm determination not frenzied energy.
What does Hashem want?
If my work can improve someone's life - it's worth it.
I don't really enjoy TV shows I find they usually feel like a waste of time when all is said and done.
I don't trust PTs.
Journaling at night is key. Flipping the script.
Past success can shackle the future self.
I want to be brought back to a place of prayer.
My API for God is Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Chasudim.
Get your dopamine from production, not consumption.
TV is largely a waste of time - media is awesome but choose something more meaningful.
Safe spaces might be built not discovered
There is no magic bullet health hack - resilience is built with wellness fitness.
It's not flow that's the daily rhytm - it's dance. Music and dance together twins that inject the spark of life.
What if there are 2 days: the first I start with training, the second I start with torah + music + dance.
Two weeks in are morning workouts really better? I've forgotten.
I'm more attached to shift language in Torah than I am to the words used in the paragraph beneath (in the vort) to communicate said shift language/mussar.
That convo you can only have between iphone and airpods is magic and makes it all worht it.
We must maintina writing by hand as a skill.
Think I might go back to afternoon workouts 230 - 430 pm to help clear the mind.
It's on me to ask better questions.
Soul, mind, body is the seder of the day.
Grunt (strength) or grinmace (endurance) is a requirement in training.
Caffine naps are cool.
No porn > no fap.
Dance is best done in your room - NOT the gym.
Don't do phone calls while working out - one thing at a time.
Phone calls are best while eating, doing dishes, cleaning up, waiting, and traveling - where the task IS shmuzing and the rest is background noise.
The curries cause indigestion.
The Apple Watch might be useful for notifcations (cal, calls, team), timer (workouts), and fitness (HR). Might be.
FT before going on a date.
Is the major of another human being enough to redeem old lines?
Woudl be cool to have a Google maps where I can app places with special tags that I can sort through - like a custom map but built in.
The secret to a workable directly is using "virtual" emails so you can turn on and off email addresses as needing (think temp pointers to main inbox).
Always answer the phone but then call people back later.
I care about the intellectual foundations of movement built from the ground up.
I want to learn to write better short stories - a meditation of sorts.
I like my API for spirituality.
What a joy it must be to sit in cafe with tea with a pen and paper and get lost in stories of the mind - an adult's "playing with action figures".
"Leshmah" means art for the sake of divine relationship.
I still fear boredom quite deeply.
The voice speaks pitter patters on repeat.
The secret is "speed dial friends".
You train because there will be bad days.
Everything I was good at is now better done by machines.
Language is a tool to focus attention.
We are LLMs too - loving language models.
I'm afraid of time.
Children reveal moral relativism as corrupt.
Everyone who wrestles with God is a Yisrael.
Living hurts and I attempt to find relief in mimicking God's creative spirit.
The medicine for Tirah (fear, 613) is (Torah, 613) and for Yareh (fear, 211) is Reah (sight, 211).
Every day we have an enviroment score (how easy was my day) and a performance score (how well did I preform?) - they are often correlated (higher enviroment score -> higher preformance score and vice versa).
Take pictures to remember the good times.
I still find the weight of my kippah to be comforting.
What if there were an app "accountability partner" where you need to pay real money if you mess up on a practice.
Am I fully empowered in this
The Jewish tech stack is chesed (volunteering) + shiduchim (dating) + parnasah (work) - the yellow page directory for Yiddin.
Wish I learned to breathe before thinking.
We have to earn the kishkah feeling by training the mind and body first.
Words are a better more percise medium than audio (reading > podcasts).
I'm going to start writing letters.
Today I remembered that worlds can be crafted with pen and paper.
Unlike visual mediums, writing evolves in the mind of a reader over time - the worlds imagined are constructed at the level of the reader not the producer - words in that sense are pointers.
Paper helps me think.
I miss the quiet mornings of just me a pencil and a sefer.
Always schedule updates for end of day / start of next day so you can batch work.
Work Sunday but schedule updates for end of day.
Put Birthdays that are important on Cal like "Joa's Birthday".
Play with music is like dancing to music - you are together with another energy in your motion.
All self help is the Marshmellow test.
We have plenty of hard things to do for love of self and others, no need to make life hard for God.
What can I do now to show love to myself in 24 hours.
What are you willing to "suffer" for?
Envy tells you what you want be whilte jealousy wants to take something from someone else.
Change disposition over position.
I am more often sad than depressed.
I killed a chicken today - I better be making the most of the energy transfer.
I really like a light brunch around 11 so I can nap at 2 and workout at 230.
Chords are the foundation and melody is the house built on top.
Boredom is powerful if it gets you out of the house.
I often notice a strange sense of dajavo, espescially after a great movie.
Good families are not meant to be so far apart.
We are just one phone call away from life never being the same again.
If I were bored enough, I'd start making up stories.
I love taking phone calls on a plane.
I want the feeling of RNS and the access afforded by SBP.
Freedom is paying for an uber to and from the airport and packing a real suitcase.
My success is because I have no other choice but to try.
Always travel with passport and laptop on your person.
Podcasts are better than music while working out.
SBP is great for lyric only mode for memorizing lyrics of songs.
The mind requires memorization (song lyrics) + puzzles (chess) to keep sharp.
You are the work you can do when there is no Wifi/LLM present.
It’s a gift to have exposure to so may different hashkafot.
Movies desensitize death - even witnessing slaughter has little effect.
Animal death echos human mourning.
Always clean the body post meal.
Am I immature for not grinding to make more money and lose my freedom? But also what has freedom really gottton me?
You're only as bored as your questions are shallow.
The dating steps are FT > Coffee > Walk > Dinner.
How can I see if I'm "stealing" a melody.
Notes app is for written note reminders and reminders are for audio reminders.
Add 1/2 tsp baking soda per pound of meat.
Regrets are lessons from past action.
Sleepiness might be largely a by product of too much food rest and digest.
Do I like haptic feedback - it feel somehow easier and faster to type that way.
Last names are important for family members as this syncs well with Siri.
I have a prefrence for Apple TV library given ecosystem but MoviesAnywhere is a super powerful aggregator.
Movement is medicine.
Some argue that the alphabetical chord name is for reading.
Parenting is good coaching.
The secret to weed is taking just a little bit.
Going to stick with chord names instead of numeric RNS as that's what the whole world uses.
Can't wait to use my ear for melody - going to be a pretty awesome moment.
I love music because the sea feels so expansive.
That feeling of antsy "I just want to leave work behind" is the perfect moment to lift some weights.
Dancing is jamming with your body.
Dancing is playing the instrument of movement unbounded by pitch and informed by rhythm.
I'm back to removing Youtube from my phone - too much for a distraction - back to BookPlayer.
No color for macbook is kind of a vibe.
Going to try to use hourly chime for water.
You can play with chords or sheet music - "master" both.
It's possible that authentic yiddishkiet is more ancient than Chazal - the mesorah might be deeper and stored in the hearts of every mensch.
Only eat when hungry.
I won’t really understand love until I have a kid.
Do algos on paper first.
No one warns you about the fading of novelty and excitement as you grow older.
Boredom = space to be present = imagination = vision = motion.
Sync md to notes to use on mobile device.
Moving from repo to notes is the key for mobile.
The goal in life is to be a mensch.
Hashem please please please.
The output for songs is to play and record them perhaps.
Consciousness is a proxy for the soul (Pollan).
What's the point of writing anything if people can't see it and you can't share it.
You have to believe (if you believe in God's mission) that even impacted one person online makes the whole project worth one's kochot.
I love the movement of my notes from complexity into simplicty - most of the work is bittul but at some point it might have something to say.
It's all be done and said before. Nothing is special. Nothing matters.
Always run server in termal otherwise Claude will crash VS Code.
How can I make a product that only I can make? And how can I enjoy the ride along the way?
An online notebook should be markdown at the core with docusorous but supported by HTML landing pages, auth, and asset management (local vs Drive links).
Torah.gmaps represents an attempt to map the Jewish journey in the dessert - lesson learned: we don't really know what happened so far back.
I don't like the term "bless God" or "bless the food" - what you're doing is saying thank you not blessing anything. To bless something is to pray that someone you love gets blessing in their life.
Once I have a drawer for all of my pursuits I can start putting things places.
I care about the simple niggunim with soul.
Simple melody niggunim are what makes the soul sing.
Who am I when everyone is intellgent - that used to be my value prop in the world and now I just say "ask GPT" - perhaps this will force me to become more human somehow.
Eye contact after a joke is made is a proxy for relationship at times.
I want to date someone I can write poetry about.
I want to write a sefer pointing out where Chazal go wrong ("In my eyes they are like white geese.").
The feeling of startup fever of this could be something is intoxicating and scary.
There is nothing more wonderful than a quiet clean room with a closed door.
I don't really like classes - I strongly prefer chavrutot.
I need to stay away from peritzut if I want to find real women attractive.
It would be really cool to play physical chess with google AI glasses using vision and AR.
Podcasts largely feel like a waste of time - a background black noise.
If you can’t raise capital it’s not a real idea.
Cuddle pre coitus.
I really can't bring myself to care about the news on most days.
I feel like most youtube videos should be short tweets on X.
I want to be informed by media not entertained.
I want to live in a world where screens don't have color.
I want to live near my family.
It's better to work when you're sick - serves as a nice distraction.
Sometimes I don't know why we write so many words to argue things so simple - makes me wonder if I'm radically missing the point of some of these larger tomes.
Radically acceptence means you can't be hurt with what is. You're bald - Yeah I know that.
Being quasi shomer negiah feels bad becuase my religious orientation is cloned from Judiasm with many changes/revisions (so my fall back is more personal) and becuase some of the richuk feels at times involuntary.
I am but an "aspiring מench".
Often taking offense = the pain of refusing to accept the trust.
Kushim have an energy and joy of life and swagger the white man can’t match.
Leading questions with positive assumptions are a form of kindness, usually.
AmItheAsshole is such a great space for asking interesting questions.
Movies are powerful because they give the mind a strong role model.
Startups are hard because what the hell was I thinking yesterday and shouldn’t this be easier.
Somehow we have learned very little from the holocaust.
You learn more from personal suffering than from years of learning to love. Perhaps suffering is love’s fuel.
Does Hashem love me and what does that mean and how to incorporate into meditation practice?
I like to look around the gym for movement inspo.
Everything is mined or grown.
Menchism is awesome!!
Ability to organize > ability to write.
Sliding scale of Claude involvement: 1. Minimal edits, 2. Comprehensive rewrite + targeted edits, 3. Comprehensive rewerite + no review, 4. Prompted write + targeted edits, 5. Prompted write + no review.
Can Claude analyze drawings and offer feedback.
Every can have a 3 keyword id.
Webcam = audio + visual energy.
Responsive recording might be cool.
I often wonder if God feels that my mind is being wasted.
I think I'd rather have honest slides - don't need filler info. Gotta strike right balance between attention capturing and informative.
A no screens, no music coffee shot chill spot at night would be awesome.
I think human faces are so wonderful - I want to learn how to draw them.
A landing page is an art form in simple communication.
The instinct to throw it all away and start from scratch.
Every girl is cute just not my type
Frame dislikes in their positive form - instead of I don’t like messes, I love organized spaces.
PC will be the kli of my blessing if God chooses to bless me.
If we had real achdut there would be one perfect jewish dating app and database.
Dance is to feel good not look good.
I want to marry someone Jewish becomes I want to be with someone who gets my background + lives the Jewish experience.
I want one year to be great even if now one uses it.
If this gift of time doesn’t make me a mensch
A mensch is in your control, fixing the world is not.
After frying out I was looking for my Mishneh Torah and now I've built one.
I want my kids to call me "Ta" and my wife "Ma".
Facebook groups are under appreciated - the whole platform is under appriciated.
Paper towels are magic.
Setting 15 minute timer rouns keeps things tight.
Going to the cafe with a job that pays you money changes the cafe hang experience.
You are not your user but you must pretend to be.
Set a timer while lying down to shift positions when needed.
My project moods are "this will change the world" and "who cares?".
Magnets over stickers. Depth over superficiality.
Personal cars are like private jets on the ground.
What you're looking for in girl (middos) is also what you're looking for in a friend.
Now obesity is a choice.
The phone is a digital notepad first and foremost.
Lulu seems to always look good.
All people just want to form a squad they hang with every day. That's the good life.
I like going to shul once a week still.
"Join me if you want" is so powerful!!
Shabbat has special structure - Sunday is for more exploration etc.
Hotel lobbies are great places for dates and to just hang.
I say I play guitar and dance but can’t play a song and can’t show a dance sequence etc.
I wonder if my lack of desire is transcendence or death.
Listening to too much stand up can break the illusion.
I wish songs were at most 90 seconds.
Sometimes when the problem seems simple it means you've cracked something. Simplicity must be earned.
Love, like, and dislike is a great rating system.
Personal interactive maps based on place rating/reviews so you can say "Brooklyn (location), Restaurants (category), Top Choices (rating), Vibe (detail)".
Self kissing is a supringly affective way to both give and recieve affection lol.
I think Amazon Fresh dinners might be a real thing.
Art and music are poetry of vision and sound. A version of poetry in another medium.
Reminder you can’t discover people of you aren’t discoverable (authentic).
How to reconcile part of me that loves the arts and creativity vs wanting to be around Jews.
When God is defined as the energy of goodness we don’t need to claim that he is good only that we should imitate His goodness.
According to my grandparents the operating questions of dating are "Do you want to give her your heart? Do you want to reach out and hold her?"
"In theory, there's no difference between theory and practise. In practise there is."
Eat without a screen in front of you.
I'm afraid of what my life would feel like without a project.
Drawing is an act of gratitude toward the Divine who painted all of creation.
I feel like my brain is trowing soft in the age of AI - I need to excersise it - maybe a mix of memorizatoin (can I recall something) and algos (can I solve something).
Hashem thank you.
Most stress can be eased with a mix of letting go and going with the flow.
There are moments in laughter yoga where laughter and crying blend.
Opening your mouth in the train with AirPods allows you to hear through your mouth.
Leadership is "someone shoudl do this but now one is going to so I goes I will".
Prebunking is a cool concept.
Apoligizing means showing that you've fixed the issue, otherwise it doesn't mean much.
At some point your girl becomes like a God you do things for across spacetime.
Srum and hum. Hum and strum.
Getting rid of trump will likely be good for this country's unity.
Algos, lyrics, writing, reading, music can all exist beyond the screen.
Worlds like elevate the soul and holiness are vague enough to be weaponized.
Protocol is intruction, portfolio is creation.
Boredom is a weak form of disgust towards nothingness.
Whatsapp mentions are dynamic gmail mentions are static.
Waiting for a cute girl to write you back feels not great.
Even as a single man I've aspiried to the stability of a relationship and lived its lifestyle.
I wish there were book podcasts like audiobooks but using Lange for conversational vs reading styles.
What if I davened Shachrit, Mincha, and Maariv.
I'd like to write more songs in Lashon Hakodesh.
Faith is an organizing principle that says goodness is worthwhile.
The door of happiness opens outwards.
Creativity is required to make the comlicated simple.
To volunteer with your time and body vs just with money.
We don’t sin towards god but toward ourselves and the poles we should love.