Self-understanding

Any skill feels clumsy. Then scripted. But eventually — automatic. That’s when the punch is just a punch again.

Halfway through PTO and thriving in full potato mode. Zero plans, maximum vibes.

All the planning, all the process, all the polish — it circles back to the same thing: Are we going to be OK?

Rest. The quiet prep before the next push.

A note to my younger self: stay stubborn, stay strange, and write it all down. You’ll need it more than you think.

Sunday’s adventure? Spelunking my own notes. Wandering deep, finding hidden connections, surfacing with insights I didn’t expect.

Some temptations shout. Others barely murmur. Either way, the real work is noticing them — and choosing whether to lean in or let them pass.

We search for “the way.” The secret system, the perfect method. But the only one that matters? Your way. Built from practice, not theory.

For me, the hunt isn’t for clarity wrapped in a bow. It’s for tiny scraps that quietly change everything.

It’s not the big blowups that get me. It’s the tiny snags—the little “oh crap” moments that quietly tug until the whole day starts to unravel.

Tiny logs, tiny reps. Proof you showed up today, in whatever shape it took.

Came home yesterday. Travel-tired, straight to the couch. Home isn’t just where we stay—it’s the spaces, the stuff, the little corners we make ours.

Soft skills don’t show up in Jira or sprint demos. But they shape how teams move, how trust builds, and whether the work actually sticks.

Humility is refusing to inflate yourself—again and again. Trusting that effort will speak louder than ego ever could.

Funny thing about pointing: it looks silly, but it works. A flick of the hand or a chin tilt can cut through the fog faster than a paragraph ever could.