Topic

Goals

A collection of 28 issues

How Busy People Learn Languages

The two biggest myths of language learning are that it takes years to learn a language and that you need a lot of time to do it. In fact, many languages can be learned in a year or less with a time investment of no more than an hour a

2017 Mid Year Review

There’s a little less than 6 months left in 2017, which means I’m due for a check-in on my annual goals. This is just a reflection on goal progress over the last 6 months and on how I can do better in the next 6. For more context

2016 End of Year Review

On January 1, 2016, I started a personal tradition of committing my New Year’s Resolutions and yearly goals to paper and sharing them for all to see. I’m continuing this practice in 2017 because the true commitment to those goals, the pressure from having incremental milestones, and the

2017 New Year's Resolutions

“There’s a million things I haven’t done just you wait!” –Hamilton I was born on New Year’s Day, so I’m big on New Year’s resolutions. Last year I started a personal tradition of writing out my resolutions, really thinking them through, and then publishing them

I Am Iron

On overworked legs, I pass a sign that says, “El dolor es temporal pero la gloria es para siempre”–pain is temporary, but glory is forever. I hold this thought in my mind as I reflect on the past 14 hours over which I’ve endured a 2.4-mile swim

Iron Will

Hi, my name is Daniel. Welcome to my website and blog! My mission is to help people self-actualize by maximizing their potential and living with integrity. I used to live in Silicon Valley, where I was a professional software engineer. Not too long ago, I left that behind to pursue

2016 Mid Year Review

Today is the last day of June. Half the year has flown by since I set out to complete an ambitious array of goals including completing several triathlons and reaching measurable proficiency in two languages. With only six months left to make good on these commitments to myself, I want

2016 New Year's Resolutions

Last year I neglected to write my resolutions down or to think proactively about how I would achieve them, but I believe most of my resolutions had to do with personal fitness. Notably, last year I trained for four months and then ran a marathon, proving to myself that if