Willpower is not about resisting, forcing, or controlling — it’s about choosing. — Penney Peirce The marvelous journey to excellence can be terribly unfair. Unfair in that we are constantly under the influence of vicious enemies that lead us astray. Worse yet, we are oblivious to these enemies. They hit…

An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life: “A war is going on within us,” he said to his grandchild. “There are two wolves inside all of us. One wolf is white, good, altruistic, generous, and kind, and the other wolf is black, mean, lazy, greedy, and angry.” “The…

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom — Viktor E. Frankl You have promised yourself not to take that extra chocolate chip cookie, then, 10 minutes later you are staring…

All there is to know about private and “protected” attributes in 748 words — Never, ever use two leading underscores. This is annoyingly private. — Ian Bicking, Creator of pip, virtualenv, and many others How many times have you encountered these words: Public, Private, and Protected in the world of Python? And how many times those one leading underscores _, two leading underscores __puzzled…

Try a system-driven approach to staying productive. — I consider myself a maniac when it comes to productivity. And if you’re like me, you’re familiar with the enormous satisfaction that comes from producing high-value output. But, whether you aspire to direct your productivity force into your job or into your side hustle, you can’t deny that the pandemics…

2X Your Reading Speed, 5X Your Retention. — So many books, so little time. — Frank Zappa If you resonate with the quote above, then I’m thrilled to share with you how I satisfy my zest for absorbing as much knowledge as possible. Normally, I finish a 300-page book in less than a week. Noteworthy to add that…

We all try to seize every opportunity — like the new year — to commit to bold and lofty ideas. We do this of course because we valorize progressive change and action. Ironically, an emphasis on getting started, though currently popular, is a bad starting point. I will draw insight…

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. — Vince Lombardi If you could ask for a superpower (not a fantasy one), what would it be? Personally, I would definitely opt for iron…

At first, keto is hard. Then, you will love it. — From micro-dosing chemical compounds to establishing solid rituals, I’ve tried a plethora of weird hacks to enhance my productivity and cognitive performance. 7 month ago, along this journey of optimization, I stumbled on a book titled: Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar — Your Brain’s Silent…