Today was the 7th day in a row I’ve done some from of exercise. It has also been 7 days since my last Daily Alfajore Test. I understand that it isn’t for everyone, but two ideas have changed my health for the better. 1. Brush Your Teeth Brushing your teeth isn’t a massive feat of …
Category Archives: Self Improvement
Processing
Each night for these last few weeks, I went to bed with a new idea about the future. Tonight, I’ll draft a plan to be in New York by next January. Tomorrow night will be spent on New Year’s flights to France. The process of life transitions has become something familiar. Answering the difficult questions …
Hypnotize/Hipnotizar
My English teaching experience has grown tandem to learning Spanish. The frustration of expression in a second language surges with one part of my life, the other explores deeper into my first. And man, it has opened my eyes to one fact: I am not good at English. To describe something beautifully isn’t a thing …
Nerves Abound
Positive nervous gets the heart pumping and glosses the palms. It demands a decision – do this now or don’t do it at all. It stares with it’s hand just above the holster and tells you to run away. It comes with any First, happened to everyone worth admiring, and is the struggle that defines …
Unequivocally, Yes
You’re sitting in Econ 101. Your No. 2 pencil is more baton than writing utensil, your composition notebook blank. The most exciting thing about this lecture is the professor’s chalk tapping on the board. Your mind wanders. It’s Illinois during the Spring of 1957. Maybe you’re thinking about the Soviets, but probably not. More likely, …
Deciding
“Human beings absolutely follow through on who they believe they are.”Tony Robbins, Probable T-Rex Voice Actor Explaining the Importance of Dental Hygiene here “You have to be fitness. Every person who lost 200 pounds can tell you the moment way back then when they knew they were going to be their ideal weight. That’s the …
Nostalgia for the Future
I wrote this two February’s ago, on the eve of what became the most stressful month of my life. Going through old essays today, I think this one has an interesting resolve. Hope you do too. 2/17Airplane I just finished Joe Biden’s new book Promise Me, Dad with a sense of hope. He left with …
Dazed and Confused
I was late for a quiz – freshman calculus, 9am on the other side of campus. I had a black book-bag, bright tangerine bike, shorts and a t-shirt. Maybe a little toothpaste still in the corner of my mouth. Jumping into the bike lane with Jay-Z fueling each pump, I’m bookin’ it. My gears are …
Failing to Plan
Failing to plan is planning to fail! I’m starting to disagree. Planing hinges on one massive assumption: it is better to have a plan. To be a modern human is to plan. Why not? It creates a prepared solution for when problems arise. To plan feels natural, like the right thing. It seems like the …
Strangers
I just got back from coffee with a stranger; I’m still not sure his name, but we’re getting a drink this weekend. We met two months ago in the basement of a jazz club. I heard him speaking English as we passed each other on the stairs, so I said hey. Turns out, he recently …
A Fresh Sip 