1500. Training for an ultramarathon with coach Claude.ai – Our Conversation

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ Leave a comment

Isn't this conversation amazing? It's definitely one of the more practical ways to use AI as an assistant - creating personalized systems for tracking progress toward specific goals, whether for fitness, education, work projects, or other areas where consistent check-ins are valuable. In this article you'l find the prompt I sent to claude.ai, along with … Continue reading 1500. Training for an ultramarathon with coach Claude.ai – Our Conversation

1499. The Dark Side of Renewal: Facing What Emerges in the Quiet

April 11, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ Leave a comment

We've painted renewal in a warm, inviting light. But there's a dark side: real renewal isn't always comfortable, maybe as far as mostof the time, renewal makes you want to crawl out of your skin or distract yourself with the closest thing possible. When you finally slow down after months (years?) of constant motion, we’ll … Continue reading 1499. The Dark Side of Renewal: Facing What Emerges in the Quiet

1497. Renewal: The Productivity Hack Nobody’s Talking About

April 9, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ Leave a comment

While everyone's chasing the latest productivity system or morning routine, they're missing the real game-changer: strategic renewal. It’s about slowing down to speed up. Most productivity advice addresses the symptoms, not the cause. A bandaid on something that needs surgery. “Everything’s fine” This advice teaches you how to squeeze more into an already overstuffed life … Continue reading 1497. Renewal: The Productivity Hack Nobody’s Talking About

1494. Anything and everything

April 6, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ Leave a comment

We can have anything we want But we can’t have everything Because if we want financial freedom, we’ll need to practice delayed gratification to some capacity If we want a strong and healthy body that means we’ll need to workout often and eat healthy. Passing up on them cookies more times than not. If we’re … Continue reading 1494. Anything and everything

1489. Different strokes

April 1, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ Leave a comment

We all have different strokes , a way of doing things Those “successful” people just do things differently. Someone who is overweight and sick does something differently than those who are fit and healthy. Someone who has not enough time in the day isn’t using thier time efficiently. Someone who is constantly arguing , it … Continue reading 1489. Different strokes

1454. Advice to my 10 year old self

February 25, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ Leave a comment

Things take effort and time, and they take longer then you’d think Know the difference between a growth mindset and fixed mindset. Believe you can learn and achieve anything, but it won’t come without effort Don’t get too high in life and don’t get too low, you won’t understand this now but when you hit … Continue reading 1454. Advice to my 10 year old self

1448. Skills over goals

February 16, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ 2 Comments

How do most people set goals? Lose 20 pounds Write a book Make $80,000 Spend more time with my kids Goals within themselves are good It gives us a point B to get too. But goals within themselves are empty, it’s the last thing we “get” Lose 20 pounds is the result of a long … Continue reading 1448. Skills over goals

1446. Partner Picking : Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ Leave a comment

Who you pick to send the rest of your life with mat be one of the most important decisions of your life. You’ll most likely be spending a lot of time with this person and the saying birds of a feather flock together may be cliché but it’s true. We rise (or sink) to the … Continue reading 1446. Partner Picking : Valentine’s Day

1413. finding my flow

January 9, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ Leave a comment

Victory Laps Morning routine is now smoother than a freshly pulled wire. Starting to feel less like a deer in headlights and more like… well, a slightly more coordinated deer. Outlets? We're practically best friends now. Me and these boxes are developing a real understanding. Finally brought headphones – 4 hours of podcasts later, and … Continue reading 1413. finding my flow

4010. A Rookie Electrician’s Apprentice First Day with the Union

January 6, 2025 ~ Joey D ~ Leave a comment

There's something electric about first days – they're like first dates with destiny, but instead of dinner and drinks, you're courting your future self. The night before, you lay out your clothes like a teenager before prom: hard hat perfectly positioned, tools meticulously arranged, boots waiting expectantly by the door. Your stomach does that familiar … Continue reading 4010. A Rookie Electrician’s Apprentice First Day with the Union