Thanks  therealbrandonwilson . Appreciate the encouragement to start the writing journey here on adagia. This is a great place to document the process. Thanks  abrahamKim  for extending the challenge to...

abrahamKim  ah yes, beloved SMART goals. I am a big fan as a project manager :) 

abrahamKim I'm with there. Re: my point in the writing, I think the problem with saying 'let's do better' is that it's a totally unqualified mission. It's missing the how. Better...

abrahamKim   I decided on hats because I'm a big fan of wearing hats and I wanted a physical reminder to pursue the things that light me up.  I wanted...

  therealbrandonwilson if I had to choose today, I'd choose Adagia. I consider this small crew friends and I like being able to follow the path  abrahamKim is on in...

brianball agreed, it's good that the issue of Asian hate is becoming a central part of the conversation. SF is one of my favorite cities; it's heartbreaking to see the...

abrahamKim a couple of barriers: fear, lack of complete awareness/comprehension of the facts one needs to act. 

Another way to think about it: everything before the moment of activation is the...

abrahamKim I'm a big fan of Baron Fig https://www.baronfig.com/  The confidant notebook.  I would be curious if your gf is familiar with this one.  If not, I highly recommend it...

abrahamKim   Awesome that williamliao sent you The Practice.  That excerpt that you wrote is perfect.  I do have to detach from perfection and just put in the work.  ...