Well the situation in Ethiopia seems to be improving. 
My original plan was to visit in early Jan of 2022. But a civil war broke out that derailed my plans. I am still to hesitant to push ahead with my plans as it was. I need to see more stability...

It was many years ago when I first heard of Naval. It was the Tim Ferriss Show. I remember instantly liking the types of things Naval talked about. 

You could tell that he speaks in a measured way. Quite intelligent. (most of Tim's guests were like that).
Naval explained a lot...

I have completely recovered from my COVID vaccine shot.

It took a total of 4 full days to get back to normal. 
My Oura ring has confirmed that I have recovered. I got a sleep score of 77. More importantly - I have come back to my usual heart rate. My...

I am much better today. 
Oura score still at 53 but I feel my energy building. 

So today, I was writing down the things I wanted to work on before the end of the year. 

My original goals haven't changed. I just decided to take it easy and that is...

Today my sleep score was 47/100. 
That is a big improvement from yesterday's score after my booster shot. 

A lot of the symptoms are improving. No headache. Less fever. Less fatigue. 

I still have soreness on the side where I got the shot. My lymph nodes seem to be agitated. ...

My condition got progressively worse over night. 
I don't remember the other shots being this severe. 

All the symptoms from yesterday just kept getting worse. I knew Oura ring would tell me that something was off but I wasn't prepared for what I saw. 

A sleep score of 23/100.
Oura asking...

I had a great topic in mind to write for today. 

I will still write it but not today.
Today I got the COVID shot. I was not feeling anything until about 30 minutes ago. I feel the start of a headache, muscle pain and just nausea. 

I have eliminated any...

One of the things I decided I wanted to do - become an influencer. 

People that really know me laughed hard when I told them. 
They assumed that I was kidding. 

I have been very vocal about the destructive nature of social media. 
I still believe it is manufactured more...

In the on and off 3 year public writing journey, I have shared many different experiences I have had. I loved recalling the details of the events and getting feedback.

One of those stories was about the 2 years I spent at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. I still call...

I was at my favorite book store many years ago. Way before Amazon destroyed the idea of a brick and mortar bookstore. When I got a call from my dad. He was still back home when he called me. 

My face lit up and I talked to him. I am...