One of the most confusing things to me in the past year has been hearing about how many people have severe problems due to anxiety. First it started with some friends of friends, then I read about NBA players, and eventually I learned that some of my closest friends and family had been suffering. I …
Weekly Recap
Really, really enjoy coffee. I could give up a lot of my other vices, but good coffee at the right time makes life so much more enjoyable. I can’t think of how much work I have been able to push myself through only because of a caffeine buzz. This past week I overindulged on …
Some Book Recs
Busy week here in Puerto Rico. I finished a massive amount of crypto research that allowed me to make some good changes to my current algorithms. I overdid it a bit, finishing my days with eyestrain and a bit of anxiety from overindulging in espresso shots (so easy to chug free LaCroix sparkling water and …
Come to Puerto Rico
One of the first things I tend to think of when I’m writing these blog posts (Monday is the new Sunday for my writing schedule fyi) is where am I? This past year I’ve been traveling so much that an extended period in one city (or even country) has been rare. It feels strange to …
Change of Plans..
About two weeks ago I presented a rough draft of my all-inclusive daily routine that would lead me to bliss -- not realizing that going from waking up to the sunshine lifestyle, to regimented minute-by-minute planning wouldn’t turn out as easy as I thought. There’s a few non-negotiable things for me in my …
Week in Medellin
It’s a sunny day as always here in beautiful Medellin, Colombia. I missed my Sunday blogging session, but that tends to happen when I’m “on vacation”. I’m visiting my friend Ari for a week who is learning Spanish via immersion/classes. I am also surrounded by Spanish in Puerto Rico, but my Spanish progress with no …
New Schedule for Productivity
Great week here in Puerto Rico. My friend Ian, from my olden days of equity options trading in Chicago, visited for half of the week. It’s crazy that I’ve been out of that business for almost a decade now. He was one of my main mentors at Third Millennium Trading, allowing me to use his …
A Humbling Week
I try and keep my blog pretty realistic, so I would feel remiss if I didn't detail a down week for me. Between moving around again in Puerto Rico (my old place took half of the week to get water turned back on, and my temporary apartment's power went out) and the craziness in the …
Back in Merica (sort of.. PR)
I got back to Puerto Rico two days ago after what felt like a much longer than six-week trip to Europe. Feels great to be back. I got a little surprise upon returning to my apartment: my internet and water were not working, which seemed like not that big of a deal until I realized …
Last Week in Europe
I've been on an erratic blogging schedule, and an erratic life schedule in general. I realized that my bedtime (and waking time) creeps up if left unchecked. This is fine for a day or two, but I've slowly went from going to sleep in Europe at 10 pm, to 11pm, 12 am... and this past …
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