This is cringe bc it’s health related at the beginning of a new year, but: Your health should allow you to go off routine once in a while bc life demands it but bounce back shortly afterwards. Resilience is the pinnacle of health. This will be different for everyone. Your ancestors probably drank into the night and still went out to erect, till, hunt, farm, sully redcoats, etc. at daybreak. Point is you have such substance within you to develop for you to ride through life. The finer points, I think, are figuring out your weaker points, improving those and managing them in the course of upsets.

I think there are parallels here with software and other things where road construction, maintenance AND planning can be achieved in a centralized manner. If they’re considered infrastructure and what they need to facilitate (commerce, transportation), then a decentralized nature is relevant for the best solution. Very similar, in my opinion, to what caused Lightning to come about. But this decentralized nature was already happening with free men. Weird.

Terrific article! A substantive post that goes hand in hand with ‘you can just do things’.

A little more explanation on the sunrise note for NYE. Long story short- get to the sunrise even after a late night out.

Just a reminder- get your SCN, leptin and TCA cycle utilization up by exposure to solar luminescence even after being up for the New Year! See the sunrise for Jan 1, see more sun each day of 2026. How much? Start with as much as you can. Punctuate your days with changes in sunlight spectrum (UVAs) and make your nights dark. This summer I was up several times during the night (young one) and saw the sunrise and got cold when I could to keep things running well. You can bet I’ll do the same after being up for NYE. 2026- ring in the new year with sats and solar exposure.

When exercising outside, don’t let snow and cold stop you from getting a good session in. Get a hat, gloves, warm shoes and go to town. Use any number of combos from below (I draw from this list frequently) and do for reps, time, whatever works. Example- for 20minutes do 5 pull-ups, 10 pushups, 15 squats. Rest as needed. My favorite after traveling is pull-ups and lunges.

It’s December. You should seek the cold rather than avoid it totally. Start simple with face in cold water and gradually up the full body water exposure. Your body will generate its own light in form of ultraweak photon emissions (UPEs), something needed during winter months. It also makes your mitochondria healthier.

Pre-dawn light, breaks for sun and cold exposure, high fat higher protein breakfast. This is conducive to living in northern latitudes. I know holidays come up and the festivities with them require a deviation on my part which is fine. I learned this summer that sunrise is the numero uno lever to always pull to keep on the circadian, quantum wagon. You’ll be more resilient and still enjoy time with loved ones and make new friends.

Your training should be decentralized if possible. Sometimes you’ll find you’re short on time or without access. So what to do? Alternates and Substitutions Example Needed to run but can’t do full time or distance? Do lunges and jump rope. -Lunges for strength and the other for cardio effect and training rest of the leg. Alternate between the two for the time available. 1min lunge into 1min jump rope for 20minutes. Quality reps.

-Winter Training Plan- Basic premise - do what you can outside as much as you can. More to come on how I’m doing that this winter to be prepared for the spring. Winter is a time to rest and recover certainly but if you must move and do something I’ll lay out my approach to managing practicality and keeping health at the forefront.

To me Any training or exercise, if tolerable, is best done outside. I understand there’s a limit if you’re swimming and can’t do laps on an arctic summer day. But if you can make any of it work you’ll feel so much better. And, it’ll compound your decisions on light after sunset.

To have great, restorative sleep try this: Last meal 4 hrs before bedtime. Low lights, no screens. These two pieces make all the difference. >> take it the extra mile? get cold prior to bedtime and do some light moment to warm up. Yes there’s science behind this but I’m bullish that anecdotes are still worth it.

Parsing through some of the costs to build certain facilities. Everything just goes up and up. And it’s not commensurate with resolution of study (higher stage gate = higher cost) The inflation literally just goes unchecked. Would be better to stack sats and reorient your energy to figure out what’s important/ gives value.

Cold exposure for those with northern haplotyoes helps you enjoy the winter months! Get some friends and family together, fire up the grill and hot beverages and go plunge in some water.

When the who in who ville demand a non productive tax on those with large cavern real estate holdings.

Brute force Y/N decision tree. Easy and robust to figure out how I structure next training step or goal. Clearly your circumstances can lead you to take some alternatives but this is easy for quick decision making and cut out the noise. Also it keeps you sharp from muddling your training too much. Always have a North Star.

Having a plan is best. Being able to adjust when things don’t feel right is better.