ADHD, HABITS & MOTIVATION
I was diagnosed with ADHD at 30, and it changed how I think about work, family, and why some habits stick while others don't. These posts follow that thread: understanding how my brain works, building habits that last, and starting over when they don't.
UNDERSTANDING MY ADHD
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What Getting Diagnosed with ADHD at 30 Taught Me About Work
How finally getting diagnosed at 30 changed the way I think, work, and show up every day.
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How My ADHD Diagnosis Changed the Way I Show Up as a Dad
How finally getting diagnosed changed the way I show up for my wife and kids.
BUILDING HABITS THAT STICK
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Better Than Before, and the Season of Starting Over
Gretchen Rubin's Better Than Before reminded me that habit-building after kids isn't about trying harder — it's about finding small, forgiving loops that fit your life now.
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Three Books to Read When Your New Year's Resolutions Have Already Fallen Apart
When motivation fails, these three books offer a different path forward
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How One Index Card Can Drastically Improve Your Journaling?
A single index card with 8 journaling prompts ends the blank-page problem for good — the simple system that's kept a daily journaling practice alive for 3+ years.
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Take Your Reading to a New Level and Reread a Book This Year
Rereading books unlocks new insights as you grow — here's why reading the same book in a different format (audio, digital, print) is the smartest reading upgrade.
GOALS, OBSESSION, AND STARTING OVER
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Annual Themes
Ditch rigid New Year's resolutions for an annual theme — a guiding word or phrase that keeps you focused on consistency over perfection throughout the year.
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The Joy of Obsession: Why Going All In Matters
Rediscovering the happiness and health found in caring deeply about something
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2026: The Year of Doing the Work (and Taking the Kids With Me)
A framework for the year ahead that's flexible enough for real life, but solid enough to keep me moving
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Rebuilding My Motivation, Slowly
On rereading Atomic Habits for the seventh time and starting over
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