by Kyle Brennan
I’m always on the lookout for “Advice-I’d-Give-My-Younger-Self” articles. These pieces often contain valuable insights from older generations, like, “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard,” “I wish I’d let myself be happier,” or “I wish I’d stayed in touch with old friends.” While these reflections can be sobering, they offer a wealth of wisdom. I …
A new year presents us with new opportunities. A fresh start. A new chapter. We can start from scratch and re-write the wrongs of last year. Leave those demons back in 2022 and let them drown. This year is your year. This year things will go the way you've been dreaming of. Right? It's common …
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I have written extensively about my morning routine and the importance of setting a schedule to free yourself from decision fatigue. If you check out my article from over four years ago, you can see it hasn't changed much. That's because I'm obsessive about starting the day right. This isn't to say you need to …
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Writing lets you look at your thoughts in a way you couldn't if you were just talking, and having seen them, you could improve them, make them stronger and more elaborate. - Ted Chiang I didn't always love writing. In fact, writing was never a subject I excelled at in school. As I got older, …
Any creative process is a dance between the inner and the outer; the unconscious and conscious mind; dreaming and doing; madness and method; solitary reflection and active collaboration.
I first heard about Aubrey Marcus through the Tim Ferriss Show and the Joe Rogan Experience podcasts, both of which I listen to rather religiously. As you probably know by the content of my blog posts, I'm very much in to lifestyle performance tips and tricks when it comes to either diet, fitness, sleep regimen …
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What I'm Reading 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York I was recommended this book by my uncle, who has been a reporter in New York City for over twenty years. It's a little too dense and historical for my liking, so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to the …
I’m not exactly sure why I’m starting this blog. I came up with the name “Observe and Rapport” out of the blue and figured I should do something with it before it got taken by someone else. I wrote down a few ideas in my notebook the other day and said why not put these …