2026 Ins and Outs

Ins

  • serendipity
  • golf (personal)
  • the G-Train
  • rituals
  • physical books (now and always)
  • touching grass (and books, and foods, and notebooks, and pottery)
  • learning in public
  • thoughtful opinions (and not judging other’s opinions)
  • Sober(ish) partying and experiences
  • Vanderbilt sports
  • family time!
  • systems thinking
  • long board games (always)
  • swimming
  • intentionality and focus
  • yelling about exorbitant pricing of overrated NYC activities
  • Costco
  • LGA
  • Empower (ride sharing)
  • dumb phones
  • IRL movies
  • James Beard
  • Personal brand
  • profitability
  • pinterest boards
  • time away from computers (including during work hours)
  • writing

outs

  • comparison
  • slop bowls
  • bathhouses
  • consuming
  • leetcode
  • consumer AI photo/video
  • Sunac grocer (I despise them and their monopoly in Lorimer)
  • multitasking
  • JFK
  • “shoulds”
  • Doordash
  • dopamine stacking
  • youtube videos between 5-20 minutes (shorter/longer are ok)
  • michelin stars
  • hustle culture