Manual entry: slow is smooth, and smooth is fast - doing it right the first time beats doing it fast twice.
Nicholas Chua - daily brain
Brain
Priorities, in rough order, and the loose notes worth keeping.
Priorities
P0
- Greenlight launch video producer (Alto Visuals vs Joel Yoon)
- Complete, polish, and launch Wednesday article (Aug 5)
- Contact UC Berkeley ESS advisor re gap semester
- Submit CSM financial aid docs via WebSMART portal
P1
- Brainstorm launch doc shot list
- Finalize Ghost Soft Goods merch lineup
- Send billing/shipping info & freight specs to Megan Campos for Seahorse 710 cases
- Call Amex
- Schedule/take ADHD test
- cancel tmobile tracker soon
- reach out to a16z for mass media for the launch
P2
- Assemble news master list for growth efforts
Journal
The creative itch: that restless pull to make something when there's no clear reason to. It's not a distraction from the plan - it's the signal that the plan ran out of room. Give it a small, cheap outlet before it insists on being heard.
Fred: in chess, the "Fred" opening is an offbeat, unorthodox move (1.e4 f5, the Duras Gambit) that surprises people who assume you'll play it safe. A small reminder that an unexpected opening can unsettle a stronger opponent - sometimes the element of surprise is the whole edge.
Mirror neurons: we learn by watching. The people we spend time with quietly become the standard for what feels possible. Pick the room carefully - the ceiling is often just the average of the people around you.
Growth is uncomfortable. If it were easy, everyone would do it. But the discomfort is where the compounding happens - the real edge comes from doing hard things repeatedly, not from talent.
need to start brainstorming the documentary
increase social media reach just increase surface area to increase serendipity
document the small memories
Spider-Man / Peter Parker: The Aunt May scene where she says people love him for who he is beyond his responsibilities. He's a superman, but at the end of the day, also just a kid.