Pic of the week
Karura forest in the heart of Nairobi
What is this site for?
- A digital garden is like a physical garden, but for your mind. You collect ideas like so many seeds, you tend them by feeding them on related knowledge, and thoughts sprout like new fruits. It requires consistency and patience, but each interaction with your garden is unique
- Many of the ideas written here are not quite fully formed, but in the spirit of working with the door open, I am publishing them here
- A place to share interesting quotes, book reviews, music I like and any other random information
- A place to share interesting workflows, productivity tools and ideas on how to work
- I update this site usually a few times a week, so feel free to come back often, or use the RSS feed at the bottom of the page
- Some links may not be accessible - I haven't shared everything publicly, so this is normal.
Interesting Quotes
- Whenever I start to doubt if Im worth the eternal trouble of medication and therapy, I remember those people who let the fog win. And I push myself to stay healthy. I remind myself that … Im fighting against a chemical imbalance - Jenny Lawson
- Show up early. Work hard. Stay late. Have a plan. Deliver on your promises. Share the hardships with the employees. Show that you care. Admit your mistakes - William McRaven
- Nothing in your leadership tool kit is as valuable as hard work - William McRaven
- Many of the best things in life are endless...The important stuff has no finish line - James Clear
- Appreciation that we can fly in a plane - Louis C.K.
- You may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value to you than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself... - Arthur Schopenhauer
- Invest in preparedness, not in prediction - Nassim Taleb
Interesting Persons
- Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
- Zheng Yi Sao
- Ronald Fisher
- Emile Leray
- Nikki Giovanni
- Arthur Wharton
- Bruce Lee
Interesting Ideas
- Use belief calibration instead of right or wrong
- Income, health, good marriage and lack of trauma only account for 8 - 15 percent of variance in happiness
- Help others even as you gracefully ask and accept others helping you
- Declutter daily
- Before blaming others, change the things within our control
- When an experience goes wrong it can be just as worthwhile as when all goes right
- Develop a personality instead of using conspicuous consumption
Book Reviews
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Full list of all reviews: 02 Book reviews
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Top books of 2024: 07 2024 Top books
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Top books of 2025: 09 2025 Top books
Work in Progress
- Working on a book on productivity
- Processing Thinking in bets
- Processing Me but better
- Processing Peak: The Science of Expertise - Anders Ericsson
Finance Ideas
- Use the minimum possible to get the job done
- Spend less than you earn
- Eliminate debt
- Build good relationships and real friends
- Dont worry about what you are investing in - just invest in something
- Find and work toward what you are passionate about
- Debt also compounds like savings
- Full list of financial ideas - 03 Improve your finances
Currently listening to
Spotify wrapped was an improvement, but I still prefer this analysis:
- A detailed breakdown of 10 2025 Music stats
- for comparison 08 2024 Music stats
- More of my favorite music here 04 Music I enjoy
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