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October 11, 2023
Lakewood Ranch, Florida

I managed nearly eight hours of sleep last night and still woke up feeling like I could have slept some more. Today was much improved over yesterday, but I still didn’t find the right kind of momentum. 

Enjoyed dinner with the family. We had fish tacos with some savory sauce on top - I didn’t experience diminishing returns if that indicates my satisfaction! We followed dinner, and my food coma, with some family reading time. I’ve been enjoying Atomic Habits by James Clear and bridging that with a work-sponsored video series by him on MasterClass. I’ve been particularly struck by the notion that goals are not enough because they’re finite. That is, ending.

You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems. 

Reading what’s not said, what I picked up was that it never ends. Habits create the system and ultimately move us closer to the vision for our lives.