Inside the Lim Brain

Thoughts on wellness, stillness, and business

A new kind of care

An emerging medical services company with the nuance the world needs right now

Inspiration from a Business Genius

A guy who built an eight figure media company in 4 years

This is Why You Feel Unfocused (The One Thing Book Notes)

To get extraordinary results, continually ask yourself what matters most and focus an extraordinary amount of attention to that ONE THING.

Snagging Sunrises (part 1)

Reflecting on my (so-far) failure to watch 30 sunrises in a row

How to Kill Any Bad Habit

It's good being bad...

Dec '19 Learnings: "Reading less on purpose, no Internet 'till Noon, perfect low-carb burritos"

Learn more, focus better, and drop old vices as we enter 2020.

Nov '19 Learning Roundup: "Shoulding" On Yourself, Keeping Plants Alive, and Lying to People on Gmail

I'm committing (for now) to publishing a monthly roundup of actionable life lessons I've captured: from podcasts, articles, books, conversations, events. I hope these roundups serve three aims: 1) Filter learnings for interesting-ness 2) Internalize knowledge + make fun of my past-self 3) Deliver value to my community

Some Thanksgiving Food for Thought

Squint at my drawing. Try to find the most INTERESTING food item. Got something? Is it the fact that I misspelled potatoes?

My Dog's Kinda Dying, and I'm Kinda OK with it.

The most precious things in my life are made even more special by their impermanence.

Exquisite Boredom - A Meditation Retreat Vignette

I'm really bored here. Excruciatingly unstimulated. And I love it. How rare the chance to feel bored these days? How unique the opportunity to sit with one's thoughts; one's raging judgement of others, self-pity, and irrational fears of not "doing this right"- as if there is some objective hierarchy for how we exist. How lucky I am to glimpse a life free of the "tyranny of shoulds".

An Open Thank You Letter to My Students

Life lessons from teenagers: -You will be trolled and that's ok -Sugar makes everybody happier (but follows an inverse U curve & at some point causes group mayhem) -If someone didn't follow your instructions properly, chances are your instructions could have been clearer

I'm Making New Year's Resolutions a Month Early (for Thanksgiving).... and Why You Should Too

I'm setting all my 2020 goals now. On November 23rd, the Saturday before Thanksgiving week.

The Social Experiment Year 6: Pack Member Packs Up

Though you’re away from us for now, If you need us, give a howl. You’re jumping into the deep end, hope you get the occasional work-free weekend. This is now a Tail of Two Cities. If ever things get too gritty, never forget: that you are a social animal, that you are a carnivore, and you are deeply loved, connected by an leash that knows no distance by two social carnivores 2900 miles away.

Fahrenheit 199

I sit in saunas sometimes and people watch

The Social Experiment Year 4: Two Bachelors and a Dogtorate

Maggie’s burning message: we’ve not left the classroom, we’ve only just arrived–one with higher stakes and Uber rides we actually have to pay for.

The Social Experiment: Year 3: Paws and Listen

As junior year peeked over the horizon, Osker and I bore witness to a troubled world.

The Social Experiment Year 2: Doggone It

This time around, the roomie and I decided to explore man’s primitive roots.

The Social Experiment Year 1: It Begins

This year, my roommate and I decided to conduct a social experiment with our dorm room

How to wake up earlier

...if you want to?

The Secret to Success is One Habit Away (Atomic Habits Book Notes)

Stop eating chocolate and start reading more

Change Your Keyboard Layout, Change Your Life

p.s. qwerty sucks