Andrew Shell

This week, I’m going to circle back to a concept I mentioned in How I’m Making My Learning Actually Useful, and that’s the concept of 12 Favorite Questions.

Everyone’s talking about goal setting.

At 43, I’m not scared of dying. I’m scared of wasting time.

I bought a course to improve my study skills and time management. I block time on my calendar to work on the course, but I keep missing my study sessions.

Curiosity is desirable and powerful, but when fragmented, it becomes a liability. Every time you mindlessly consume content without context or an objective, you’re building a mental bottleneck.

I’ve spent hundreds of hours reading books and taking courses, hoping they would help me grow. But most of the time, I finish and can’t remember a single thing that matters. There are no big ideas, no change, just a hollow, frustrating feeling that I wasted my time. I knew...

The trail was covered in ice. Where people had walked, the snow was compacted and slick, and I was heading downhill over a lot of rocks. It’s easier to be present when you’re just trying not to slip and crack your head open.

I’m overwhelmed, tired, and not getting anything done.

In September, I stepped on the scale, and I felt like I would puke. I clocked in at 307.1 lbs, an all-time high.

I've taken on the challenge of resurrecting a website that's been offline for more than a decade.