What I'm Doing Now

• Location: Austin, TX
• Reading: "The Circle" by Dave Eggers, a dystopian novel exploring privacy in a tech-dominated world, extremely relevant in this day and age. I'm aiming for at least 1 session of 60+ uninterrupted minutes per day.
• Training: On the final leg of marathon training for the 2026 Houston Marathon on Jan 11th. This training block has taught me a lot of lessons, especially around adaptability - more on that later
• Learning: Wrapping up pre-work for my Post Graduate Program in Generative AI for Business Applications beginning January 2026, looking forward to this course
• Career: Currently heads down completing the end-of-year review process
• Finances: I've been doing some end-of-year financial housekeeping, specifically restructuring my retirement accounts
• Thinking About: The value of independent thought and creation, especially during the AI craze. I'm worried we are outsourcing our ability to think critically and form our own opinions - the combination of algorithmically curated feeds and increased AI usage is a perfect storm for the loss of the ability to think deeply

“Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.”
― George Orwell, 1984

Personal

• Week 6 of training for the Houston Marathon (Jan 2026) (Strava)
• Reading Julia by Sandra Newman - a retelling of 1984
• Excited for upcoming travel: Philadelphia, Dallas, and Tampa
• Finishing CEUs to maintain NASM Personal Training and UESCA Endurance Coaching certifications

Work

• Wrapping up end-of-year goals and prepping for career development conversations
• Recently transitioned to full-time remote and adjusting to the pace and deeper focus

Thinking About

• Goal setting and where I want to focus in the next year
• And then what? - The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman
• The Hedonic Treadmill and how to increase baseline "happiness" versus being reliant on outside events

“Distracted from distraction by distraction” ― T.S. Elliot