The Ascend Archives

Saying yes to cool shit takes two things

I said no to the NYC Marathon. Six months later, I ran it.

Taking action is only half of high agency

I Don't Need a Goal to Floss Anymore

What Is Enough Now?

I tried to be like Kobe...It lasted 24 hours

Feeling behind

The day that should have drained me

I spent 40+ hours working on this essay

Time on Feet

One year after Kilimanjaro

Reflecting on my 2024 misogi — featured in my friend Nicole's newsletter

Unexpected highlights from the Final Four

Reflections from a weekend in Indy

The Case for Inefficiency

Why trying to optimize everything with AI backfired