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2026 Week 36 Summary

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  • I ate more candy in a week than I eat in most years
  • Remove “black” and “white” from your lexicon as it relates to skin tone
  • Library of Esoterica is still awesome
  • Brands that are cool:
  • “Internalizers don’t see abuse for what it is because internalizers look inside themselves for the reason that things go wrong”
  • What is it called when parents and children switch roles or children are forced to “grow up too fast”?
  • Rest IS a necessary step in ANY progress
  • Distinguish times when you need to “give it your all” and when you don’t.
    • It can’t be all of the time
    • You WILL burn out
  • WE OFTEN PROJECT ISSUES FROM OUR PARENTS ONTO OUR PARTNERS
    • TATTOO THIS ON YOUR FUCKING FOREHEAD BACKWARDS AND STARE IN THE MIRROR UNTIL YOU STARVE
    • “Becoming MORE angry at partners for reminding us of the past”
  • Stop engaging in healing fantasies
    • Heal on your own instead
  • In moments of emotional overwhelm, DETACH AND OBSERVE
  • Fits of rage benefit NO ONE and often actively work against the larger goal
  • Managing vs Engaging
    • Think about this often
  • Watching movies is nice
    • I watched Casino Royale
  • Just pick up the fucking book and don’t think about it
  • Focus on the OUTCOME, not the complexity of the EFFORT
  • You don’t need new/more projects, just DO the next thing and stop thinking about it
  • I have been sick like all week
    • It is not my favorite
  • I want to get rid of my smart phone and I am actively making a plan
    • Fucking 2FA and GPS
    • They are good…
    • I am better
  • Being sick makes me feel worthless because I am not doing something more actively
  • I have fantasies about a big tech start over
    • I hate smart phones
  • Build shelving in the basement
  • NextJS Design Patterns
  • API Migration Design Patterns
  • Money. Is. The. Worst.
  • Bumping up my calories and pausing the active cut was a good idea
    • I think I’m actually losing weight again too. lol
  • Start tracking topics for therapy
  • How do I find a mentor?
    • Do you just ask for a mentor somewhere?
    • Is there a mentor store?
    • Is there a section at the library?
  • “A man’s gotta have a code”
  • Make Chill Dad’s Club landing page
    • Should it have a QR code?
  • Build a PocketDB clone with Go