• Preparation’s Siren Song

    Estimated Reading Time: 8 Minutes In my last post, I shared how I learned the stages of preparation and use that breakdown to maximize its utility. If you haven’t read that post yet, this is a direct follow-up, so I recommend checking it out first: Short on time? Read the distilled version on my SubStack…

  • Preparing Better

    Estimated Reading Time: 10 Minutes One early morning as a middle school student, I made the dreadful error of allowing my dad to drive me to school without having my backpack in the car. Luckily, he was generous enough to drive back to the house for me to grab it and get to school just…