A podcast in which I, Caspian Almerud, riff on something that's been on my mind lately.
For more of what I'm producing or contact, go here: www.linktr.ee/caspianalmerud
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A podcast in which I, Caspian Almerud, riff on something that's been on my mind lately. For more of what I'm producing or contact, go here: www.linktr.ee/caspianalmerud
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August 14, 2023
41. on getting out of a Rut
<p>This week started bad. Loads of worrying, no proper sleep for a couple of days, and some kind of bug physically. In short, I’ve been far below 100%.</p> <p>Thursday, I got home from work. Tired. I went for a walk instead of a run. I decided that my body might do good with a short break from running, but I still need the movement. Got back to shower, and still tired. Grumpy. Moody. Feeling sorry for myself.</p> <p>In the shower, I thought about the mood, and how it’d bothered me for almost a week. Noticed it. And decided to let go of the bad juju. Stop it.</p> <p>I had enough. Sometimes that works. Just getting fed up.</p> <p>Sometimes I need to have those days or weeks where I’m moody and in a rut. It’s a signal for something else, or just the state I’m in.</p> <p>I know that others have these periods as well. And I’ve spoken to a lot of people who are stuck in a rut they don’t want to be in anymore without knowing what to do about it.</p> <p>I’ve developed and stolen some ideas on that. Shifting attention from the negative and bothering to things i want to focus on, with the goal being to get out of and away from the rut.</p> <p>These are some of them. Steal them with pride.</p> <p><a href="https://almerudcaspian.notion.site/Riff-on-getting-out-of-a-Rut-41b1bffed0da4f389439b059f62c816b?pvs=4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Show notes →</a></p>
August 3, 2023
40. on Running a 24h Marathon
<p>Last Friday, I left work at 4 pm. I went to the grocery store to pick up a bunch of cookies, chips, some fruit and light beers. The cashier looked at me like she was wishing me a happy party.</p> <p>I got home, changed into my running clothes and went out for a 2 mile run. Then I proceeded to run a little more than 1 mile every hour on the hour up until 4 pm on the Saturday. (doubled the last run because my knee was acting up when rested for 45 mins). When finishing the last run, I’d run my first marathon.</p> <p>It’s been a goal of mine for the past year to be able to run long distance again, and now I am.</p> <p>I want to talk about a couple of reflections I had from this experience.</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://almerudcaspian.notion.site/Riff-on-Running-a-24h-marathon-a74e6a217b684aad9580e4d864dccd04?pvs=4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Show notes →</a></p>
July 27, 2023
39. on Structure
<p>I’m in a period of my life right now where I’m extremely disciplined. I’ve been here before and quite enjoy it. It’s very intentional, and is done in order for me to track myself against a couple of long term goals that I have.</p> <p>I have a flair for structure and discipline. I think it’s fun to explore, I like being disciplined and enjoy the results hugely. Hence, I’ve had questions asked about it quite a lot. Friends asking how I keep structure, or asking me to help them create discipline and structure in their lives.</p> <p>To some extent I can. I’m reluctant to spread the gospel and tell people to do what I do. I’ve tried that, and it never works. There’s so much trial and error behind my systems that are vital to the result today.</p> <p>What I can offer are a couple of principles that seem to be universal. They’ve worked well for me and as far as I know, for people who’ve used them in their lives.</p> <p><strong>→ Don’t focus on the tool</strong></p> <p>Going gear first is so so common. It’s what most people do when they want to get in shape. It’s what I tend to do when I want to become more creative. And it’s what a lot of people do when looking for productivity.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Even though I don’t use apple notes, I can completely relate to this image.</p> <p>When looking for tools, we don’t focus on what’s important or is going to have the biggest impact on our structure. We’re making things complicated, messy and eventually things are going to get lost.</p> <p>On top of that, I’ve been guilty of trying to “optimise” my tools rather than actually doing the work I’m supposed to do. The whole web in the middle takes time, and can feel like working, but it isn’t.</p> <p>One last note: When you develop systems for structure, you’re going to be fine with whatever tool you’re using. I’m currently using one app at work and another at home. I’m sufficient in both because I have my systems down.</p> <p><strong>→ Build systems you trust.</strong></p> <p>In order for personal structure to work, you have to trust your systems. You have to trust that everything you need, be it notes, reminders, calendar invites or mathematic formulas, are in the right place. That’s why we build systems in the first place.</p> <p>A challenge that I’ve managed to condition out of myself, is that we tend to flex these systems.</p> <p>Most of us have a preferred place to take notes. If you don’t have one, you should. But when you’re in a meeting and forgot your computer, you’re gonna grab a pen and pencil to take notes. When you later on need those notes, you don’t instantly go to the notebook, you go to the app where you usually take your notes.</p> <p>All of a sudden, you can’t trust the system to contain all your notes anymore, and the system is going to fail.</p> <p>What you need to do is be ruthless with these rules for yourself. If you end up taking notes on a notepad once, you need to instantly convert those notes into your regular system.</p> <p>The same goes for all the systems you build for yourself to become more structured.</p> <p><strong>→ Decide and revise</strong></p> <p>Every once in a while, I revise the systems I’ve built. The rules that I try to keep to. The way I do things.</p> <p>Then I decide on what I want to keep, what to get rid of and what to tweak. And commit.</p> <p>Systems is to a large extent about commitment. It’s about following through and doing what you’ve said you’ll do over and over again.</p> <p>While that’s important, it’s also important to do the right thing over and over again. Reminding me of the line from Love yours by J.Cole:</p> <p>The good news is, you came a long way</p> <p>The bad news is, you went the wrong way</p> <p>Coming a long way doesn’t really matter if you’re going the wrong way. Hence, make sure to revise properly and check your map.</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/WVF9-no4y50" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Show notes →</a></p>
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