Part of me doesn’t want to write this or wants to be vague, but that’s probably the worst thing I could do.
I was really looking forward to this week of training. It’s our peak week, and I had a chance to go as heavy as possible, but I flubbed the dub (do people still say that?) both times.
Last month, I challenged myself to eat more greens, and holy shit, guys, it somehow snowballed into an obsession with making a salad every day after work.
Today I posted my 28th #SaladTime video, and I’m having an absolute blast!
I cannot get this Jimmy Carr quote out of my damn head…
Audience member:
What’s the secret to being a great comedian?Jimmy Carr:
What’s the secret to being a great—I mean, I’d be honored if you thought I was a great comedian, but I think it’s probably self-assignment.
Comedy’s taught me everything I know about life, right? Life is self-assignment. You—you know what’s the metric you judge it on? Well, you decide.
So, I write jokes every day. I’m going to tell some new jokes at the end of the show. That’s it. Just fucking decide what work you’re going to do and do it.
The life that you want is on the other side of the work you’re avoiding.
His words really resonate with me because the things I enjoy most in life are all things I’ve self-assigned, and those are the things that bring me the most joy.
Popping in late this week.
I’ve been having so much fun posting my daily training journal videos that I totally forgot to write here. Surprisingly, it didn’t even hit me until last night, in bed after Survivor.
All year, I’ve looked forward to these weekly recaps. They’ve been therapeutic. But for the past week and a half, the daily videos have met that need.
I’ve been enjoying my video journaling so much that I’ve started creating more of them, including quick salad ideas, sharing my thoughts on teaching, and capturing little moments from my day. It feels fun and low-pressure, kind of like the old blogging days, even if social media itself is a hellscape.
I long for the time when it felt like “content creators” had their own little corner of the internet, not that we called ourselves that back then. Now we are all at the mercy of algorithms more than ever, with very little control over who actually sees anything we share.
But even in the black hole that is social media, the simple act of putting something out somehow still gives me the outlet I crave. I’m doing more of the things I enjoy, like painting, training, cooking, and connecting with people online in ways that remind me why I’ve always loved documenting life and how beneficial it has always been for my mental health.