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Notes from the climb
Recovery, fatherhood, code, and the practical stuff in between.
- The Climb
Right, Up, Right, Up
The logo is a staircase with an arrow, and an L that's also the bottom I climbed from. Here's how it got that way.
- The Tools
SetForward Is in Beta
My first app, SetForward, is in beta on iOS and Android. It's a gym log for tracking your lifts and progression, and beta testers get it free for life.
- The Mind
Ken, You've Handled Worse
Prayer works on the brain whether or not you believe. Self-distancing is the secular version — here's the research and how to use it.
- The Climb
Twice in One Day
Back from vacation, tired, and the excuses sounded reasonable. The 5 minute rule beat them both.
- The Climb
Back to School, 16 Years Later
My first C++ program just printed the weather forecast for Concord. It was also the first thing I'd built in years that I was proud of for the right reasons.
- The Climb
Those Tattoos?
Unfinished freehand tattoos from my using days, and how I stopped seeing them as mistakes and started seeing them as a map of the climb.
- The Climb
Just Go for Five Minutes
After years on fentanyl, one flight of stairs wore me out. The five-minute rule is how I turned the gym into a habit, and kept me showing up on hard days.