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Enlisted Veteran | Nonprofit Leader | Educator CEO of Warrior-Scholar Project at warrior-scholar.org and productivity ponderer at twobitrye.com. Mostly made of cheese.
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A 10,000 word essay on how the Kung Fu Panda franchise is spread across 3 streaming platforms with each of the 4 movies rotating seemingly monthly from platform to platform. Seems like a perfect parental leave project for @davidpierce.xyz and @reckless.bsky.social, if you ask me.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

“Taking the time to write slows you down just enough to notice what’s going on in your mind, clarify your thoughts, and explore your curiosity with intention. Over time, it becomes not just a record of what you’ve done, but a mirror for how you think.” nesslabs.com/writing-pers...

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

The things that make you weird are the things that make you, you. Embrace them! If you try to be like everyone else, you’ll give up your unique advantages. In this first of three parts, I suggest the starting point to embracing weird: interrogate your fears. twobitrye.com/2025/05/06/e...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Yes! Creativity comes from thoughtful struggle. Clicking a button to try and short circuit that process will produce middling results 100% of the time.

submitted 71 days ago • 1 comment

Explaining to young men that outsourcing your thinking to LLMs is bad because reading and writing is like lifting for your brain

submitted 84 days ago • 31 comments

There’s a glitch that often leads to this message if you’ve been following a NYT live thread, close your phone, and come back to it later. Every time I see it, I think, “Yeah, I *know.* I’m here to figure out what.”

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Why not turn off news alerts today? Imagine not getting randomly interrupted with explosive things that demand your attention, stealing your capacity to get things done. Instead try checking news at a few concrete points in the day. You do not have to stay in the notification hellscape.

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

We love to *do.* We love less to think about *why* we’re doing. This week, I offer two key questions we need to ask: (1) What are you being productive towards? (2) What are you giving up by being productive towards this particular thing? #productivity twobitrye.com/2025/03/11/t...

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Pedantic point, but I’d replace one key word here. It’s impossible to fully *silence* your ego. It’s core to how you operate and how you see yourself. But what you can do, perhaps, is *quiet* your ego. Turn down the volume on yourself and listen to others, especially those who disagree.

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

Hey! Remember that you’re human. It’s ok if you’re feeling anxious about the week ahead. It’s ok if you keep getting distracted. It’s ok if you’re worried about national and global affairs. You’re not a machine. You’re a messy, three-dimensional human. Cut yourself some slack, will ya?

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

Recorded a guest spot on a podcast today. I talked about how at WSP we teach student vets how to manage time, a particular interest of mine. Ironic, since I totally blanked on the original recording slot and we had to reschedule. Even those of us who teach time management mess it up!

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

Knowing you have to do something but unsure what it is you have to do… I suggest 4 steps to avoid this: 1) Write action items down 2) Make action teams stand out 3) Review & add tasks to to-do list 4) Give every task a deadline and priority #productivity twobitrye.com/2025/03/04/b...

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

As a longtime reader of NYT, WSJ, and Post editorials, this pithy WSJ editorial response to the Post’s turn really hits. We don’t need a WSJ Lite. We benefit from editorial boards with viewpoints distinct from one another. Reading different takes on the same issues builds key perspective.

submitted 120 days ago • 1 comment