I started running only in 2025, and I did it my usual way. I signed up for a half-marathon four months in advance and decided to prepare backward, enrolling in smaller races like 5K and 10K along the way. It turned into one of my most disciplined phases in a long time, to the point where I finished a 12 km run even while on vacation.
Then reality kicked in. Two weeks before the half-marathon, I injured myself, and participation suddenly became a 50-50 call.
Here’s the irony, though. I’m a master procrastinator, and I’ve never prepared for exams until the last night. Once, my grandmother fell sick right before an exam, I spent the night at the hospital, had four hours to prepare without sleep, walked into the exam anyway, and still scored over 80%.
The point isn’t “don’t procrastinate” – that’s lazy advice.
Plans will fail, discipline won’t always save you, and procrastination won’t always hurt you either. What actually matters is your ability to think on your feet and make the best use of the resources you have at that moment.
New find from this week
I stumbled upon this YouTube channel. The backstory is wild – ran away from home as a teenager, performed 1000+ concerts with Grammy winners, ended up at MIT, built companies from zero to $40B in valuation, and later served as a board member and advisor to multiple Silicon Valley startups.
What stood out to me wasn’t the résumé, but the tone. Business and non-fiction ideas delivered with the calm of someone who’s seen enough. Founder energy, monk mindset. Judge for yourself.