Apr 7, 2025

Overdued Reminders

I was listening to Naval Ravikant on the Chris Williamson podcast.

He mentioned something simple but powerful: he keeps his calendar free.

So that he can have the freedom to do whatever truly needs to be done in that moment.

That really resonated with me.

I felt like I had been stuck with a meaningless calendar full of rigid time blocks.

A never-ending loop of overdued reminders, always being pushed for tomorrow.

A routine that my past self had set for present me.

Check your goals at 07:00.
Study 100 Days of SwiftUI at 09:30–10:00
Read Grokking Bitcoin at 13:00–14:00
Brush your teeth. Apply hair tonic. Wash your face.

What started as a “productivity system” had turned into a prison.

I didn’t realize the kind of pressure it was putting on my brain — constant tension, constant stress — until I deleted everything.

And when I did, I felt a huge release. Like a dopamine surge in the front of my brain.
I was like what is this sensation?
A freeing feeling I had never experienced before.

Now, I just let my mind and body do.
Do what it wants to do, when it wants to do it.
Because that’s what aligns with me the most.

And I feel like that’s when ideas happen —
Not when they’re forced, but when they just pop.

And that’s when you have to act at the moment of curiosity.

…But that’s another post I’ll write when the moment calls for it.

But for today, I think it’s worth reevaluating the items in your calendar and reminders.