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I don’t even know where it came from. Last night I was sitting there about to watch an episode of Landman and next thing...
01/22/2026

I don’t even know where it came from. Last night I was sitting there about to watch an episode of Landman and next thing I know, there’s a bar of Tony’s Chocolonely in my hand. Then suddenly, it’s in my mouth. And just like that, my new year’s resolution melted as quickly as the chocolate on my tongue.

Mid way through January, there’s this day that’s become known as Quitter’s Day. When willpower wears thin, it’s the day that most people are likely to abandon their new year’s resolutions. 

But in our defense, the idea that willpower is the secret to sticking with our new habits is total baloney. Will power is like a battery that will inevitably run flat. 

As habits guru James Clear once said: “we don’t rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems.”

That’s to say, we can have clearly defined goals, but trying to white-knuckle our way to them is both brutal and usually futile.

The key to making the habit stick is setting up your environment for success. Check out the slides for a few ideas that helped me.

We’re alive, let’s go!

Patrick

I saw a video recently that pointed out something blindingly obvious: if a paper cup was just made of paper, your coffee...
01/07/2026

I saw a video recently that pointed out something blindingly obvious: if a paper cup was just made of paper, your coffee would fall through the bottom in minutes. The reason it doesn’t? Plastic.

Here’s the thing nobody mentions: most paper cups are coated with a type of plastic that makes them waterproof. The moment you pour in a hot drink, it starts leaching into your morning libation. Every single time.

So there I am, smugly avoiding plastic water bottles, while I’m drinking plastic soup every day from my local coffee shop. Brilliant.

This annoyed me enough to ask a different question: what if we designed a cup you would proudly own for life?

Something that keeps drinks at temperature, doesn’t leach anything into your morning libation, and looks good enough to be the centerfold in a design magazine.

That’s the Optimist Cup.

More to come this week.

We’re alive, let’s go!

Patrick

I saw a video recently that pointed out something blindingly obvious: if a paper cup was just made of paper, your coffee...
01/07/2026

I saw a video recently that pointed out something blindingly obvious: if a paper cup was just made of paper, your coffee would fall through the bottom in minutes. The reason it doesn’t? Plastic.

Here’s the thing nobody mentions: most paper cups are coated with a type of plastic that makes them waterproof. The moment you pour in hot coffee, it starts leaching into your drink. Every single time.

So there I am, smugly avoiding plastic water bottles, while I’m drinking plastic soup every day from my local coffee shop. Brilliant.

This annoyed me enough to ask a different question: what if we designed a cup you would proudly own for life?

Something that keeps drinks at temperature, doesn’t leach anything into your morning libation, and looks good enough to be the centerfold in a design magazine.

That’s the Optimist Cup.

More to come this week.

We’re alive, let’s go!

Patrick

12/09/2025

In one of his most famous tweets, Einstein posed the most important question we can ask ourselves:

Do we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe? 

This simple choice of perspective will completely shape our experience of life.

When things go wrong (losing your job, a breakup, a health issue), it’s easy to feel like things are happening *to* you. It can feel like the world is hostile.

But I’ve learned a powerful reframe: Things don’t happen *to* us, they happen *for* us. 

Losing a job might force you to finally work on that dream you’ve had for years. Getting an injury might force you to slow down and reassess your life’s purpose. 

When our house burned down on Friday 13th March 2020, it was a tough moment, but 3 days later I filmed a video to record the moment.

I talked about how the fire was tee’ing up a great adventure for my wife and I. In the end it was a self-fulfilling prophecy. I’m not sure autonomy would even exist had the fire not happened.

Your autonomy upgrade for the week is:

Practice reframing: the next time something ‘bad’ happens, pause and ask yourself, “What avenue does this open for me?”. Or, “How could this be a positive thing?”. Don’t automatically indulge the feeling of catastrophe.

Believe in the upside: In the height of the moment, finding the upside might seem impossible. But as soon as you’re able, give space to the *possibility* that something good may come from it. That belief alone can open your mind to possibilities that would otherwise be buried.

Remember: you get to choose the plot line of your own movie. That’s autonomy.

We’re alive, let’s go!

Patrick

11/22/2025

most matcha comes from farms optimized for yield.

ours comes from Kyoto, Japan. mist-covered hills where 800 years of expertise matters more than efficiency.

first spring harvest. shade-grown for weeks.

because ultimately the things people remember rarely make sense on a spreadsheet.

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The most effective supplement for your focus isn’t an ingredient, it’s a word.When I was an attorney who dreamed of bein...
11/12/2025

The most effective supplement for your focus isn’t an ingredient, it’s a word.

When I was an attorney who dreamed of being a chef, I’d spend my weekends in a basement kitchen pulling pin bones out of seabass (for no wages!). I remember my Blackberry (yes I am that old) pinging with messages from my friends: 

“We’re at the park having a BBQ, you want to come?” 

“Are you coming to the pub for a pint?”

My answer? 

No.

If you want to achieve anything in life then you have to get comfortable saying that magic word. Because every time you say yes to someone else, you’re saying no to the life you want to build.

This week’s autonomy upgrade:

I’ve always found saying no hard to do. But then a wise man told me how he does it:

Sit down and write out a sentence to describe what you want to do with your life. It sounds big and frankly, it is. Then use this as the filter for all incoming requests.

Here’s an example:

“I want to dedicate my life to helping other people reach their potential, through the food products I create and the empowering brand that I am building.”

Then when someone asks me to get involved in a new project or go on a trip, or anything I don’t want to do, I politely tell them my life goal. Then I say that what they’re asking doesn’t line up with that, but I wish them so much luck.

In a world where people usually say “maybe” when they actually mean no, people will respect your clarity and you’ll have more time for the things that light you up.

We’re alive, let’s go!

Patrick

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