top of page
RSS
Recent Posts


March 2022 (Updates + NMR)
This is my 100th post! 🥳 It's been 2.5 years (almost to the day!) since I started MetaLevelUp, and the act of writing and engaging ideas...
Josh
Mar 13, 20222 min read
Â


Two Years of Covid
(Note: This is a personal history, which I am writing as a record of my own thoughts and experiences over the last two years; it may be...
Josh
Feb 23, 202217 min read
Â


How Bad is my Drinking Problem? (2021)
I drink more than I should. I’m confident about this. But, how do I know? To make the statement precise, I recorded the number of...
Josh
Jan 1, 202211 min read
Â


One Year in Japan II: Culture
One year ago, I arrived to live in Japan, making today my 1-year Japan-iversary! 🎉 Yesterday I offered a few observations about Japanese...
Josh
Nov 13, 202110 min read
Â


One Year in Japan I: Language and Food
Today, one year ago, I left the US to come to live in Japan, making tomorrow my 1-year Japan-iversary! 🎉 Overall it's been a great...
Josh
Nov 12, 20216 min read
Â


Notice (Poem)
The basketball team is passing the ball, I'm counting the passes with care. Wait, a gorilla passed right through it all? How could I have...
Josh
Aug 31, 20212 min read
Â


How Bad is my Drinking problem? 2020 Analysis
(This may be TMI, but at its core this blog is about self-improvement, and that’s personal. Writing this down semi-publicly forces me to...
Josh
Jan 1, 20216 min read
Â


Just For Now (Poem)
The pressures push in from all sides, And you’re just not sure that you’ll make it. But a new start, a new day provides; To get through...
Josh
Dec 20, 20201 min read
Â


Three Years in Israel
(1600 words, 5-6 minutes to read) Note: This is about my personal experience and point of view after 3 years in Israel. You may not...
Josh
Nov 25, 20207 min read
Â


New Month Resolution #12
This is part of an ongoing series of monthly self-experiments; see the full list. Update from Last Month (September 2020) This will be a...
Josh
Oct 2, 20203 min read
Â
bottom of page