JoshMar 13, 20222 min readMarch 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...
JoshFeb 23, 202217 min readTwo 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...
JoshJan 1, 202211 min readHow 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...
JoshNov 13, 202110 min readOne Year in Japan II: CultureOne year ago, I arrived to live in Japan, making today my 1-year Japan-iversary! 🎉 Yesterday I offered a few observations about Japanese...
JoshNov 12, 20216 min readOne Year in Japan I: Language and FoodToday, 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...
JoshAug 31, 20212 min readNotice (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...
JoshJan 1, 20216 min readHow 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...
JoshDec 20, 20201 min readJust 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...
JoshNov 25, 20207 min readThree 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...
JoshOct 2, 20203 min readNew Month Resolution #12This is part of an ongoing series of monthly self-experiments; see the full list. Update from Last Month (September 2020) This will be a...