Sometimes I have cereal for dinner to show 5-year-old Me that dreams CAN come true.

I'm a life-long people pleaser, so I'm working with my therapist to care less about what other people think of me. As long as that's okay with you. If not, no worries!

UNFORTUNATE UPDATE: Yesterday I went to the gym, ate a balanced dinner, read a book, and went to bed at a reasonable hour instead of scrolling on my phone. Today, I feel like I have super powers. It works.

Just saw Ballerina: From the World of John Wick: Pretty solid use of all the classic tropes: Chekov’s gun Chekov’s grenade belt Chekov’s kitchen knives Chekov’s samurai sword Chekov’s landmine Chekov’s ice skates Chekov’s flame thrower Chekov’s Baba Yaga Etc.

I met @patflynn.bsky.social back in 2013 at a conference - dork bloggers with a mutual admiration and love of Nerd culture. He’s built lots of businesses, & his recent project, @deeppocketmonster.bsky.social , has EXPLODED. Pat’s new book, “Lean Learning” is out this week! Congrats man!

Just typed "google.com" into the search bar on google.com

Is there a better curmudgeon than Hayao Miyazaki? Absolute legend.

Them: “Want to come to this dinner? Reservation is at 8:30PM” Me: “Sorry I can’t, just found out some distressing news.” The news:

This dog politely asked for a musician's drumstick in the middle of their performance. Always excited to find a fellow stick lover. 12/10

Me at 20: nothing good happens after 3am Me at 25: nothing good happens after 2am Me at 30: nothing good happens after midnight Me at 40: what kind of PSYCHO makes a dinner reservation for 8PM?

Marketing division of shoe company: "Hey, this Steve guy bought a pair of shoes yesterday. How many marketing emails do you think he wants today? At least 4 right? Yeah, he'll love that."

Rewatching all the Mission Impossible movies. So far…

 Mission: Impossible I: hokey & fun. Mission: Impossible 2: hokey & bad Mission: Impossible 3: fine & fun. Hoffman = great villain. Next up: Ghost Protocol

Watching Andor has me hyped to rewatch Rogue One…which will have me hyped to rewatch A New Hope…which will have me hyped to rewatch Empire Strikes back…which will have me hyped to rewatch Return of the Jedi…which will have me…

Spent 20 minutes reading an argument between strangers in the comment section of another stranger’s post about a topic I don’t care about. Follow me for more time management tips.

Now THAT’s a movie. Just saw Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners.” A “horror” action film…kinda? But so so much more, with way more depth than expected, with some jaw-dropping sequences. Ludwig Görannson’s soundtrack absolutely CRUSHES. Go see it on a big ass screen with a big crowd & stay thru the credits!

Every geriatric Millennial will get served this by the YouTube algorithm today. Also, this ruled so hard: youtu.be/Cma_-E6pG2Y?...

“If you don’t know where to go, go where you’re needed.” My newsletter this week is about my 2 favorite Canadians. One of them is a fictional amateur hockey player. The other is @legalnomads.com If you’re struggling after a loss or life change, this could help: stevekamb.com/dont-know-wh...

Headed to a conference I signed up for 8 months ago. Booked my flights and hotel last night. Panic-packed my suitcase 20 minutes before heading to the airport. Follow me for more practical travel strategies.

Important announcement: I meditated two days in a row. Wen nirvana?

Devastating news to report: I didn’t feel like going to the gym, but then told myself I could just do one exercise and go home, but then I did my one exercise and the next one and then my whole workout and I felt much better after. It works. Also I will learn nothing from this.

Happy Super MAR10 y’all!

“I hope this email finds you well”: -Boring -Uninspired -Sender doesn’t actually care “I hope this email finds you”: -Alarming -Mysterious -Sender might be trapped in the Matrix

We're gonna move fast and break things. Sometimes we'll make mistakes. If we remove the wrong organ we'll put it back in. We are disrupting surgery

I am an ADULT. Who had CEREAL for dinner, then watched a SUPERHERO SHOW and is going to bed at 9PM, because I didn’t get to take a NAP today.

Started Daredevil Born again. Welp, any fears I had about it not continuing the gritty dark violence and rage from the Netflix version gets put to rest about 5 minutes in. I’m in.

When it finally hit me that Greg/Gary in "White Lotus" is Uncle Rico in "Napoleon Dynamite"

Things that make me irrationally proud of myself: -When I finish a whole roll of dental floss. -When I fill up a journal. -When I do the laundry AND put the clothes away in the same day.

I’ve made a huge mistake. “Okay fine I’ll try playing Balatro…” This will probably ruin my life for the next month. Please send thoughts and prayers and your favorite Balatro tip.

I am once again here to remind you: Do a 5-minute mobility warmup BEFORE your next existential meltdown. This way you don’t pull a hamstring dropping into the fetal position. Melt down SMARTER, not HARDER 👍

Okay now that everybody realizes how awesome hockey is… By the LARD JEEZUS, please watch Shoresy on Hulu. 3 seasons, 6 episodes, 25ish min each. And a 4th season coming next week! (Yeah so, I know Canada already has it!)

White Lotus is back, baby! I don't even care about the murder mystery part of it. I'm just so excited to be around these terrible/terribly broken people in an exotic location and seeing how they all interact with each other. Damn I love this show!

You know when you feel deeply uncomfortable in your own skin and you’re just like… “I would like my skeleton to jump out of this suit and run down the hallway.” No? Oh, me neither! Cool. Cool cool cool.

Replaying one of my favorite games for the first time in 13 years: Shadow of the Colossus. Not sure if it’s due te remade graphics and/or me being older, but I just took down my first Colossus and it hit me harder than expected. I’m now sad! It’s amazing how much emotion this game conveys.

“This is a crazy thing, but I'm curious, and my life is sort of shit now. You are successful and I am successful. And I'm wondering, are you happy?" The most memorable moment in the Anthony Bourdain documentary, "Roadrunner." Solid documentary, heartbreaking. letterboxd.com/stevethenerd...

"Happiness is in making things rather than in consuming them." -Will Durant Absolutely true for creative pursuits, less true for donuts and burritos.

Okay, campers, rise and shine and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cold out there today! Okay, campers, rise and shine and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cold out there today! Okay, campers, rise and shine and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cold out there today! Okay, campers…

Years ago, I saw this sign while hiking at Crater Lake, OR It's a pretty damn good lesson for life. In health, business, relationships, writing, & art, there's no true substitute for putting in actual, authentic work over many months and years. Some things can't be hacked without causing erosion.

Dogs are the best. LOOK AT THAT FACE. apnews.com/article/alas...

Big week for unique POV films. Saw “Nickel Boys” earlier this week. Faithful to the book, thus absolutely devastating and heartbreaking. Beautiful film though. Just saw “Presence” - not what I had expected, but it builds up and up for the entirety of its short runtime. Enjoyed both!

Actual question: do "anti-fatigue" lenses...actually do anything? or am I just setting an extra $100 on fire? I can't tell if it's beneficial to add to my prescription glasses, pseudoscience, placebo, and/or waste of money. "Don't ask a barber if you need a haircut," so...asking strangers

The opening of Season 1, Episode 1 of “From” is INCREDIBLE. It does “show, don’t tell” perfectly. It sets the stakes quickly. It builds the world and rules fast. And then grabs you by the throat. All within 7 minutes. #From #TV

A super happy 3-legged dog just walked by, and now my heart is overflowing. I am contemplating writing that dog into my will. Follow me for more sound financial advice.

Shoot for the moon. If you miss… You did the math wrong. How did you get this job anyway?

How I expect to feel after meditating once for 10 whole minutes

A modest proposal every gym should adopt: If you film anyone without their consent, right to jail. If you harass a fellow human bettering themselves, jail. If you get mad at somebody for walking in front of you filming yourself, jail. If you do curls in the squat rack, launched out of cannon.

The Brutalist (Corbet, 2024)

This restaurant just played Blink 182’s “Rock Show”, Creed’s “Higher”, and Third Eye Blind’s “How’s it Gonna Be” in succession. 7th grade Steve would be ecstatic right now. 40 year old Steve is also ecstatic right now.

I just learned about "Conformation Bias" and I KNEW I was right all along!

This is hilarious. This is my heart rate after finally defeating one of the mid game bosses in Nine Sols. This game is like a streamlined Hollow Knight on steroids. I might pull a muscle on the next boss!