The Sum of Life
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➕ I write a micro newsletter @ SumOfLife.com
Each daily post = 30 seconds of calm for busy, overthinking minds
🔢 Tiny Math For A More Human Life
➕ I write a micro newsletter @ SumOfLife.com
Each daily post = 30 seconds of calm for busy, overthinking minds
🔢 Tiny Math For A More Human Life
Weekend = Effort + Ease
Do less. This is the payoff.
Do less. This is the payoff.
October 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Weekend = Effort + Ease
Do less. This is the payoff.
Do less. This is the payoff.
October 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
You've reached the week's midpoint. Halfway between Monday’s chaos and Friday’s calm.
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
You've reached the week's midpoint. Halfway between Monday’s chaos and Friday’s calm.
This counts, right? ☕
October 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This counts, right? ☕
Have you ever tried to go a whole day talking in nothing but song lyrics?
I have. Apparently, not everyone wants life to be a musical.
🎧 Creativity = Impulse + Commitment
Not my best performance, but I stuck with it.
I have. Apparently, not everyone wants life to be a musical.
🎧 Creativity = Impulse + Commitment
Not my best performance, but I stuck with it.
October 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Have you ever tried to go a whole day talking in nothing but song lyrics?
I have. Apparently, not everyone wants life to be a musical.
🎧 Creativity = Impulse + Commitment
Not my best performance, but I stuck with it.
I have. Apparently, not everyone wants life to be a musical.
🎧 Creativity = Impulse + Commitment
Not my best performance, but I stuck with it.
Who’s writing good, quick newsletters lately?
Drop your favorites. I’m after ones with a clear idea behind them.
For context: my focus level’s about that of a hyperactive preschooler, so let’s say 30–60 second max read, please.
Drop your favorites. I’m after ones with a clear idea behind them.
For context: my focus level’s about that of a hyperactive preschooler, so let’s say 30–60 second max read, please.
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Who’s writing good, quick newsletters lately?
Drop your favorites. I’m after ones with a clear idea behind them.
For context: my focus level’s about that of a hyperactive preschooler, so let’s say 30–60 second max read, please.
Drop your favorites. I’m after ones with a clear idea behind them.
For context: my focus level’s about that of a hyperactive preschooler, so let’s say 30–60 second max read, please.
Spent 11 hours redesigning an old one page website today. Web design may not be my calling.
October 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Spent 11 hours redesigning an old one page website today. Web design may not be my calling.
Peace = Slow Start ÷ Notifications
A calm day begins before the phone does.
Start each morning with a new Life Equation like this, delivered around 7 am ET.
Subscribe @ sumoflife.com
30-second read. Always free.
A calm day begins before the phone does.
Start each morning with a new Life Equation like this, delivered around 7 am ET.
Subscribe @ sumoflife.com
30-second read. Always free.
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Peace = Slow Start ÷ Notifications
A calm day begins before the phone does.
Start each morning with a new Life Equation like this, delivered around 7 am ET.
Subscribe @ sumoflife.com
30-second read. Always free.
A calm day begins before the phone does.
Start each morning with a new Life Equation like this, delivered around 7 am ET.
Subscribe @ sumoflife.com
30-second read. Always free.
Math isn’t scary. It’s just truth in symbols. While words are truth in sound.
October 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Math isn’t scary. It’s just truth in symbols. While words are truth in sound.
Tiny math for a hectic day:
Happiness = Gratitude – Comparison
Pause and appreciate what’s yours, not what others have.
Happiness = Gratitude – Comparison
Pause and appreciate what’s yours, not what others have.
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Tiny math for a hectic day:
Happiness = Gratitude – Comparison
Pause and appreciate what’s yours, not what others have.
Happiness = Gratitude – Comparison
Pause and appreciate what’s yours, not what others have.
I write one short equation each morning to see how life adds up.
Small math, real thoughts, quiet mornings.
Small math, real thoughts, quiet mornings.
October 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I write one short equation each morning to see how life adds up.
Small math, real thoughts, quiet mornings.
Small math, real thoughts, quiet mornings.