Josh
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...
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Josh
- Feb 23
- 17 min
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
- Jan 1, 2022
- 11 min
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
- Nov 13, 2021
- 10 min
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 12, 2021
- 6 min
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
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Jan 1, 2021
- 6 min
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
- Dec 20, 2020
- 1 min
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
- Nov 25, 2020
- 7 min
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
- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
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...