GTD #33: The Wind Rises

June 1st, 2026 to June 30th, 2026

Another month passes by. Being a parent is absolutely exhausting, though I've been told the sleep gets slighter better, so there's light at the end of the tunnel. Here's what all of this has taught me though - time is precious. I look back on the days, weeks, months and years that I wasted doing so little each day, and now that I've got the biggest responsibility of all, I wish I had more time. I wish I worked harder when I was younger so that I could buy my parents home and give them the life of their dreams. Wished I moved to California and pursued the adventures I always dreamed of there. Wishing, wishing, wishing. But now is the present, and I've got to kick ass with the bag I've got. And life is pretty good in the end - I'm grateful for what I've got in front of me.

Training-wise, I'm getting back into weightlifting which is great, and it's rewarding because I'm using the app that I've built to make strength training easier. That's awesome. It's an idea I've been dreaming up for years and to see it slowly come into fruition is so rewarding and exciting. Of course I've got hopes, and the marketing game is going to be brutal, but at least I'm finally creating something I'm proud of and comfortable sharing with the world. We continue to polish, dial in features, and make it all come together. On that front, life is good. I hope to test it with beta users in another month or so, and my hard deadline to launch in the iOS App Store is September 13th, 2026.

Everything is on the line. Same as it ever has been. But now it all feels real. Keep training, keep dreaming, keep scheming. We'll win.

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Used the Sendō MVP app to track these workouts which was cool! And made some improvements to the app using my own experience. What a beautiful feedback loop. Next month I expect to get in 10 lifting workouts so we'll have better data and more refinement.

There's real heroes out there.

Here's one of their stories.

The Unfinished Masterpiece: Why Yoshihiro Togashi Keeps Drawing

For most manga artists, success means deadlines, popularity, and eventually retirement. For Yoshihiro Togashi, success became something stranger: a lifelong promise to finish a story that refuses to leave him.

Long before Hunter × Hunter, Togashi had already secured his place among manga legends with Yu Yu Hakusho, one of the defining series of the 1990s. Most creators would have been satisfied ending their careers there. Instead, in 1998, he began what many fans consider his magnum opus—a deceptively simple adventure about a young boy named Gon searching for his father.

Nearly three decades later, Hunter × Hunter has become something much larger than its premise. What began as a classic shōnen adventure evolved into one of the medium's most ambitious works, exploring morality, power, politics, psychology, and the cost of obsession. Story arcs like the Chimera Ant saga are now regularly cited among the greatest in manga history.

Yet the series has become almost as famous for its hiatuses as for its storytelling.

For years, Togashi has battled debilitating chronic back problems that make everyday activities difficult. At times, he has explained that he couldn't sit in a chair for extended periods and instead had to draw while lying down. His condition has repeatedly forced long breaks in publication, turning each new chapter into a small miracle rather than a weekly expectation.

What makes Togashi remarkable isn't simply that he continues working—it's how he continues working.

Rather than rushing chapters or handing creative control to others, he remains deeply involved in every aspect of the manga. Even when Hunter × Hunter pauses publication, he frequently shares updates showing manuscript pages, chapter numbers, or simple progress reports. These posts have become moments of celebration for fans around the world. Each update quietly says the same thing:

"I'm still here."

In recent years, Togashi has spoken candidly about flare-ups in his condition, including periods where severe back pain returned while completing color pages. Even so, he continued delivering manuscripts to his editors, thanking readers for their encouragement while admitting that the work often came at a physical cost.

His perseverance is made even more meaningful by the support of his wife, Naoko Takeuchi, herself one of the most influential manga creators of all time. Together they represent one of the most extraordinary creative partnerships in Japanese comics.

Today, Hunter × Hunter no longer follows the relentless weekly pace that once defined Weekly Shōnen Jump. Instead, chapters are released in carefully prepared batches, allowing Togashi to prioritize his health while continuing the story on his own terms. Recent updates indicate that he has continued completing new chapters despite the challenges, giving fans renewed hope that the journey will continue.

There is a lesson in Togashi's story that extends far beyond manga.

Our culture often celebrates speed—shipping products faster, publishing more often, always chasing the next milestone. Togashi represents the opposite philosophy. His work reminds us that greatness is not always measured by consistency or output. Sometimes it is measured by the willingness to continue, even when progress is painfully slow.

Every chapter he finishes is an act of quiet resilience. It's proof that meaningful work doesn't require perfect circumstances.

For readers, Hunter × Hunter is an incredible story.

For its creator, it has become something even more profound: a testament to patience, craftsmanship, and the enduring belief that some journeys are worth finishing, no matter how long they take.

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Unedited ramblings, typically after a run.

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6/1/2026

Man I've been dreaming of building this Sendō Worldwide app for so long and it's finally coming together. I put together a basic MVP six months ago and that felt good to build, but now I'm actually taking it seriously and assembling it file by file. The mission is for it to be 100% free and live on donations, so it may not get me the mansion at this stage but it feels good to breathe life into something truly meaningful.

I'm dreading going back to work more than ever. I haven't loved my job from pretty much day one, but I've built some meaningful products and worked with high level people. That's been the greatest reward even if the job feels mostly meaningless. And I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm finally ready to commute to a job, ideally only 3 days a week, and engage with human beings again. The monk era has reached its limits. I've lived in this city for years and I've put no effort into actually making friends or connecting with people. Time to change and grow up.

Building the app, starting a family, continuing to breath life into this project - it's all pushing me forward. Debts are still dwindling downwards, and I'm resisting every bone in my body to sell my car and get a Toyota 4Runner Off Road Premium Plus i-Force Max. Not like I've been obsessing over it or anything. With this dumbass war going on it doesn't appear that gas will be getting cheaper any time soon, so buying a gas car seems like a not so good idea.

6/7/2026

Is 6-7 still a thing?

Couple decent yoga sessions in this month so far and I've been eating the most I have since my loner stoner era ended. It comes down to having great tools in the kitchen that I love to use and a metric fuckton of frozen meals from Trader Joes. I'm still not going to give up being vegetarian/pescatarian - I'm comitting to my yoga lifestyle of non-violence. Though of course if I did go back to meat, I think the smart way to look at it is kosher/halal food - stuff that's been ethically slaughtered (in theory). There is no free lunch though, I'm sure there's an argument to be made that plants feel pain so you're still causing pain to something. I think the point is just to be intentional about it all. So I'll continue with that.

Otherwise my yoga lifestyle hasn't been very good - I'm still hooked on Velos, but I haven't had a gummy or edible in over a month and the craving is gone. First off, I love having dreams again, and I don't even want to drink excessively either because the dreams aren't as good and hazy. Most of the dreams have been bizarre and disturbing but it's fun when I actually wake up and go OK, that was just a temporary experience.

Made great progress on the app over the last few days. I think another month of development will get it ready for sharing with others for feedback.

6/15/2026

Back in the saddle at work again. I've learned to accept that this job won't give me the freedom I want and need out of life - I'll have to build that on my own. But I'm grateful for my job because it gives me the foundation for everything I have right now and I'm appreciative of the people around me that have given me the grace to achieve that. I'm truly grateful.

So what's next? As per usual - pay off the final stretch of debt I've got holding me back from maximizing my savings. Upgrade to a new 3-row family car that can be a loyal, hardworking and simple companion for the next 10 years. Finish the app I've been developing over the last few weeks, share it with folks for their feedback and improvement, and get it into the App Store. Then it's time to use my brain and think of a marketing campaign using the Instagram and YouTube channels that I have set up, going on Reddit and promoting, and entering the public arena of life to fight for my slice of the pie.

There's a war in the backdrop, and I suppose there always is. I can't control what the psychos in charge do, just be smart with what I've got. The times will continue to change, again and again, and I just need to be ready to meet the occasion.

6/20/2026

App is coming really well. We've got the structure built out for all of the core Activities: breathing exercises, meditation, strength training and yoga. Even a section for nutrition where you can add meals, snacks, protein shakes and water intake. The Data tab is coming along nicely too - it's a great showcase of how the training you do evolves over time. Challenges is the last big one to get closer to decent, and there's a toggle between Challenges, which you actively select, and Milestones, which are passively always being tracked. There's one last cool thing I want to add - every user gets a SendōCard, which is a summary of their stats and accomplishments, kind of like the Trainer Card from Pokemon. So you've got your current badges, your training time, just like play time, your total sessions, like your total number of Pokemon caught, etc. Sounds cheesy but I think we can make it look cute.

A little bit of a tangent, but I've decided to up my style game instead of fixating on the next ride - how I show up in the world is more important than ever. Just as important - finding the communities and people that I truly am excited about and being proud about who I am, not fitting into roles or stereotypes that don't suit me.

6/23/2026

I'm running out of time - work is getting less and less appealing by the day.

6/26/2026

Man the Sendō app is really coming together nicely. My vision from the moment I started this blog was building a cool app that enabled me to make the most of my training in one app, and thanks to AI, it's finally happening. My end goal is for it to go into the App Store, and it would be awesome if it could actually generate income, but at the very least, I'm going to build a great tool that I can use and share with others that care about breathwork, meditation, nutrition tracking, strength training and yoga.

I have a crazier long term dream beyond that, but at the very least, the app is something valuable that people around the world can use. This blog has been a great exercise in creativity and self-expression, but I can admit that there's minimal value for people. It's for me. But an app with real functionality, tracking, fun milestones and useful challenges - that's the real value add to the world.

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