embracing unc status - turning 32

2026 feels like a big vibe shift already in the first few days. here's what i'm pondering on for 2026 and just off the dome thoughts:

slow down

make my relationship a priority above all

Bryan Johnson maxxing - supplements, iv, paraben free, fasting, green juice

downsize any aspect of my life that is outward facing - sold my car this weekend and bought an '06 Subi

bjj white belt era

leverage ai to improve my life 1% a day

builder arc - building a ufc app

improve my stewardship with God's money

make Az's childhood magical - excited to see what he gravitates towards in terms of sports or music, etc

i think it's hard to differentiate between todo's and goals? if you can call the above that. my friend and therapist T/IDE recently asked me what my 5 year goals were or 2026 goals and i hadn't really thought about the ones for this year let alone goals for 2030. it made me sit down and think about it hence the boiled down list.

slow down

turning 32 doesn't really feel any certain way, its just another year in terms of age which is somewhat poignant to say. however there are lots of life momentum shifts that i'm excited about. as accelerating as momentum is, it's ironic that slow down is on that list.

the slowing down mostly comes from my time with my son. its often i look back on pictures from what feels like just last year when he could barely walk or talk and it solidifies that time is the continuous progression of existence that only God can control - for us its just moves forward. i need to slow down and enjoy the amazing fun and silly boy that he is. <3

make my relationship a priority above all

something that i failed at in 2025 that i'm working on accomplishing. so many aspects to relationships that i was ignorant to for many wrong reasons. i think i mistakenly thought that my son was our priority but have realized that my partner and i come first above him, family. this year i will turn towards my partner and hope to cater to her love language.

bryan johnson maxxing

i bought magnesium supplements the other day (have never bought any type of supplement before in my life). i swear as soon as i turned 30 my back gave out and my knees said later. a lot of smart people take supplements and health max so i should too. this starts from bottom up - eat better, move more... but also the micro things like keeping plastic out of my balls. avoiding endocrine disruptors at all cost, etc. i think i've always had this "raw dogging" life mentality when it came to health by not taking or doing ANYTHING. no lotion, no pills, just some weed and water. but i need to listen to my body and its saying bro use some of that science on me.

downsize

i've driven a tesla model 3 since 2019 and this saturday i'm offically not an EV owner anymore :( end of an era for only a bit. i'm sure i'll return to own one soon because they are amazing cars. so now i'm driving an '06 Subaru Legacy. she drives like a beauty! i have about a 10 min commute and anytime we go anywhere we end up taking our SUV so i decided to sell my card and downsize. sold it private sale to someone from Seattle and got a good chunk of change for it - all of it which is being dumped on debt ;(

why. well as comfortable as Teslas are i felt the need to downsize and drive something for the mere practicality of getting me from one place to the other in a safe and maybe not as comfy manner. so i'll be driving this for a bit for the mere reason of being uncomfortable for a bit to increase comfortability in other aspects of my life.

i'm looking to do this in any other aspect of my life. sold my gym that i didn't really use. did i own it because it looked cool? probably

leverage ai to improve my life 1% a day

re-think how you use the internet from an information perspective. i would say more than 1/2 of my internet use is mere information based. "what temp is optimal for reverse searing a steak?" "how many nipples do dogs have?" (things i asked chatgpt in the last week). why? because the time it takes to find really specific information has been reduced to almost instant. you don't have to search and comb through different sites and deal with ads or fluff - how many times do you want a simple recipe but end up reading the author's life story and how their traumas led to them making a killer french toast. there are of course limitations and these models can and always do get things wrong so you have to use common sense. the best litmus test i've found is to ask it questions about something you are an expert at.

example: i'm a true harry potter fan with extensive knowledge about that whole world. i'd ask it very specific questions that i already know the answer too and see how it did. are you an electrician that knows the code? ask it what it would do in a specific situation. this i've found is a way to guage how good the model is. if you ask it to explain something you know nothing about, even though it will have sources, you have no way of knowing how accurate and nuanced that info is.

builder arc - building a ufc app

as i've mentioned before, these new agentic coding tools are insanelyyy gooood. they're cracked. an every iteration blows my mind on its capabilities. Opus 4.5 being the latest. because of that, there is now no barriers or excuses besides time and sleep and a little bit of resources for not building something. I love UFC, big fan, and see a clear hole in the market for a fight fan centric application. UFC doesn't have a fan first application and the only other one available that is somewhat usable is Verdict MMA. their UI sucks and there are so many bugs.

i've made different iterations of my app idea but i think i've managed to get a clear vision and path forward for building this and eventually deploying and hopefully making a buck for my efforts. stay tuned for more

improve my stewardship with God's money

the parable of the talents comes to mind. Matthew 25:14-30

in scripture its evident that everything we have is God's and that we are merely stewards of these worldly goods. God has blessed me with ability and knowledge and its allowed my family and i to live comfortably. because of these abundant blessings in income and opportunity i have definitely become complacent. i've become lazy with money and haven't really asked God for guidance on what he wants me to achieve with it. I'm returning to basics and want to please my creator in what he has entrusted me with.