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Codex Audentia

Codex: An ancient manuscript text in book form.
Audentia: Latin for “audacity”.

This is not a blog. This is my codex — a working notebook with all my notes and rambles in their full glory. It is raw, unpolished and unfiltered.

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I’m building a 1,000 year company, and writing about the process.

I challenged myself to get a black belt in Judo in 12 months, training at the Kodokan in Tokyo.

February 1, 2025

For people new to Judo and struggling

December 15, 2024

Judo: unlocking the “compound effect”

September 27, 2024

Judo injuries, and discovering the Infinite game

August 10, 2024

Beware the old Judokas

July 27, 2024

My biggest lesson from Judo: detachment and presence

June 26, 2024

My Second Shiai

June 20, 2024

The Judo You Do vs The Judo You Need

May 31, 2024

First randori after my first shiai

May 29, 2024

My First Shiai

May 27, 2024

Getting Out of Beginners’ Rut in Judo

May 16, 2024

Judo: the wand chooses the wizard

April 28, 2024

My plan to get a Black Belt in Judo in <12 months

I challenged myself to achieve fluency in Japanese in 12 months. The result blew me away.

November 22, 2024

Reflecting on my Japanese journey — the habits that made me successful

February 2, 2024

My Japanese *Stopped* Improving After Moving to Japan: Here’s What I’ll Do Now

December 17, 2023

First Impact with Tokyo: how good is my Japanese, finally?

October 31, 2023

Celebrating progress in Japanese

October 25, 2023

The Next Step of My Japanese Journey

October 2, 2023

1 Year of Japanese: Results, Takeaways, and Future

August 27, 2023

No Plateaus in Language Learning

March 3, 2023

My Japanese Learning Tools and Systems

February 11, 2023

Language Learning: Embrace the Low Gear

November 1, 2022

Language learning — a bowl of vapor

October 26, 2022

Language is easy. Culture is difficult.

October 10, 2022

Adventures in Learning Japanese – #1

October 2, 2022

My plan to become fluent in Japanese in 12 months

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