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Brett, smiling, under the orange gates at Fushimi Inari in Kyoto

Hi there! I’m Brett.

I’m from a small town in northern Minnesota. After high school, I moved to the big city to study Electrical Engineering and Philosophy. During this formative time I became a committed Christian, graduated, got a job in IT, dove into real estate investing, married an awesome gal, had three kids, left real estate, traveled the world and started building with AI.

This blog is about the lessons I’ve learned along the way and what I’m still trying to figure out.


My “builder’s” approach to life

Building your life is kind of like building a house.

The invisible foundation might be the most important part. Skip that part and you’re a foolish builder. Once that’s in place, though, you can put up a structure, and only then should you start thinking about the details.

Foundation first. Then structure. Then details.

Foundation

Everything we shouldn’t talk about at a dinner party: God, meaning, the big questions, and thinking well. We’re going to get meta. But we won’t stop at theory.

Read the foundation essays →

Structure

How I’m building out my life on that foundation: practical spirituality, health, relationships, personal finance, technology, travel, habits and productivity.

Read the structure essays →

Details

The actions and protocols I use to get the most out of life: spiritual practice how-to’s, my exact green smoothie recipe, the credit card bonus that can get you to Europe.

Read the details →

You can tune in for the big questions or just the little details. But my hope for myself and you, dear reader, is an intentional life, from the ground up.

Come along for the build.

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Or just say hi: brett@brettwrites.com