Dash Rule of Life

I pursue age-appropriate peak health through sustainable rhythms for body and soul.

• Sleep: Consistent bedtime, device-free wind-down, 7+ hours of quality rest.
• Nourish: Eat real, enjoyable food; stay hydrated; pursue vitality, not weight loss.
• Move: Set achievable goals; make movement enjoyable; include strength and mobility.
• Get outside: First thing in the morning, and every day.
• Walk daily: Unplug, embrace stillness, let boredom spark creativity.
• Give thanks: Cultivate gratitude regularly.

I create clarity, guard against overload, and protect time for deep, meaningful work.

• Use technology wisely: Choose screen or people, sound or silence, focus or responsiveness. Never both. I stay offline as much as possible, especially the first and last hour of each day. I am reachable, not interruptible. Be fruitfully out of distribution.
• Decide in advance: I plan so thoroughly that what to do next is already answered, freeing me to be fully present rather than constantly deciding.
• Refuse busyness: When life gets frantic, I don't run harder. I stop and recalibrate.
• Plan with purpose: Annually for vision, quarterly for projects, monthly for initiatives, weekly for priorities, daily for essentials.
• Daily tools: I use DashHabits and a paper planner consistently.
• Morning clarity: I identify my top three priorities and write them down. Everything else is secondary.
• Deep work: I protect one 90-minute, interruption-free block each morning.
• Batch and match: I group low-priority tasks, check messages at set times, and make routine tasks enjoyable.
• Transition well: I build buffers between meetings and arrive early.
• Optimize my space: I reduce distractions and design my workspace for focus.
• Be fully present: I am present, peaceful, and attentive. I engage wholeheartedly in every moment and interaction.

I prioritize daily growth and creativity.

• Feast on the best: Scripture, theology, classics, and thought-provoking works, for joy and growth. In an age of shallow content, I choose what feeds my mind, heart, and soul. I refuse the slow atrophy of depth.
• Write daily: Not as a discipline to endure, but a delight to enjoy. Gradual disempowerment happens when I outsource what I was made to express. I won't let a full schedule or easy shortcuts silence what only my voice can say.
• Grow in my capacity to create: Not just in output, but in imagination, craft, and courage. Creativity is a gift worth cultivating. Strength of mind and soul doesn't happen by accident. I tend it with faithful, consistent attention.
• Use tools wisely: I use A.I. for ideas and editing, but I do the writing. My voice, my words.

I aim to make a difference through faithful, unseen work that matters.

• Delight in God: I pursue him with my whole heart, not just my mind. I foster worship and wonder.
• Love wholeheartedly: I grow in my capacity to love God and others with my whole heart, soul, mind, and strength.
• Pray expectantly: I come to God dependently, trusting that he hears and acts.
• Show up early, stay late: I am dependable and go the extra mile.
• Prepare thoroughly: I enter every meeting with intentionality and readiness.
• Honor commitments: I follow through with integrity.
• Rehearse diligently: I practice until excellence becomes second nature.