Lucas Aikins

  • Re: 2025

    Despite how corny or cliche they may be, I am generally a fan of New Years resolutions. I find I get caught up in the day-to-day business of life so often that I may forget about some of my goals altogether, especially ones that are lower on the list or are more lofty one-day visions. […]

    Re: 2025
  • American Breakfast in Bangkok

    In the summer of 2022 after graduating university I went backpacking in Southeast asia accompanied by a few great friends. The trip was a once in a lifetime experience, particularly because so many of us got to travel together and we were all very close. We travelled primarily across Thailand and Vietnam enjoying every momen […]

    American Breakfast in Bangkok
  • Self-Improvement vs. Self-Actualization

    In an age of wellness trends and hustle culture, self-improvement becomes quantified and objectified. Cold plunges make us healthier, a side-gig will make us wealthier and becoming a content creator will let us do whatever we want whenever we want. Social media sells us the idea that if we do more, we will improve ourselves, […]

    Self-Improvement vs. Self-Actualization
  • Weighing what you do with what you want

    What actions am I taking to get what I want? What ways am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I do not want? Weighing what you do with what you want is important as it is easy to believe you are chasing a dream or goal but are not actually taking any actions […]

    Weighing what you do with what you want
  • The Art of Asking

    I recently finished reading The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer, a biographical account by the indie artist as her career opportunities and methods of distributing her art became more self-sufficient simply by asking others for support. Amanda accounts how many of her successes in life and her career came from simply asking someone else […]

    The Art of Asking
  • I never do tomorrow what I could possibly do the day after

    ‘I never do tomorrow what I could possibly do the day after’. An Oscar Wilde quote from ‘Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast’ (another great quote) that I thought resonated with what I am trying to do. This post comes at 9:30 mountain time from a Calgary airport hotel after flying here for work. […]

    I never do tomorrow what I could possibly do the day after
  • 30 Days Habit Setting

    I have a number of goals, skils, and habits I want to achieve, learn, and set respectively, but have trouble actually doing the small steps to get these done. I know all the tricks like breaking goals into bitsized parts and getting them done, but my mornings are filled with exercise and getting ready for […]

    30 Days Habit Setting
  • Subliminal Advertising Using At-Home Fitness Technology

    The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digitization of workouts and shopping in many aspects of consumers’ lives. Shoppers taking their consumption habits online resulted in an e-commerce boom across all industries with no sign of slowing down. Competition in e-commerce is growing, resulting in the need for innovation and creativity for businesses to stand out amongst […]

    Subliminal Advertising Using At-Home Fitness Technology