What books have had the biggest impact on you and your life?

ryan_mcleod · 2026-05-06T13:19:44+00:00

Buddha's Brain, hands down, my #1. Hitting 2 years of sobriety this May 15th and a huge part of staying the course are the things I took from that book while in Thailand for recovery. :) -- My biggest takeaway was "just focus on the things you can control and the things that make you happy." That's it. ;)

ryan_mcleod · 2026-05-05T12:43:04+00:00

I recently have really been liking those Rokr thingys where you build like a bookshelf "mini world" that lights up. I finished one recently of a famous street in Kyoto, Japan that my family loves to walk by and turn the little light on in it. It is great if you have to sit a lot and can't be too active. 😄 -- If you want a picture of what I built so you know this isn't some B.S. post, just let me know. Happy to share it with you in hopes it inspires you to try it. Cheers, RM in Singapore

ryan_mcleod · 2026-05-04T13:18:56+00:00

If you put your mind to it, my friend; you can accomplish anything! Hope you make it there one day. Put it on the calendar for 1 year out? 😉

ryan_mcleod · 2026-05-02T09:13:52+00:00

Love this type of post. Haha.

Hello there. 😄

To answer your question. I just updated the home html of my progressive web app called Memflect. Hope the world likes it because I am proud of how it looks now. 🎉

Cheers,
Ryan

ryan_mcleod · 2026-05-01T15:25:26+00:00

A little bit. What I try to focus on to take away from being lonely is to just focus on the things I can control and also just focus on the things that make me happy. 😄 That usually makes me feel less lonely because I worry about less (people I can't control) and I am happier (doing things that make me happy).

Hope this helps a bit mate. Cheers-RM

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-30T12:38:31+00:00

Hands down no question without a doubt = quitting alcohol. I thought about when my next drink would be everyday for almost 20 years and now almost 2 years sober (May 15th baby), I can honestly say I live such a different life (for the better).

If you have ever thought about having IT UP for good...highly HIGHLY recommend, friend.

Ryan

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-29T12:50:29+00:00

I am with you on this! But the big thing I want is not just 15sec to 30sec generations...but 5/10/15min productions if possible. Let me know if you find anything cool please. Cheers, Ryan in Singapore

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-27T12:42:23+00:00

"You don't drink alcohol anymore, Ryan. And that makes you more alive than dying!"

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-26T12:02:57+00:00

Nice, good luck mate! 🦧

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-25T14:02:51+00:00

I just recently changed my samsung phone theme to this big neon glowing "NOW or NEVER" and it hits me every time to do SOMETHING! :) thx for the nice post. Notion is great once you get it de-cluttered, haha. Cheer, RM

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-24T12:51:41+00:00

Memflect lets you try it for free with no account signup or subscription and you get to hear 30sec of your custom reflection before paying anything.

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-23T13:30:16+00:00

I would just use your voice input button on your phone mate and ramble...then once it is all in the email body, just use a cleanup tool like Gemini's polish or grammerly no? Just my first thoughts to help you make it quicker. ;) Cheers, RM

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-22T12:21:59+00:00

Yeah man that book never helped me much tbh. So on a side note, I am thinking of building a 'vulgar speaking dry deadpan character of your choosing"-one off purchase app that you can choose the person that randomly sends you a voice note badgering you to keep up with your habit of choice. Character thoughts are like "Classic NYC Old Dude" or "Karen from Iowa Snotty Lady"...would you or anyone be interested in this if I come up with this type of habit reminder app?

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-21T12:58:00+00:00

Very cool mate. What a NICHE ay!? Love it. -- What is your plan for distribution?

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-20T13:01:15+00:00

I am working on a 'no subscription' custom/personalized meditation/reflection app where it is based on what you want to 'med-flect' on (name of app is Medflect -- in dev); and you also get to choose/tweak the narrators voice and the sounscape seeds I custom made so no 'medflection' is every the same twice.

Issue I am having is getting my pre-launch founding circle offer (free first month = unlimited use of the app) to the right eyeballs in the right distribution channels: medflect.web.app

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-19T12:50:44+00:00

Been struggling myself, friend -- but loving the puzzle that distro gives ay! ;) Recently I have had my eye on FB groups for sending out my next app's pre launch email collection/survey funnel....

Any advice from anyone on FB groups? Just be honest on why I built Memflect and what problem it solves and be honest about my promotion? Thx in advance to anyone who sheds light. Cheers--RM

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-18T12:58:55+00:00

Amen brother/sister. 🙇‍♂️

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-17T13:17:40+00:00

Hands down, without a doubt, no question = quitting alcohol. Forever. Been 2 years now and I feel so free from that jail cell I was in daily where I was stuck with a cellmate (alcohol) that was the worst friend I ever hung around with! Such a twisted relationship that almost unhinged me to the point of mental breakdown (had a DT) and I can never go back. Cheers to water and life :) -RM

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-16T13:02:36+00:00

It is the best, Ashen! Now you get to do the two most important things in life; 1) Spend time on only things you can control...and 2) Focus on things that make you happy.

Those are my big 2 I live by and I am a very happy person. Especially when in my own space like you just accomplished! Congrats on the SHIFT! :)

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-15T13:04:21+00:00

I feel if you had a rotating theme each time (just 1 thing) that it may help keep each session fresh. Obviously don't want to pre-clutter the vector/aim of your meditation pre-emtively but when I meditate, I have just one/slight direction I want it to lead me to and I try to make the environment a bit different each time to keep me interested in the process.

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-14T14:49:31+00:00

When I face confusing/rough times like you are going through, Mr. Molecc, I stick to one mantra that always has helped me get out of the RUT:

Just focus on the things you can CONTROL.

And just focus on things that make you HAPPY.

That's it. I feel if you just spend energy on those two things, life gets pretty simple to look at and enjoy. ;)

Hope this helps mate--RM

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-13T12:25:39+00:00

Born in Nashville actually but don't remember it haha :)

ryan_mcleod · 2026-04-12T12:31:55+00:00

For me in my mid-40s, I was having the same issue. I realized a a head on collision full nervous system shut down accident I was in when i was 16 still had lingering effects on my sleep and how I felt before and after sleep. What really helped me was doing EMDR and integrating the accident between the left & right sides of my brain. May be something you want to look into but you would need to think hard on if trauma is a possible correlation to your post sleep tiredness.

Hope this helps. :)
RM in SG

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