Swen

Cultivating a life around a peaceful mind, vital body, loving relationships & a beautiful home.
All images are my own.

[Swen @swenlink]

Quick update: this account’s shifting a bit.

The last decade was heavy on making money: Crypto

Over the past 2–3 years, my focus shifted to building holistic success beyond money:

How I:

• Dialed in my health
• Chose a partner
• Built deep friendships
• Found inner peace
• Designed a fulfilling way of living

Still talk crypto here & there - just more of the full picture now.

PS: Retiring the Pablo brand to something more personal.

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Lifting and cardio are solid, but they’re not the whole equation.

Most people just copy what they’re “supposed” to do according to what science and fitness influencers are pushing. Run that loop for a while and eventually it gets stale. Training isn’t just a checklist item for health, metrics or aesthetics.

It’s also play and joy.

Go try something that actually pulls you in: surfing, tennis, MMA... Literally anything. Find what lights you up, then integrate it into your life alongside those basics. That’s how you build a life that's not just healthy but also interesting and meaningful.

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Most people stop trying new things at some point. They dodge that awkward beginner phase and settle into the small, familiar zone where they already look competent.

And that’s how you get the workaholic with a boring life, the gym rat stuck on the same routine, the perpetual traveler who’s somehow unhappy everywhere or the lonely forty-something quietly freaking out about love.

It’s just people squeezing tiny gains out of an area they’ve already mastered, while ignoring the areas where they’re still beginners.

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An amazing life is easy to build:

Try new things. Notice what you like. Then build your days around that.

Apply this to anything:
Career, dating, friends, food, hobbies, travel, style, where you live, the sports you play.

All it takes is courage.

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Dinner:
Free-range chicken piri-piri style,
handful of organic greens drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil,
a ripe avocado for the healthy fats

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My current lifemaxxing stack:

- Wake up with sun rise
- Coffee and orange juice
- Read in the morning sun
- 3 hours creative work in the sun
- Surf/lift 6x/week
- Eat fruit and animals
- 20k steps by the sea & in the sun
- Present time with gf/friends
- 3 scoops of ice cream
- Automated circadian rhythm lighting
- Bedtime 2h after sunset

Wouldn't change a thing.

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Beyond a certain point, your life doesn’t need more productivity or optimization.

It needs more soul, more joy and more beauty.

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Most high achievers can explain what “peace” on paper. But the hard part is actually living it.

We’re soaked in stimulation and work all day and hoping that things eventually click into meaning.

But a calm mind usually isn’t built by doing and taking in more. It’s built by taking in less, doing less and giving yourself space to reflect.

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Breakfast:
Milk, orange juice & an espresso.
A bowl of organic berries, kumquats, physalis and a fig.
Mix of scrambled free-range chicken and duck eggs, prepared in a bit of goat butter. Topped with trout caviar.

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Travel is one of the best ways to "find yourself" and step away from the 24/7 grind after you've "made it."

Highly recommend it for a while, at least...

But perpetual travel eventually turns into another escape just as grinding did

Watched it happen to others and I’ve fallen into it myself. Visited 60+ countries and logged 95 flights in 2021 alone - not one business-related.

You can't outrun yourself forever.

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Ten years ago, I thought supplements were the fix:

"Take a few pills and you’re set"

Not even close.

Supplements are the finishing touches, like spices. But if you don’t build the meal:

Diet, movement, sleep & environment

Spices alone won’t feed you.

If you get the basics right, the right supplement can take you from decent to fully dialed-in.

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Fresh supply of sparkling water arrived.

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Designing and building a home that’s truly yours pays back far more than you’d expect.

There’s a world of difference between living in a space shaped by someone else and living in one you shaped by yourself.

The first is inhabiting someone else’s vision. The second is living inside your own.

The best interior designers may get close, but no one understands how you live, what you value and enjoy better than you do.

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Post dinner walk by the ocean👌

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All you really need is a peaceful mind, vital body, loving relationships & a beautiful habitat.

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You don’t need to listen to another podcast at 1.5x.

You need to sit with what you already know and let it sink in.

Go watch some waves.
You’ll gain more insight from that than from another podcast.

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Adding LED strips under all your furniture is such a vibe.

Works every time.

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Post dinner sunset walk impressions

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Went for a walk in the park. Came across this specimen.

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Most high achievers only focus on pushing harder

When the real skill is slowing down and listening.

Go sit on a bench in nature and do nothing.

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Friendly Reminder:

Live the best life possible.
Shape it into a piece of art.