Strong Defaults Strong DefaultsI have a technique that I use to deal with a lot of situations that I call setting strong defaults. It started with dating as a means to eliminate the ridiculous and common "but where d... May 5, 2017 11,348views 0
Help Shape Life Nomadic 2 Help Shape Life Nomadic 2I'm about halfway through a transatlantic cruise, which means I'm also halfway through writing a new book. This time I'm writing a follow-up to Life Nomadic, since so much has changed a... Apr 29, 2017 8,748views 0
Thinking About Quality Thinking About QualityWhen you travel most of the time and do it with only a small backpack, eventually all of your travel gear becomes very high quality. You buy something nice, love using it, and it retain... Apr 22, 2017 9,881views 0
Living an Aligned Life Living an Aligned LifeMost people don't live a life that's in alignment with what they want to do. That's not a criticism of any of those people; for our entire history as a species we have had to spend most... Apr 13, 2017 11,816views 0
The Benefit of Automating Everything The Benefit of Automating EverythingToday I woke up to the alarm I set on my phone. My bedroom curtains opened automatically, triggered by the alarm. I walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth. On my mirror, which has a... Apr 7, 2017 13,784views 0
What I Love and Hate About Vegas, Two Years In What I Love and Hate About Vegas, Two Years InWhen I first bought my place in Vegas, I did it only because it was an incredible deal. As a frequent visitor to Vegas I assumed that I'd stay there once in a while, and AirBnb it out t... Mar 31, 2017 11,505views 0
Put Yourself Out There Put Yourself Out ThereIt's easy to analyze when things go poorly, but that it doesn't come as naturally when things are going well. When things are good it's very easy to just brush it away by assuming that... Mar 24, 2017 9,397views 0
Coaching Coaching(Note: I'm no longer taking on new coaching clients, but will continue to work with existing ones. I may offer a different coaching program in the future) Due to overwhelming reader dem... Mar 23, 2017 8,885views 3
Perfection PerfectionI'm not sure exactly what causes it. Maybe it's the exponential rise in options that all of us have in nearly every aspect of life. Maybe it's the simplification of entertainment and th... Mar 19, 2017 8,462views 44
What to Do When Everything is Going Well What to Do When Everything is Going WellTo simplify, we could say that there are three phases in which one's life can be. Sometimes everything is going wrong, or at least everything is statically in a bad place, and the goal... Mar 10, 2017 10,395views 2
Some March 2017 Life Updates Some March 2017 Life UpdatesSometimes it feels like I take my blog a little too seriously, probably because so many people read it and some of the topics I cover are serious. When it started I literally wrote stra... Mar 4, 2017 9,379views 0
How to be Reasonable When Talking About Politics How to be Reasonable When Talking About PoliticsI try to avoid talking about politics for the most part, because virtually nobody is open to changing their minds about anything. In times like these, though, these conversations seem u... Feb 24, 2017 9,559views 0
