Scott Dinsmore Scott DinsmoreI woke up to a message from my friend Leo, asking if I'd heard the news about Scott. I assumed that it must be some amazing story or accomplishment, as that's the sort of thing you hear... Sep 14, 2015 25,100views 0
Help Me Get My Next Book Ready (And Get it Free) Help Me Get My Next Book Ready (And Get it Free)As I've mentioned briefly before, I'm finishing up a book called Superhuman Social Skills. I think that this is going to be the best and most impactful book I've written, so I'm really... Sep 10, 2015 11,267views 0
How To Earn $36.50 (or more) in Five Minutes How To Earn $36.50 (or more) in Five MinutesEDIT 9/28/15: Coinbase has now blocked me from doing this. Prior to offering it, a friend had emailed the CEO of Coinbase and got the go-ahead. A few weeks later a CSR told me that they... Sep 5, 2015 15,725views 0
Sunk Costs Sunk CostsLast night I played poker at Bellagio in Las Vegas. At one point I got pocket queens, a tremendously good hand. The hand played as expected until the last card. I got raised by a medioc... Sep 4, 2015 10,013views 0
How to Handle (and Find) Crazy Flight Deals How to Handle (and Find) Crazy Flight DealsA few times a year, a crazy flight deal appears. Sometimes they're crazy sales, and other times they're mistakes that the airline will be legally obligated to honor. Take, for example,... Aug 27, 2015 13,987views 0
One Last Time One Last TimeDue to poor planning, I had to walk a half mile or so to my motorcycle tonight before going home. Not a big deal, but it was after midnight, I was tired, and still had a few things to d... Aug 21, 2015 11,181views 0
My Day in Court My Day in CourtI remarked, on the way in, that we were the only people that wanted to be there. Being a defendant must be a bad time, and I doubt being a plaintiff is much better. Jurors are getting a... Aug 14, 2015 12,230views 0
No Shampoo No ShampooIn case you don't know, there are a large number of people on the internet giving up shampoo. They claim that shampoo is the problem, stripping your hair of oils and then adding them ba... Aug 7, 2015 15,348views 0
Permanence PermanenceThere's some fundamental human attraction to permanence. We want relationships to be permanent, achievements to hold their importance permanently, and for our possessions to be ours per... Aug 1, 2015 11,731views 0
2015 Dating Update 2015 Dating UpdateIt's more than halfway through the year, which means I'm overdue for an update on my dating situation. If you're just tuning in now, I took three years off dating with the intention of... Jul 24, 2015 14,794views 0
Streaks StreaksI've been blogging for nine years and five months. That's a pretty long streak, and I'm sure you can imagine how big of a barrier it creates against me ever quitting. Streaks are a powe... Jul 17, 2015 12,063views 0
Taking Failure Off the Table Taking Failure Off the TableLast Thursday, four of the owners of the island converged there to tackle the biggest task so far: build the yurt. Things started going poorly even before we got there. Brian came down... Jul 9, 2015 13,130views 0
