Joking Around With Strangers Joking Around With StrangersI can't imagine that working at a car rental place is much fun. Especially if you're working in Las Vegas and the line is full of angry customers who have waited an hour only to be barr... Apr 3, 2015 7,179views 0
The Importance of Having Varied Interests The Importance of Having Varied InterestsMy friend Jimmy was working on his business, Minaal. Every once in a while, when you're really working hard, you need to come up for air and take a break. You want to do something that... Mar 30, 2015 9,145views 0
Why Pack Ultralight Why Pack UltralightI really agonized over the purchase of my latest jacket. For about fifty dollars more, I could get a jacket that was .8 ounces lighter than the other one. It sounds crazy just writing t... Mar 26, 2015 11,154views 0
I Love Budapest I Love BudapestI'm not sure how many countries I've visited in the past year, but the fact that I have no idea gives you an idea. Four in the past week, if you don't count the US. A lot of good flight... Mar 23, 2015 9,350views 0
Two Things to Build Two Things to BuildI think that there are two main things worth building in life, not as ultimate life goals, but as valuable waypoints to whatever goals you may have. Those two things are an amazing grou... Mar 19, 2015 8,260views 0
Morning Tea in Amsterdam Morning Tea in AmsterdamSome cities I love because they're full of things I like to do. Tokyo, Shanghai, and Budapest, for example. Others I love because of how they feel, but I don't always know what to do wi... Mar 17, 2015 7,757views 3
What Should You Do Next? What Should You Do Next?When I hit them up for blog post ideas, my friends say that I should write posts about how I decide what to do next. I'm not sure if it's because they think I make good decisions when f... Mar 14, 2015 7,801views 0
If You're Going to Do It Anyway If You're Going to Do It AnywayMy natural instinct to procrastinate is about as strong as natural inclinations get. Back in school, major papers were often done on a tiny laptop the period before they were due. I'd t... Mar 10, 2015 8,996views 0
The Deal With Cheap Vegas Real Estate The Deal With Cheap Vegas Real EstateAs I mentioned in other posts, I've bought a place in Vegas and have officially moved there (although I still spend a lot of my time traveling). Living in Vegas is a weird sort of looph... Mar 7, 2015 16,392views 0
Being Special Being SpecialI'm fascinated by the attitudes of high-level professional fighters. It's such a strange job. Two people spend months preparing for a fifteen minute event, and one of them must lose. Th... Mar 3, 2015 7,419views 0
Obligation of Time Obligation of TimeThe other day I thought about getting a job in the most abstract sense. I thought: what would it be like if I just turned one hundred eighty degrees and got a job. The idea is literally... Feb 27, 2015 7,774views 0
Relative Value and Bargaining Relative Value and BargainingI got into a tuktuk in Chiang Mai to meet my friends for dinner. A tuktuk is a motorcycle with a built in passenger cart behind the driver, which serves as a taxi, but doesn't have a me... Feb 24, 2015 6,822views 0
