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The Fake Newsletter Cruise Prank

I've written the equivalent of about 50 blog posts in the past couple weeks for a new habit book I'm writing, so you'll have to excuse the off-topic post today. I can only write so much...

Nov 26, 2013 8,229 0

What's the Point of Traveling?

A few days ago reader "jd" had a great suggestion for a post: what's the point of traveling? Seeing that I'm at the end of a long series of trips, it's seems to me that it's a perfect t...

Nov 22, 2013 13,596 0

Random Notes on Places I've Visited Recently

I haven't been writing travel stories recently, but since I've been through so many different cities in the past month, I figure I should share a few little notes on each, just in case...

Nov 19, 2013 7,885 0

Don't Get The Job Done

I've found that there are two different mindsets that I can be in when I'm trying to get work done. One is the mindset that always accompanies a new project: excitement and the drive to...

Nov 15, 2013 7,992 0

How To Book Cruises For Less Than $30 Per Day

In the last post, where I wrote about how much I like working from cruise ships, I mentioned that I could share my method for booking really cheap cruises. I'm going to do that here, an...

Nov 12, 2013 17,074 0

Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

I'm currently on a cruise ship somewhere in the Mediterranean sea, en route from Barcelona to Casablanca. Most people here are either retirees enjoying the easy life or younger folks ce...

Nov 8, 2013 55,356 0

How to Book Flights with Free Mini-Stopovers

Last night I landed in Florence. I had four layovers on the way here, which doesn't sound like a positive thing at first, but I booked them intentionally. Very frequently, if I have a l...

Nov 5, 2013 13,287 0

The Simple Method of Preventing Jet Lag Every Time

Jet lag sucks. I remember the worst time I had it, during one of my first trips to Japan. I was so excited to get out and see Tokyo, but I just couldn't pry myself from the bed. At thre...

Nov 1, 2013 9,391 0

Don't Front

There are a lot of different stories I could tell about SETT. To certain audiences of people outside the tech world, I could really make it seem like a big thing. I could say that I'm t...

Oct 29, 2013 7,694 0

The Importance of Environment on Productivity

I've got two weeks in China. The first was spent between Shanghai and Beijing with Leo, mostly drinking prodigious amounts of good tea in tucked away teahouses. The second week I figure...

Oct 25, 2013 9,404 0

Bet Your Friends to Be More Right

A while back I had a friend named Andrew. The tie that bound us was our love for gambling, not as a thrill-seeking diversion, but as a practical application of statistics. We made money...

Oct 22, 2013 7,918 0

How To Be Productive While Traveling

If you have a nine to five job, then maybe your challenge is to not work while you travel. The hard part might be escaping the calls and emails. But when you're independent, sometimes i...

Oct 18, 2013 9,065 0

The archive

The Fake Newsletter Cruise Prank

The Fake Newsletter Cruise Prank

What's the Point of Traveling?

What's the Point of Traveling?

Random Notes on Places I've Visited Recently

Random Notes on Places I've Visited Recently

Don't Get The Job Done

Don't Get The Job Done

How To Book Cruises For Less Than $30 Per Day

How To Book Cruises For Less Than $30 Per Day

Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

How to Book Flights with Free Mini-Stopovers

How to Book Flights with Free Mini-Stopovers

The Simple Method of Preventing Jet Lag Every Time

The Simple Method of Preventing Jet Lag Every Time

Don't Front

Don't Front

The Importance of Environment on Productivity

The Importance of Environment on Productivity

Bet Your Friends to Be More Right

Bet Your Friends to Be More Right

How To Be Productive While Traveling

How To Be Productive While Traveling