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How I Attribute My Success
I’m not sure any of us know exactly what has made us who we are, but it’s an interesting topic to think about, and one I consider often as I want to share those things which have brought me success with my readers. Often the narratives are a little bit too convenient to believe that…
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Positive Things About School
I’m about as anti-school as anyone can get. I dropped out of college and can’t begin to convey the joy and relief I felt when I knew that I’d never go to school again. The costs of school have risen to such absurd heights that it now represents a poor value for more people than…
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How to be a Good Airline Passenger
If you were the guy sitting in 29F yesterday, I really hope you’re reading this. I’m generally unflappable and not easily annoyed by people, but that goes out the window when I’m traveling by airplane. I imagine the frustration to be the same as Gordon Ramsay might feel if I was his sous chef. I…
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Remain Calm
Two friends and I went out scuba diving against the recommendation of the local divemaster. This was a very stupid idea and I knew it going in, but was frustrated that the conditions weren’t good and really wanted my friends to get to scuba before they left. So we went out. The main issue was…
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Superhuman 3 October Announcement
Superhuman 3 is coming in October to Las Vegas! I sent an email out to the Superhuman Vegas mailing list last week, but still have some spots available, so I’m announcing the event over the blog. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Superhuman events in Vegas, the general idea is that we all…
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Minivans are the Best Vehicles
Over a year ago I was driving my Bentley in Las Vegas and a car ran a red light and drove straight into the side of it, sending it first into a sideways slide, and later to the body shop. The body shop repairing the car is extraordinarily slow. At first this bothered me and…
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Cities and Friction
I like and spend time in several cities which are very different from each other. Las Vegas, Hilo (Hawaii), Budapest, rural Halifax (our island), and Tokyo. On paper it would be hard to draw many links between those cities, which of course led me to think about why I liked all of them so much.…
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Crushing Persistent Problems
Not every problem in life requires overwhelming force applied to it, but I find that the best way to resolve issues that keep cropping up is to go totally overboard and crush them completely. I used to always try to post blog posts in the beginning of the week. Then that soft deadline slid to…
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Two Totally Different Careers I’m Considering
I’ve gone through a lot of cycles of expansion and consolidation. I make a ton of progress, but then I circle back and solidify it, making sure that the gains will stay with me and that I’m unencumbered enough to do the next thing. Now I’m in the curious position of having reached all of…
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How to Support Your Friends Through Hard Times
Recently I’ve had a lot of friends going through hard times. Not terrible times like great illness or financial loss, but times of growth like going through big life changes or breaking up with a significant other who you know isn’t the right one. It’s nice to be able to provide some comfort or advice…
