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Grit
My friend Ben Yu, has recently taken to rebutting all of my blog posts on his own blog. I hope to prove him wrong on the first one through action, but I’ll address the second one with words. In his post, Enjoy It Above All, he references my post about sprinting to the finish line.…
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Good Sleep
I think that some might be surprised to hear how much I sleep and how important it is to me. I average right around eight hours per day (tracked for a few months), and prioritize sleep very strongly, even over most work. Once ten pm comes around, I have four options for things I’m allowed…
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Learning a language on your own – self-study textbooks/methods
A lot of you who have been following Tynan for a while probably understand by now that Tynan loves traveling and he’s also learning Japanese these days. I’m sure a lot of Tynan’s readers share a common passion for travel, and I’m sure a lot of you are either studying or planning to study a…
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Removing Options
A few years ago I visited the Dominican Republic, and its island-mate, Haiti. Dominican Republic is a relatively poor country, but Haiti is far poorer. In fact, it’s the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. I met a nice family on the plane to DR and asked them if they’d give me a ride with…
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This Will Pass
A while ago I was having trouble working. I had just begun a new workout regimen, which was taking up a lot of my focus and willpower, as well as leaving me more tired with the same amount of sleep. I felt as useless and helpless as I can remember, staring at a todo list…
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Three Tricks to Get Cheap International Flights
I’ve been on an awesome run of trips recently. I’ve gone to China, Peru, Mexico, and Japan, and have paid $1350 total for all four flights. That’s roughly the cost of the normal price of just ONE of the more expensive flights on that list. I have a few tricks to share with you which…
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Sprint to the Finish Line
Around ten years ago, a friend of mine bet me that he could run a mile faster than I could. We each had a month or two to train, and then we met at the high school track near my old house. He ran first, and did the mile in seven and a half minutes.…
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Conservation of Decisions
The way we make decisions is pretty interesting. Making decisions that are bad for us is easy and effortless. Think about how easy it is to decide to watch TV, eat some junk food, take a nap, and then play some video games. On the other hand, let’s say that today you wanted to have…
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What I’ve Learned about Meditation
It seems like almost high achiever I know finds the time to meditate and lift weights. Those are two fairly different activities which are usually associated with disparate stereotypes, but tons of high achievers do both. Not only do they do both of these things, but they ascribe some of their success to them. Because…
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A Somewhat Balanced View on School and Dropping Out
I dropped out of school during my sophomore year of college. I was a little bit scared to do it, but I followed through because I was certain that I didn’t want to get a normal job or do anything else that would make use of a degree. Dropping out was one of the best…
