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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…
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Getting Serious
The great Japanese Train Trip of 2013 is over, and everyone has left Tokyo besides Sebastian and myself. Making up for the week of decreased productivity, we meet in an office in Shibuya every day and work. During meals and in between blocks of time, we talk about life and work and habits. Getting Serious…
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What I Do When I’m Stuck
A quick little post today on my routine that I go through when I’m stuck. Let’s say that I’m programming and I’m hitting a wall, maybe I’m getting frustrated that I can’t figure something out, and I feel like I’m spinning my wheels. Despite being a supreme genius of the universe, this happens to me…
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The Upside to being Stubborn
Back when I used to help Mystery run workshops, we had a division of labor. He did most of the teaching, I did most of the organizing, and he made most of the decisions. Our program was three nights in the field: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and two days of seminar. At one point Mystery…
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The Possibility of Being a Horrific Failure
You can’t control definitively whether you’ll succeed or fail, but you do get to set the parameters. The way I live my life, I will either be an big success or a huge failure. There are a variety of potential paths ahead of me, and zero of them lead to comfortable success or minor failure.…
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The Opportunity Cost of Working Hard
When you’re working, you’re not out seeing a new city. You’re stuck in a room, probably at a computer, churning away. When you’re working, you’re not out meeting new people. You’re stuck with your coworkers, or possibly no one at all. When you’re working, you’re not out in the sun enjoying the weather and the…
