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What Lasts
Classical music concerts are one of my favorite places to think. It sounds weird, but classical music provides just enough stimulation to keep me from becoming distracted, but not enough stimulation to impact my thinking processes. I love being able to drift from absorbing and enjoying the music to going deep in thought without really…
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Live Longer by Riding a Motorcycle (sort of)
When I tell people I ride a motorcycle, they’re either really excited (because they ride too), or horrified that I would take such careless risks with my life. Just how dangerous is motorcycle riding, though? Before I bought my first bike I did some research and came to the conclusion: not very. Let’s look at…
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When People Stop Getting Better
One way to break down a lifetime would be to think of it as two portions– the part where the person became better, and the part where he coasted. In a normal person’s life, the getting better part would include everything from his first breath of air, as he learned how to see and feel…
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The 100% Foolproof 1 Step Method To Always Achieving Your Goal
For some of us, achieving goals is hard. Like real hard. I know for it often seems that way. I set a goal and start doing something and I slack. A couple days later I’ve abandoned the goal all together. In some cases this was unacceptable. I really wanted to complete my goal. I needed…
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Doing Things When You Don’t Want to Do Them
I’m sitting at my desk in my RV. It’s nice out, but the RV is in direct sunlight, so it’s hot inside. The fan is on maximum speed, which cools me down a little bit at the cost of it being really loud. Two seconds ago I checked my email. I also checked my email…
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Slow Twitch and Fast Twitch Brains
Muscles are built from two types of fibers– fast twitch and slow twitch. Slow twitch fibers fire slowly, but are more efficient with oxygen use, making them suitable for the long punishment of a marathon. Fast twitch fibers don’t use energy as efficiently, but they fire faster, making them good for sprinting. Brains aren’t made…
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The Scale of Happiness
Emotions are a matter perspective. Rich people can be miserable, poor people can be happy, single people can be fulfilled, and married couples can be lonely. The most prepared amongst us can feel nervous, and the least prepared can feel confident. The situations we find orselves in provide cues to our brains, but our internal…
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No One Cares if You Buy a Rolex
When I was in college, I bought a Rolex. In the week or so that I waited for it to come in the mail, I got really excited about the idea that I was going to have a Rolex. To me, someone who had a Rolex was a different type of person, simply because he…
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The Community Side of SETT
Last week I was having dinner with my friend Daniel Odio. He’s a successful tech entrepreneur whose given me a bunch of good advice on SETT, and will be the first person who’s not named Tynan to switch his blog to SETT. In other words, he’s a dude who knows what’s up. He asked me…
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Allison
This week I’ve been going through the seven plastic boxes of stuff that I’ve had stored in my dad’s garage. I thought I only had two or three, but when it’s not stored at your own place, it’s easy to lose track. He asked me to consolodate it into fewer boxes, which is a pretty…
