Search results for: “gear”
-
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, and share some other relevant cruise tips. Getting Cheap Cruises First, start at Cruise Sheet. There used to be a…
-
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 the CEO of a tech startup that’s growing 10% per week and has developed all sorts of innovative technology…
-
What I Learned From Two Frustrating Days of Not Working
For two days, I didn’t do any programming for SETT. The morning of the first day I was busy with other high priority stuff. I finished that up, ate lunch, and decided to work on SETT. But then… I didn’t. I answered emails, played my violin, researched some stuff, and bought some plane tickets. I…
-
Switching to Linux
I was eating in Chipotle, browsing Hacker News on my phone when I read some outdated article about how the NSA may or may not have backdoor access to some cryptographic function of Windows. Considering that the NSA’s interest in my computer is probably around zero, and that I don’t even use windows cryptography, this…
-
Falling
Being high up in the air isn’t a problem until the wind starts blowing. Then the dance begins — your mind rebels, and you have to do everything you can to not get sucked down into it. The veteran climbers at The Gunks in Upstate New York have adjusted, but it’s my first climb outdoors.…
-
“Total Focus; Total Enjoyment” by Tynan
I’m thrilled that Tynan is coming to you with two things — first, he’s offering a breakthrough session through GiveGetWin. It’s geared around doing more of the kind of excellent work you want to do, becoming more internally focused with your emotions, having a more enjoyable life, building great habits, and producing a lot of value…
-
Consistency is the Hard Part
The one thing I consistently fail to account for when planning trips, especially shorter ones, is the disruption it will cause to my routine. For over a hundred days in a row, I wrote a blog post every day, did a Chinese lesson, worked on SETT, and a few other things for which I hold…
-
The First Distraction
Right now I’m waiting to start a video interview. I called in early, but my friend who is doing the interview wasn’t ready, so I’ve got five or ten minutes to kill before we get started. My first inclination was to catch up on email. I only had a couple to write, so I finished…
-
No Middle
When I talk about working like a maniac for 10-14 hours a day, I sometimes get criticized for working too hard. I need to relax or enjoy life more, people say. When I read this, I assume that I’ve done a poor job explaining how I feel about work or how I actually construct my…
-
Da Hong Pao: An $80 Pot of Tea
I had only the roughest of plans coming to China– hang out in Shanghai, make it to Hua Shan, and drink some good tea. With a couple weeks of Shanghai loafing and a trip to Hua Shan under my belt, only tea was left on my checklist. China has very high quality famous teas in…
