Tag: Health

The power of placebos is about as clear cut as research findings come. In fact, one of the biggest challenges for drug companies is finding drugs that are more effective than placebo. Many popular drugs are only marginally more effective. A friend of mine is an acupuncturist. He’s a really smart and down to earth…

You don’t have to look very far to see indicators that maybe we don’t have the best relationship with food. Most people are overweight, unhealthy, and making little to no effort to change those things. These are, presumably, good people who want to do what’s best for themselves and their families. The problem with our…

Whenever I see a headline that begins with “New Study Proves…”, I skip over it and move on to the next one. I love science, and I even like studies, but I have a big problem with the way studies are framed today, especially in the media. There are two major things wrong with these…

It’s day five of the fifth trip to our island. We don’t yet have any sort of permanent structure, so even with cots, sleep isn’t perfect. And there’s the irregular meal schedule, the hard work, and the lack of good hygiene. All of these factors wear you down a little bit as the days go…

I’m in New York right now visiting my family. I love spending time here. Today I taught my cousin some programming, she actually did some real work for Cruise Sheet, and we only took a break to do our language tapes. As we drank tea together, she did my Chinese flashcards with me. I tend…

On our Japan trip this year, lots of people took turns sharing their skills with others. Sebastian gave an awesome talk on Sengoku Japan (AT Osaka Castle, no less), Nick Gray gave one of his signature tours at Tokyo National Museum, and Brian and Leo led a meditation session at the Kinezuka tea farm in…

I’m sitting outside the Viking Museum in Oslo Norway. The museum is closed, but the little ice cream stand in the otherwise empty parking lot is still open. I’m on my third ice cream. Eating ice cream in Norway is about as nonsensical as it gets. The ice creams are the crappy kind you find…

This is a continuation of the story, How I Became a Famous Pickup Artist Part 1. If you haven’t read that already, you should do so before reading this article. Papa was notorious for being in contact with everyone in the pickup scene. I couldn’t blame him, either – he was the business side of…