Tag: Productivity

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…

Isn’t it convenient that humans all need the same amount of schooling? Four years of high school, four years of college, and then we’re prepared. Isn’t it convenient that driving a car is the exact maximum risk that 90% of Americans are comfortable with? No one thinks cars are too dangerous, but very few are…

I’ve gotten a few emails asking about my writing process, now that I write every day. It’s changed quite a it since last time I wrote about this, so it’s probably about time for an update. I use ResophNotes, which is very similar to Notational Velocity on Mac. Leo uses Notational Velocity, and when I…

I must be in an art sort of mood. I went to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston before Christmas, and then went to the Met and Museum of Modern Art in New York after New Years. Today I even skimmed a book on drawing, but gave up after discovering the first exercise in…

About a year ago I was in my bed, working on my laptop. A fist pounded on the wall of my RV, moving from the front to the back. Then more pounding on the other side. Finally I hear someone yanking on the RV doors. I slowly shut my laptop, turned off the lights, and…

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…

Last year, Jason Boehle generously shared his speaking slot at SXSW with me. I had a great time, met a lot of great people, and, according to the feedback we got, gave a good talk. This year I want to do an updated version of my Risk Speech. To get there, I need people to…

I’ve been putting off writing this post for a long time because I haven’t quite figured out how to write it and not come off as arrogant. When I’m stumped for a blog post idea, though, this one often swirls around in my head. So I’ll do it today and risk coming across as an…

I think and hope that regular readers of my blog will appreciate the variety of posts I throw up-random stories, travel tips, big life ideas, etc. I live a happy and fulfilling life, and the idea is that if I make my ideas and thought processes public, over the long term, people can take bits…

It’s surprisingly rare for me to get emails with suggestions for posts, but since posting last week about my startup, I’ve gotten several requests for a post about programming. Good idea-I should have thought of this before. Now is a particularly good time to talk about programming, because now is a particularly good time to…