Preparation

Good preparation is an often-overlooked skill. In interviews, Matthew McConaughey has mentioned how important preparation is. He says that the reason he seems so laid back and appears …

Omnivert

“Are you an introvert or an extrovert?” I hate this question. While these traits are part of our psychology, and very little of our psychology has hard rules, …

Write Now

Writing down thoughts is a strict rule I’ve adopted over the last year. The number of times I’ve forgotten a great idea because I believed that I’d remember …

Peeling Carrots

I had a conversation today with someone at work. He mentioned that he likes his job because he makes it something to enjoy. Even though the work itself …

Fight or Flight, or…

After a well-deserved sleep, I look back at the wild encounter that I had yesterday. It was a surreal experience. Not since I was young and dumb have …

Unpredictable

I’ve lived downtown for many years. I’ve seen a lot, and have experienced some interesting things. About an hour ago, however, I experienced something new, something intense and …

Sequels

I was listening to an old episode of the Tim Ferriss Show featuring Naval Ravakant as a guest. At one point Naval mentioned at one point that sequels …

Overtime

I’m going to work tomorrow on my day off. It’s only for a few hours but I feel that I’ve robbed myself of something by committing to this …

Cybertruck

Elon Musk is a polarizing figure. But the Tesla Cybertruck is something different. In a strange way, it’s uniting the poles of the political spectrum — albeit for …

Ads

Dear website owners: do better. Look, I am fine with advertisements, I use them on some of my own websites. They’re a nice way to bring in a …