How to Be a Better Writer

June 14, 2010

I have always been a very left-brained, math & science type of guy. I used to always get high 90s in math & science classes and low 80s in English and social studies types of classes. Not surprisingly, my first college major was aerospace engineering, and my second major was computer science. Unfortunately, this type [...]

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The Week in Review

June 11, 2010

From around the Web Zen Habits – The end of busy Dumb Little Man – 11 Inspiring Life Lessons from Bruce Lee A List Apart – Habit Fields The Seattle Times – Long Beach woman who lived frugal lifestyle leaves behind $4.5M

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The Week in Review

June 4, 2010

This Week’s Posts 06/03/10 – Why It Matters What Other People Think of You From around the Web Fast Company – Why Change Is So Hard: Self Control Is Exhaustible Lisa Sonora Beam – Cutting the Crap: A Way to Clear Clutter Forever Becoming Minimalist (Guest Post: Jeffrey Tang) – Minimalist Connoisseurs Paul Buchheit – [...]

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Why It Matters What Other People Think of You

June 3, 2010

The conventional advice that you hear constantly is to not be concerned with what other people think about you. In one sense, it doesn’t matter what people think. If Joe Blow doesn’t like the way you dress, or doesn’t agree with your political beliefs, or thinks you talk too much, it probably doesn’t matter much, [...]

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The Week in Review

May 28, 2010

This Week’s Posts 05/27/10 – Succeed by Failing Massively From around the Web Steven Pressfield Online – Do It Anyway Far Beyond The Stars – 27 Reasons Why You Should Never Have a Job Seth Godin’s Blog – Multiple dumbnesses Step 1 Minimalist – Why You Should Write Your Minimalist Manifesto

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Succeed by Failing Massively

May 27, 2010

I’m going to go out on a limb. I will bet that you couldn’t walk on the day that you were born. Assuming that you can now walk, you became successful at walking by failing MASSIVELY. You got up. You fell. You got up. You fell. You repeatedly failed over and over again. Eventually your [...]

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The Week in Review

May 21, 2010

This Week’s Posts 05/17/10 – The 90-Day Challenge: Weekly Status Update 05/19/10 – Are You Emotionally Attached to Your Stuff? From around the Web Psyblog – The Psychology of Attention Psyblog – Boost Creativity: 7 Unusual Psychological Techniques The Art of Great Things – What to Do When You’re Lost – 6 Ways to Conquer [...]

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Are You Emotionally Attached to Your Stuff?

May 19, 2010

About two months ago, I read a post on the miss minimalist blog that pondered: “I’ve often wondered, if the place I live was suddenly struck by political unrest or natural disaster, could I walk out the door and leave everything behind?” I thought that this was a great question. I asked myself, what if [...]

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The 90-Day Challenge: Weekly Status Update

May 17, 2010

Today is Day 47 of the 90-Day Challenge. We are just over halfway through it already. I have set 4 goals that I want to accomplish in 90 days: Publish 2 e-books. Have a 34-inch waist. Eliminate 100% of the clutter in my home. Go on at least 1 date. This week I batted about [...]

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The Week in Review

May 14, 2010

This Week’s Posts 05/10/10 – The 90-Day Challenge: Weekly Status Update 05/12/10 – Are You a Slave to Consumerism? From around the Web Productive Flourishing – Do Epic Shit Tim O’Reilly at ETech 2009 (YouTube) – Work on Stuff that Matters Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing – How to unlock your creative genius [...]

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