Why “Going With the Flow” is Terrible For You
We are surrounded by opinions. Everybody’s got one, and they’re always about you: what you should be doing, what matters, what’s important, what makes you “cool” or “normal”. As early as grade school, we are taught that we have expectations to live up to. That’s fine. As organisms, we tend to be pretty lazy by […]
A Personal Reflection on “Going Green”
One topic in my house over the last few days – one that you could tell was going to happen sooner or later – is “going green”. Side note: I hate buzzwords, but “going green” is the easiest and quickest way to referring to eco-friendly stuff. My wife suspects that I started it with my […]
42 Universal Truths I’ve Learned in 27 Years
When you’re young, shoot for affordable. When you grow up, pay for quality. Our bodies are surprisingly resilient. The American Dream is not dead. Opportunities aren’t handed to you, though – you have to go create them. Debt is the stupidest problem to have. Bend over backwards to get rid of it. If you’re over […]
3 Overlooked Things Our Bodies Are Built to Do
Technology is great. It’s awesome, actually. I love living in the world I live in. Tech has enabled me to do a billion different things that you couldn’t do 10 years ago, including allowing me to build a business. But it’s not all fun and games. Because technology has developed to such an advanced degree, […]
My Jeans, Your Life: 7 Lessons Learned from Buying Pants
I bought new pants last week. And the award for the most exciting opening line to a blog post is… Jeans are a big deal to me. I’ve never associated jeans with comfort. When I was younger, I was a sweatpants kid (and I looked as awesome as I felt). Being fidgety on a near-constant […]
37 No-Nonsense Tech Tips to Make Your Life More Awesome
Technology can do a lot of crazy stuff for you. It makes my life ten times easier and more fun. But too many of us waste technology, or we remain ignorant of its real power. You can put it to use, and not just putz around with it. So instead of using it for stupid […]
My Goals for 2013: Writing, Running, and Reading
Sure, resolutions are easy to miss. In fact, nothing makes you feel inadequate like revisiting your resolutions from last year. But I’m not going to make resolutions – I’m going to make goals. Is that semantics? Yep. But a goal is something I strive for year-round. A resolution is something I say I’m going to […]
The Top Everything of 2012
It’s review time for me today, which I think is one of those exercises that everybody would benefit from. I’ll be going over how I did on my annual goals and setting myself up for 2013, but first I want to look at some of the good things that went on this year. What better […]
Coming Up Short: How to Triage Your Failures and Not Do Them Again
In the past few weeks leading up to Christmas, I’ve found myself noticing little failures in my life. I’m not talking big ones, like “WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE?!?”-type failures, but little things. These are times where I’ve come up short, and often, they can be more frustrating than big problems. Copy projects […]
12 Things I Will Stop Being Angry With in 2013
As the year winds down, I’m starting to get reflective. I think that’s a healthy thing – from time to time, we need to take stock in our lives and make some changes. We’re not perfect human beings, so we can always strive to be better. One thing I’ve noticed over the years is how […]