Tim Ferriss wrote a book about how he started a supplement company that was profitable enough to where he could buy back large swaths of his time. The revolutionary idea being that you can treat time as a currency, one that you can’t get back, and challenging the idea behind ‘retirement’. Now, Tim works full-timeContinue reading “Insight Dealing for Fun & Profit”
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New Years is Approaching
The time to reflect on resolutions is nigh. How well did you achieve the goals you made this last year? How did you think this year was going to happen? Was it close? If I was to tell myself a year ago that I would be back in Connecticut, doing something entirely different, almost doneContinue reading “New Years is Approaching”
Finding a Community That Works For You
At this point, you’ve built up the ability to build individual relationships, and now you’re looking to find more alignment about the things that matter to your soul. Finding a community that encourages and facilitates you in doing the things you love is essential to growing into shoes bigger than you thought possible to fill.Continue reading “Finding a Community That Works For You”
Doing Incredible Shit
Your nerves are what kill you, the limits to your imagination are what prevent you from living. Both aspects of you need to be ready for dragging the world kicking and screaming into your frame of reference. Let’s start with your nerves. If you have a great idea, but you’re unwilling to step into theContinue reading “Doing Incredible Shit”
Relationship Building
You’ve started to make it into a group and found a hobby worth engaging in. This is great, and you’re definitely on the way to making close friendships. You’ve built a little rapport with several people in the group, and you want to learn how to invite them to hang out sometime. Underneath are severalContinue reading “Relationship Building”
The Logistics Of Small Talk
Who should I talk to? Broadly speaking, if you’re going to a hobby, a sport, or a class that meets regularly, you should be able to approach anyone you’ve seen more than once or twice, and you’ll likely be well-received. So, if you’re in an area you regularly frequent, the people you often see areContinue reading “The Logistics Of Small Talk”
Small Talk Tips Continued
OK, So How Can I Start Using Small Talk? Small talk topics are generally about things that are of little consequence. Use topics like the weather, current events, hobbies, the location, recent news, work-related interests, light family, travel, food, or things about the venue. Generally, the goal of small talk is to gauge how comfortableContinue reading “Small Talk Tips Continued”
Limiting Gen-Ed Rent Seeking
One area that Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness take to task in their book, Cracks In The Ivory Tower, The Moral Mess of Higher Education, is general education requirements. They introduce a framework of Bootleggers and Baptists early on in the book which they generalize to general education. Baptists want some high-minded goal, whereas Bootleggers want to personally benefit. Bootleggers rarely announce theirContinue reading “Limiting Gen-Ed Rent Seeking”
Starting Small Talk
“You may feel like home is the anchor in your storm, but leaving may well save you from drowning.” – Jay Dhanan On the internet, there’s a whole lot of spectacle. Many influencers promote a quick scheme to suddenly have all you’ve ever wanted. Whether it’s mewing, the perfect supplement, or a get-rich-quick course, there’sContinue reading “Starting Small Talk”
The Noise and The Signal: Why Some Weeks Are Hellish
Blogging makes my failures acute to anyone reading this. Thus, when I make a claim like the following, I feel strongly about getting it done. Some specifics: “I intend to blog daily for the entire year” (on track, despite WordPress resetting at midnight) “I started my masters in November 2024. I plan on being doneContinue reading “The Noise and The Signal: Why Some Weeks Are Hellish”
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