The Lifelong Vacation
I get emails almost every day from people that want to know the secret to having an awesome job. The simple answer, of course, is…
How to Organize an International Adventure
Let me start by saying that what follows is not your typical daily blog post. At 7,000 words, it’s intended to be more of a…
What Can You Build in the Next 14,600 Days?
What does it mean to have a “career”? For the past 100 years or so, it’s meant finding a company that will pay you a…
The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Inception
Imagine, for just a moment, inhabiting someone’s mind – living within their dreams. You have free reign to mold and shape their reality as you see…
A Little Guide to Making Better Guesses
Let’s get something out of the way that I should have cleared up a long time ago. I don’t really have any idea what I’m doing…
A Few Solutions for Your Raging Jealousy
When I was in high school, I was a pretty good wrestler. In fact, leading up to the state tournament my senior year, I was…
Business as Usual, as Usual
The other day, I got an email from a reader asking, “How do you get motivated to do the things you don’t want to do…
Manufacturing Hate: How to Piss off Critics and Make People Love You
Something strange starts to happen once you make the decision to commit to something—an idea, a business, a challenge. Try as you might to…
A Counterintuitive Guide to Pricing Your Best Work
When you’re trying to make a living from your creative work, figuring out how to price your products or services is a hard decision. When…
Want Better Habits? Stop Making This Very Common Mistake
Research from some of the top universities in the world are showing that what we think we know about building good habits is all wrong. If you want to be a better risk-taker and live more adventurously, you need to avoid making this very common mistake.