“I’m not creative” was a lie I told myself. Compared to friends who posted amazing art on Instagram, or made structures for Burning Man…I didn’t feel creative. So I declared to myself… “I’m just not a creative person.” If you’ve uttered these words to yourself as well, you should know it’s hogwash. Try this experiment: […]
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Boys don’t cry; men express their emotions. Boys avoid uncomfortable conversations; men initiate them. Boys rate girls on a 1-10 scale; men rate them on a 0 to 1 scale (“am I interested or not?”) Boys worry about what to text girls; men worry about connecting with the right one. Boys rank themselves on their
I like the sound of 29. It’s a prime number. It’s the last of my 20s. And I feel great about what’s in store this year. Since 25, I’ve started a biennial tradition of blogging “X Things Learned for X Years” – check out years 25 and 27. While much of this year’s reflection borrows
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Every year, I return to the motherland (TM) to visit family. In this most recent visit, I noticed a pattern in conversation when catching up with family members. The conversation will go something like this… How’s your job? Do you have a girlfriend? When are you getting married? Are you getting a house? When are
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Summarizing an entire year is difficult, especially if you’re like me and want to capture every detail. So I’ll frame this past year using something that hasn’t changed – my values. Here was my 2017 through the lens of health, wealth and relationships. (Click on each to jump to that section. With one bonus category:
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The story of how blogging led to meeting my best friend
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In 2013, entrepreneurs Jason Fried and David Hannson took the tech world by storm with Remote, a convincing book about why remote work is the future. Thus began my fascination with new breed of free-range humans who call themselves digital nomads. From Tim Ferriss’ idea of mini retirements to all the Facebook ads promising an
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If you’re a single dude on dating apps, try asking your female friend’s if you can peek into their Tinder experience: It’ll probably look something like this: The majority of messages say “hey.” What struck me is that it wouldn’t take much to stand out. What if being a tad above average can translate to
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Growing up as a millennial meant growing up with Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake (N’SYNC). They were the couple to watch. To this day, die hard fans still fantasize about the two getting back together. When asked what advice she’d give to her younger self, Britney said: “Never get married is number one. That’s probably the
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I initially felt stupid for turning it down. In front of me was the biggest offer of my life. Better title. More pay. It was what I wanted, right? So why did I feel a massive wave of relief after turning it down? If you’ve ever faced a hard fork in the road, this is
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