11 Documentaries That Will Make You Think (With Questions)
#1. Werner Herzog’s Into the Inferno Herzog’s documentaries often feature ambitious heroes and impossible adventures that always bring us back to nature and what it means to be human. His…
Devil’s Advocates vs. Authentic Dissenters
Appointing a devil’s advocate was a practice originated by the Catholic Church over 500 years ago. When the church was deciding to canonize a priest, they would have another person…
Raveen Gandhi: Ad-tech, Recruitment and the Downside of Psychedelics
Location: Shake Shack, Roppongi Raveen had a delicious-looking pilsner and my boring old self had a coffee with a splash of milk (I'm going through a dry-period). I've known Raveen…
Jeffrey Goldman: Breakdancing, JET, and the Transition to Web Development
Location: 焼き肉 渋谷 Jeffrey quite literally break-danced his way through his job interview to teach English in Japan. After arriving, dazed and confused, he went through all of the highs…
Paul Martin: Japanese Swords and 7 Branched Daggers
Location: Land’s End Restaurant Paul’s site: http://www.thejapanesesword.com/index.php Growing up in London, Paul was a British karate champion back in the 90’s as well as a kendo practitioner. He had a part…
Crypto Tips: Three Capital Buckets You Should Have
I’ve had friends who bought Bitcoin for the “long term” but then sold it after a few months at a loss. You hear about traders who are “trading” cryptocurrencies but hodl their…
The Reason I Got Rid of My Juicer and Why We’re Moving Too Fast
Thoughts on the limits of technological utility There is a threshold to using our much-coveted technological advancements. When we cross this line of utility, we find that using the technology…
The Rise of Boredom: How our Stone-Age Brains Fail in Our Space-Age World
Take a step back in time and imagine you are a hunter-gatherer living 30,000 years ago in prehistoric France. Your survival depends on a few things, like recognizing imminent danger.…
Jeremy Heights: LTC Trading Bots and Meatball Subs
Location: Harry’s Sandwich Shop, Harajuku Jeremy is a fellow Texan and crypto enthusiast. When I launched my drone rental company Seranova I ran a Facebook ad campaign to collect emails…
The Coxswain Effect: How to Put Power in Every Stroke When You Can’t See Where You’re Going
Years ago the Winklevoss twins made their Hollywood debut in The Social Network, which is perhaps most famous for the intense rowing scene where they went head-to-head with another boat on…