How to Break Bad Habits: Lessons from Vietnam
For decades, heroin was seen as the worst drug out there -- instantly and permanently addictive, leading to a desire so insatiable that users would go to the extremes of…
How to Use Regret, Financial Anxiety and Boredom to Shift Your Identity and Build New Habits
When changing diets, people rarely say “now I only eat cabbage, eggplants, and potatoes for dinner.” Rather, we hear them proclaim what they are. “I’m vegetarian.” Or, “I’m keto,” or…
Is life a battle, test, adventure, journey, game, or stage?
When I was traveling to Costa Rica with my good friend, we had a 7-hour layover in Dallas. We were tired and decided to take a nap for a few…
Digital Minimalism
The degree to which online media and apps suck our attention was made viscerally apparent to me several months ago after I finished my 10-day silent meditation retreat. Coming back…
Do we shape technology, or does it shape us?
One side makes the argument that technology is neutral, but it’s how we use it that defines us, i.e., you can use a hammer to pound a nail, or you can use…
Compound Interest Works Well in Theory, but in Practice it’s a Different Story
The whole idea of “save each month and let your money compound over 40 years and retire a millionaire” is preached by financial advisors and media conglomerates who are selling…
Predicting Prices with Predicoin
Predicoin is a pretty cool, free tool that crypto traders/investors can use. I've been using it the past few weeks and wanted to share a bit about it. It has a…
If You’re Supposed to Buy Low and Sell High, Why Aren’t More People Investing in Crypto?
I was having lunch with a friend a while back and the topic of investment came up. He had a full time job but was also an active investor in…
Tim Draper and His Bitcoins
How long are you in the game for? Can you stomach a loss of 70–80% if the price continues to go down? If your answers are “several years” and you…
Why I Choose to Go to the Grocery Store (vs. delivery)
I do most of my grocery shopping on autopilot. I imagine most people that have lived anywhere for more than a couple of years are like this. I get to…