Diet Mentality vs. Fuel Mentality
Diet Mentality vs. Fuel Mentality We have contradicting mindsets about food. On one hand, we think too much about it. We’re constantly judging food as good for me or bad…
On the virtues of being a paperboy
It’s barely Sunday and the sound of Jay-Z’s Big Pimpin’ chimes through my room at 3:30 am. For a brief flash of a second I think that I mistakenly set…
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…
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.…
Austin Zeng
Location: Trunk Kitchen, Shibuya I hadn’t seen Austin for two years since we worked together briefly at my former company. Actually, if I remember correctly, it was at a debaucherous…
Why Japanese People Get Really Excited about Mountains and Why You Should Too
Small Mountains, Big Emotions There’s a saying that goes something like, “A wise man climbs Fuji once. Only a fool climbs it twice.” I’ve climbed Mt. Fuji twice now and plan…
Onsens and Nudity
I was raised in the U.S in a relatively conservative town near the Mexican border and went to a Baptist school for several years. While I never became a religious…
Hiring Talent in Japan: Worst Reasons for Declining a Job Offer
If you're looking to hire people in Japan, finding and identifying specific names of people isn’t that tough — you can scour LinkedIn, pick up a phone book, go on…
Evening Routines > Morning Routines
Morning routines are great, but if you have a crappy night then it makes things a lot harder. Just ask anyone who has ever woken up with a hangover.So, a…
Japan: A Country Full of Introverts?
Tokyo has one of the largest populations in the world but it’s also one of the loneliest cities. The trains in Japan are usually quiet, even when packed full like…