Archive for June 2017

Traveling is one of the most rewarding life experiences. Experiencing new places, trying new things, and meeting people who are different than you enriches life by giving you a broader perspective. With benefits like this, it’s easy to expect travel to be perfect, all of the time. But reality shows us that travel also comes with a…

In 2004, Tim Ferriss was making $70,000/month from his first business. On paper, BrainQUICKEN was killing it. But in reality, the business was killing him. Although Ferriss built BrainQUICKEN from the ground up, some critical flaws in the business made him a bottleneck for many workflows. To keep pace with the demands of his business, Ferriss…

When you walk down the street having a conversation with yourself, people look at you funny. The irony of this situation is that everyone talks to themselves all day long. You just don’t verbalize this dialogue, so it isn’t heard by others. The conversation takes place in your head, and you call it “thinking”. Lost…

In 1942, the U.S. merchant ship SS Alcoa Guide was attacked while carrying supplies from from New Jersey to the Caribbean. During the night, a German submarine surfaced and opened fire on the ship. As a merchant ship, the Alcoa Guide had no way to defend itself. As the ship began descending to the ocean-floor, it’s crew…

“And they walked their separate ways, living unhappily ever after…” ? Have you ever heard a story end like that? Probably not! “Unhappily Ever After” doesn’t make for a great story. But the usual storyline of “Happily Ever After” is also a poor objective, because never-ending happiness only exists in fairytales. In this world, happiness is a…