Lost on the Trail
Often the best experiences come when you don’t plan them. They can sometimes even come from stressful or painful situations. …
Annoy
Sometimes, life just likes to slap you in the face. My unending journey in a world of technology that hates …
Life at a Startup: Level Nine
This is Part 9 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …
Writing for Value
Sometimes I look back on things that I have done in the past and wonder how the heck I did …
Unhappy Moving
Have you ever been on a long journey? Or even read a series of books or watched a movie and …
Organization and Discipline
Organization and discipline have been things that I’ve battled my entire life. Somehow, I’m fairly OCD about some things but …
No Ultimate Frisbee for 9 months
Ultimate frisbee has been a big part of my life for the last ten years or so. Around the age …
My Battle with Social Media
I spent a year living in a cabin with no electricity. If you’ve read almost anything about me or any …
Owning Up To Your Mistakes
It’s very easy to try and pin blame on others or to act like it was out of our control …
The Google Cafeteria
“Say you’re a computer engineer who applies to work at Google. You really want this job but you are not …
You Have No Idea How Wrong You Are (Review)
Do you believe that you would be happier after winning 200 million dollars in the lottery or after being paralyzed …
Don’t Turn A Blind Eye To Negative Thinking
“Just be positive. Believe you’re going to succeed and you will. Focus on the good, don’t think about the bad. …
When It Rains It Pours
One of the greatest things about life is that it’s super consistent and never throws curveballs at you. You always …
How To Plan For Success And Stop Making Excuses (Lessons For A Medieval Knight)
“People never plan to fail, but rarely do they plan not to.” I heard this today in the context of …
When Technology Hates You
The last couple months have taught me both how much I rely on technology and how to survive without it. …
The Little Things That Hold You Back
You buy a new part for your car, you get your tools together, you get in and get to work. …