choosing happiness

since 2012 i’ve shared what i know about a few topics: building products, living well, making money. i spread these ideas with essays, videos, courses, speeches, events, and social media.

then things changed. my preference for lower taxes (voting conservative) earned some nasty labels. downstream my simplest advice was ignored and my best advice was rejected.

but i kept going. posting, inviting strangers to my home, finding common ground, learning, writing. i created dozens of jobs, paid millions in taxes, and started to think “hey, maybe i’m making a difference.”

until recently. reflecting on the internet today, the vibes are off. so i’m putting my own life jacket on first.

when i taught entrepreneurship i called this “building an escape hatch.” now i reject the phrasing. there is nowhere to escape to and running away is not a solution. so i’m building an ark.

seeya when the flood subsides,

Ryan