if you’ve ever kept a todo list you know one thing: it only gets bigger, never smaller. cue conservatives voting for “small govt” politicians. first…
Executing the backlog
Coping with inputs
i’ve written songs, books, and code. i’ve produced viral videos, analysis, and jokes. these projects have one thing in common: the input didn’t feel like…
Finding your tribe
if you want to knit or learn Spanish, there’s a local meetup. but if you want to make a difference, well. memberships that can’t be…
How we spend our time
it’s been 4.5 months — my longest publishing hiatus since starting this blog in 2012. a quick 2020 summer recap: i left my company, got…
On becoming an owner
sheisty people make a living convincing vulnerables to quit their job, move to a village in Thailand, and currency-hack their way to freedom. this philosophy…