Why you should fly Cubana

Carl Hoffman recently caught my attention by traveling the world using whatever means the local population used to travel, including rickety airplanes, dilapidated trains, and roach infested ferries. The thing that struck me about this relatively affluent American who traveled the world this way was that he...

It’s Easy When You Do It

It’s easy to over think plans—getting caught in a cycle of thinking instead of acting. Fears and doubts loom large because they are in the present, and any positive outcome is in some far off future. In that spirit, a bit of inspiration from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (affiliate...

The Short Trajectory of Prodigy

A prodigy is very young and highly skilled in whatever field they practice. The concept is demoralizing because it builds a wall separating prodigy from mortal. It’s like the superstar effect: what’s the point of even competing when you have toddlers running around juggling fire and reciting...

Pete Michaud Techzing Interview

I had a great interview with Jason and Justin at TechZing. Click here to listen to the interview → Click here to read a transcript of the interview → We covered quite a bit of ground in the interview: The details of the business that allowed me to “retire” at 25 My business strategy...

Techzing Interview Tuesday March 23rd

TechZing, “News and views from the front-line of tech & startups”, was crazy enough to invite me to do an interview tomorrow at 6:30pm EST. I’m not sure when it will be available for listening, but I’ll be sure to let you know when it’s up. We’ll be talking about my...

Ira Glass on the Creative Gap

If you don’t know Ira Glass, you should. If you don’t know Ira’s show, This American Life, you should. This message is about how creative people need to really stick with what they are doing. He’s talking to people who work in TV, but it applies to everyone who produces. A few...

Don’t You Dare Waste Your Fucking Time

Gabrielle Bouliane, the woman in this video, was diagnosed with stage four cancer and died on January 29th, 2010. Funny how death washes away the...