10 questions to answer before you die
...Most people don’t plan for death. Here are the most important questions to answer and things to do now—so your people don’t suffer later...
Between Two Trailers - Recommended Book
...I lost those formative years of discovering who I really was, of knowing where my home was. It sent me on an incessant quest of looking for myself—for home—in all the wrong places...
11 behaviours punished in school -- but rewarded in adulthood.
...I left the education system. But the education system did not leave me...
Air Fryer Breakfast Frittata
...This air fryer breakfast frittata is easy to make using a cake pan that fits in the air fryer basket...
The other backpacks
...Even after days on the trail, they probably couldn’t tell you a thing about anyone else’s backpack...
The Periodic Table of Cognition
...Most of the discoveries about what electricity could do happened without the knowledge of how they worked....
Too Busy to Pay Attention
...What if we knew when our time would end? What if there were no cause and effect to our actions? What if there was no past? No future?...
The Optimization Sinkhole
...What if there's no such thing as the perfect coffee maker?...
On the Edge - Recommended Book
...I’m going to make a bold, daring generalization here. For the most part—at least when it comes to financial and career decisions—people do not undertake enough risk...
Your Spending Habits Are All in Your Head
...Consumers do some complicated mental accounting when allocating money, and researchers are mapping it...
One-Pot Beef Ramen Noodles
...This 30-minute meal is packed with savory flavor...
The Hidden Cost of Success and Why You Might Not Be Willing to Pay It
..."Buyer’s Remorse—it’s something we’ve all experienced at some point in our lives. It happens when reality doesn’t meet our expectations—when the thing we thought we wanted doesn’t actually bring the satisfaction or happiness we thought it would"...
Don't be an asshole, call your mom
...God’s waiter just came over to our table and asked “need anything else?” because the kitchen is closing soon. Except the kitchen is my mom...
The gift of ambition
..."Modern office workers are often starved for ambition, adventure, and even discomfort"...
On commitment
...Your life is only bad if you can't commit to things, and we have a crisis of commitment in modernity...
Hate, Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another - Recommended Book
...People need to start understanding the news not as “the news,” but as just such an individualized consumer experience—anger just for you...
Why your attention keeps slipping away (and how to get it back)
...Strengthen your focus like a muscle...
Perfect Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Breasts
...Use a cast iron skillet to cook perfectly juicy and tender chicken breasts. Make sure your skillet is hot and the chicken sizzles as it hits the pan to prevent sticking...
Possibility vs. certainty
...It is impossible to make a perpetual motion machine, you’ll waste your time if you try...
I Talk With Strangers. Here's Why You Should, Too.
...A study suggests that relational diversity, or having relationships with various levels of connection, is positively correlated with well-being...
