Since I was a child, my weight has never been stable. I would either gain a lot of weight rapidly or lose weight fast. Since I was 18 years old, my weight has bounced around between 120 and 180 pounds. Because of this, I weigh myself every day so I can make sure it doesn’t […]
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Are You an Amateur, Professional, or Both?
The Amateur Amateurs work purely out of passion. They do things because they feel like it. When they don’t feel like it, they don’t do it. Amateurs don’t get paid for doing their work. That is because customers pay for timely goods, services, and information. Customers will not buy something from an Amateur with no […]
Create a Soundtrack for Your Life
Music can change the way your brain works. Upbeat music can put you in a positive mood. Aggressive music can energize you for intense workouts. Calm, ambient music can help you sleep better. Dramatic movie soundtracks can give you inspiration. These are just some of the many ways music can enhance what you do. […]
Single-Streaming Your To-Do Lists
Most people cannot multi-task. However, many of us try to at least “semi-multitask.” We don’t necessarily do more than one thing at once, but we attempt to get multiple things done in one work session. Perhaps we start the coffee brewing, then sit down at the computer to check e-mail. Then we pour a […]
Ideas: No-Nonsense Airline
Some major pain points for buying airplane tickets are that prices fluctuate by the minute, there are so many different classes of tickets, and there are so many hidden fees. The result is that few people know how much they will end up spending on a flight when all is said and done. Some […]
Painting with Oil Paints
My family moved a lot when I was growing up. My father was always chasing jobs with higher pay, no matter where in the world that might be. As a result, I attended seven different grade schools. My favorite class in school was always art class. Whichever school I was in, I was always known […]
Contrarian Thinking
The first reaction many people have when seeing the Ling’s Cars website is, “Oh, gawd!” Neon colors, blinking advertisements, and automatically-playing sounds that blare into your ears. You would think that the site was created in the 90’s, but failed to keep up with modern design, but you would be wrong. Ling’s Cars got its […]
Ideas: World News
Most journalism we see on the internet is drawn from the media of just a handful of most influential countries in the world. Many people go to BBC News for world news, but even then the news is filtered through a Western point of view. The major news events from minor countries are often […]
What I Learned from My Foray into Vegetarianism and Veganism
In the summer of 2014, I tried out a vegetarian/vegan diet for six weeks. For the first four weeks, I went vegetarian, then for the final two weeks, I tried restricting even more to a vegan diet. These are my conclusions after that experiment. Disclaimer: In this article, I discuss my own opinions and […]
The Three-Pronged Approach to Making Your Finances Awesome
Managing your personal finances is easy. The hard part is maintaining your self-control, so you don’t overestimate your earnings, spend too much, or save too little. To increase the health of your finances, take a three-pronged approach: make more money cut spending save more Most people would assume that someone making $120,000 per year […]