Shock Notes

What are things in your life moving you backward, away from your goals?  It is easy to go backward each day and never even know it.  That is how people fall into debt, get fat, lag behind in their work, and let their homes get out of control with piles of junk.  Make sure you […]

Cash is king, but these days, stocks can behave a lot like money. With electronic investing, you no longer have to call your broker or dig out stock certificates to sell your shares. These days you can cash out quickly. Value fluctuates, but it does for cash too. In investing, liquidity refers to the extent to which […]

People who rob banks don’t understand money.  Scammers don’t understand money.  Lottery winners don’t understand money. Here is the original concept of money:  When you help someone, they give you something in return.  Instead of accepting two goats in exchange, you might prefer to receive an “I owe you” note instead. This is money. A […]

Some people learn best by listening to teachers.  Others work best from hands-on experience.  I think I am in the minority in that I learn best from reading.  It doesn’t apply only to abstract concepts, but also to practical matters. Some of the things I’ve learned from books include replacing a flat tire, cooking, and kettlebell […]

  I’ve always been a fan of automatically updating random wallpapers on my computer desktop.  It stimulates the mind and breaks the monotony of working at your computer each day.  But wouldn’t it be cooler if your wallpaper updated every minute instead of every day? The wallpapers can be drawn from webcams.  You should be […]

  Life is short, and there are too many books out there to read in a lifetime.  You don’t want to waste what little time you have on this Earth reading junk that doesn’t help you at all.  That’s why I’m highly selective when I choose to read another book. This matrix represents how I […]

When I was little, I was really into dinosaurs.  I mean, REALLY into dinosaurs.  I wouldn’t stop at T-rex and Triceratops.  I would go to the library and pick up paleontology books written for grownups.  I would read these books, take notes, and draw sketches of dinosaur bones.  Against my parents’ hopes, I wanted to be a […]

…as in the Greek Gyro sandwich. I once stopped by a Johnny’s New York Style Pizzeria and bought a gyro for dinner.  I proclaimed, “I’d like a yeer-oh.”  They asked, “You mean a jy-roh?”  Not wanting to make such a small thing a big deal, I just said “yeah.” It got me thinking though.  I know […]

Georges St-Pierre (also known as GSP) was once considered the best welterweight fighter in the world.  He is a UFC 3-time welterweight champion.  In 2013, Tim Ferriss profiled GSP’s training diet, including a few recipes. I made two of the recipes, and they turned out surprisingly delicious.  They’re worth trying out even if you’re not […]

  Google is the biggest social network on the Internet.  Each day, users upload billions of bytes of new content to the Internet.  Google has taken it upon itself to index all of this content and make it searchable to us. If you ask Google “how can I change my life,” or just “changed my […]