So how does it feel to sleep for 7 hours a night for 10 consecutive nights? I conducted my second LifeTest to see if consistently sleeping 7 hours a night would dramatically increase my mood, productivity, and overall awesomeness. (The original challenge was for 7 nights, but I later increased it to 10 just because […]
I have an unbroken record when it comes to iPhone covers – I’ve managed to successfully scratch and maul every single one that has ever passed through my hands. This includes my most recent one, which lasted all of 3 months before it turned into one heck of a hot mess. So last week, I
So picture this scenario: I’d be chilling on Friday night with some friends, downing a couple of beers and having an awesome time, and all of a sudden something would snap and I’d feel freakin’ exhausted. My eyes would glaze over and I’d get really quiet and my friends will all start asking if I’m
I have the sleeping habits of a 65-year old. No, really. Stop laughing. My girlfriend makes fun of me endlessly for it. On weeknights, I totally need to be in bed by midnight, or I’d be so grumpy and unproductive the next morning that I’d make the Grinch look like a cute, fluffy, green bunny.
Success! I’ve managed to successfully stay away from caffeinated coffee for the past two weeks. Sure, it was a pain in the ass at times, but this was probably one of the best decisions I’ve made in weeks. You can check out the full objectives of this LifeTest in the original log here. So why did I
I can take my clothes off pretty fast (but not in the way you think, you perv). I picked up this awesome skill back in the military. Our commanders used to regularly punish us with “change parades” – these crazy exercises where we’d have to change out of our army uniforms into a t-shirt and
A friend of mine (Hi Jing!) introduced me to Raptitude, a great blog centered around the idea of experimentation. David, the blogger behind it, conducts little experiments in his own life and posts his observations and conclusions. Some examples of his experiments include: Going 21 days without complaining Establishing meditation as a habit for life
So last week, this article from the Onion went viral. The title says it all: Find the Thing You’re Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights and Weekends For the Rest of Your Life. Just find the thing you enjoy doing more than anything else, your one true passion, and do it for the
This post from Barry Ritholtz (The Big Picture) was too awesome not to share. He talks about why doing nothing is often the best way to invest: Don’t do something, anything, just for the sake of it. If you are going to do something, you better have a damned good reason for it. Doing something feels good. Doing something creates the illusion of
