Writings originally featured on Exile Lifestyle
I came across the term ideal speech situation the other day, while doing research for a podcast episode. The core concept of this idea is that we’re most capable of benefitting from conversation when there are implied, mutually beneficial rules…
Possessions can make us happier, but only if we own the right things.
The metrics we use to define success are just as vital as the steps we take to become successful.
I have a policy about being aware. This doesn’t mean being expert, or even having an above-average education about any particular thing. But I find it takes incredibly little effort to achieve a base-level understanding of something, and that such…
How much would you pay to never have to wake up to an alarm? Think about it for a second, then actually try to put a number on it. How much would it be worth to you? How much money,…
I’m convinced that half of my fairly rugged immune system is the result of traveling to many different climates and biomes, and the other half is the consequence of drinking from the hose in our backyard when I was a…
My apartment smells of sautéed onions and fresh-minced garlic. I love the smell. Not everyone would, but I do. I also tend to fill my space with the fragrance of curries and peppers, or on the other end of the…
Something that I took for granted while on the road was the number of milestones that were built into my life. I’d arrive in a new country, I’d try some new food, I’d meet a new group of people, I’d…
It’s possible to seem impressive from one angle, but to be incredibly flat from every other possible viewpoint.
Of all the things that a change in one’s lifestyle can bring, a new pace is one of the more difficult to accept.