Ask Colin: Wonderful Maybes
Hi Colin, As a big fan of your podcast, various newsletters, and general thinking/perspectives, I wanted to ask a quick question. What questions do you use to guide you when plan A, that you might have invested a lot of…
Control
There’s a concept in psychology, locus of control, that refers to the degree of control we believe we have over our lives. The theory is that some of us see the world as a whirling mass of unknowable, external forces…
Ask Colin: Generational Concerns
I have been thinking about this question a lot for the past few years as I’ve witnessed the Gen Zs reach adulthood. The social differences between us astounds me. I have a mild case of aspergers and I approach social…
Ask Colin: Travel Tools
When you’re on the road, what do you do, food-wise? The biggest problem I’m seeing is that I’ll have to buy minimal cookwear and then sell or donate it before the next location. I’ve only got 2 backpacks and I’ll…
Ask Colin: Starting a Blog
Hey Colin! I dropped you a line over a year ago about how I was leaving my stressful job for a less stressful job that afforded me more time to do those things that I loved. Since then I have…
Ask Colin: Network Effects
Hey Colin! I hope this finds you well. I am a follower of yours and also had the luck to listen at you, buy a couple of books, and hug you in London. I’ve just finished listening to your episode…
Ask Colin: Work & Play
Hey Colin, I tend to turn everything I approach in life into a project and take the fun out of it. I am learning how to be a kid and find joy in the process. I want to ask you…
Ask Colin: Prenups
Hi Colin, I’m in a relationship where my significant other earns substantially more than I do. He brought up a prenup and how assets would be divided in the case of a divorce. I’ve reiterated multiple times I’m in this…
Ask Colin: Missed My Chance
Hey Colin, A little over 3 months ago I discovered minimalism, I watched the documentary, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, I saw you and I turned to my partner and said I wish I had traveled, as if…
Resolutions
At some point amidst the hubbub of the next few weeks, muffled by the cacophony of marketing messages, social pressures, and self-imposed constrictions, limitations, pressures, and anxieties: reclaim a few minutes to stop, take a few long, slow, deep breaths,…