Our present perspective is limiting. It can also be deceptively harmful, at times. Yes, we’re using the best information currently available, operating under assumptions derived from the most up-to-date sensory input and internal processing. But that may mean nothing a…
To gain press for something that you’re doing, to increase attention and have newspapers and blogs writing stories about it, that thing, that effort of yours, needs to be framed in a press-worthy way. What this typically means is demonstrating…
Everyone’s looking for some kind of transcendence. For some people religion fulfills that purpose. For others, it’s a less-defined sense of spirituality, or other non-organized, faith-based practice. For still others, the exploration of the physical universe scratches this itch—science, math,…
It feels wonderful to publish something. It’s an experience I first had way back in high school, when the web was still young and when, despite having access to basic computer production software, my journalism class still taught the not-yet-phased-out…
A liminal moment is one in which you are in flux, in limbo. You’re in the process of moving from one state of being to another, and although you’ve already left your previous state behind, you haven’t yet arrived in…
In philosophy, “first principles” refer to something like foundational truths. They are assumptions we can safely make about the way of things, with all of the secondary suppositions and postulations stripped away. The term is similar when applied to the…
With rare exceptions, I prepare every meal I eat. I’ve done this for almost two years, now. Being able to take the time, not just to learn to cook, but to prepare myself something nice, to acquire the right ingredients,…
With as much detail and precision as possible, describe your ideal lifestyle. This is what I asked myself to do back in 2009, when I first allowed myself to think about a world beyond my business, beyond LA, beyond the…
Most decisions we make can be traced back to our desire to be happy. But happiness is a fuzzy term, and is often—incorrectly, I would argue—conflated with a collection of other terms: fulfillment, pleasure, contentment, and satisfaction, among them. Homing…
Today is my 33rd birthday, and to celebrate I’d like to take a moment to present some thoughts and heuristics that have served me well this most recent year of my life. One thought that’s been immensely useful to me…