I just spent nearly two hours walking in silence with a group of strangers. While this sounds like it might be some form of meditation (and in fact, it sort of was), it was actually a walking silent disco. This event was part of the new series of “FieldTrips” offered by the folks who put on […]
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My First Time in Seoul
Back when I was living in Japan, I didn’t have much interest in visiting Korea. Not that I had anything against the country—I just preferred to visit places in Asia that were more distinct from Japan and I worried that the overlap between Japanese and Korean culture, architecture, and urban life would make for a […]
Attending a Class at CreativeLive: “How to Write a Personal Essay” with Joyce Maynard
In the small hours of the morning this past Monday, strange dreams kept me tossing and turning. I don’t know if it was because I had be rewatching the glittery vampire and hunky werewolf-packed Twilight movies over the weekend… or because I was about to do something I’d never done before—attend a live filming/broadcast of a […]
Recent Projects Round-up: August 2018
It’s been a little while since I shared an update on what I’ve been up to (other than reading books, going to HustleCon and World Domination Summit, and experimenting with working from anywhere). So today I’m sharing some of the projects I’ve been working on lately. This isn’t a completely comprehensive list since some projects […]
The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English
Not to toot my own horn (or should I say “Klaxon”??), but I like to think of myself as a person who knows more than the average American about the difference between UK and US English. I lived in the UK for my last two years of high school (and while I attended an international […]
HustleCon 2018
In late June 2018 I attended HustleCon. This is an event produced by the same folks who entertain and inform us with The Hustle newsletter (which I wrote about in my round-up of life-changing newsletters). HustleCon brought together a few thousand seasoned entrepreneurs, wannabe entrepreneurs, and other interested parties to discuss the highs and lows of starting […]