Becoming a 4th-Dimensional Species
We think we live in the 3rd dimension because we can control and manipulate things within it. We’re quite familiar with the universe expressed as units of length, width, and…
3 Reasons to Write Daily
Make room for fresh thinking You already know that your brain is not great at long-term storage. You probably don’t even remember what you had for lunch 2 years ago…
10 Lessons from my first eCommerce Venture
About a year ago, I began reading The Four-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris. In the book, Tim lays out a road-map for creating a muse (an online side-hustle with…
What I Tell Crypto Non-Believers
We’ve seen this before When a revolutionary technology comes around, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype without really understanding what the fundamental disruption really is. I saw…
8 Steps to Become an Expert at Anything
So you’re ready to take your interests/hobbies/skills to the next level and become an expert? Or maybe you’ve identified some new business skills that would serve you well professionally? Either…
Generalist or a Specialist? Which is Best?
As a newly graduated professional, I wondered whether I should market myself as a generalist or a specialist. Of course, as a recent grad, I am certainly not an expert…
An Experiment in Voluntary Poverty: I Lived in a Truck for 60 Days as a Full-Time Student
Yes, I am crazy. In this extra-long post, I’ll be explaining “the how” and “the why” (with some stories mixed in) behind my 60-day journey of voluntary poverty and alternative…
Open Source, Open for Business: Eric Raymond’s 9 Open Source Business Models
A the start of one of my first Open Source Software (OSS) classes, the professor invited the students to mark three personal learning objectives for the course and she would…
Blockchain and the Libertarian Uprising: The Bitcoin Example
This is part 1 of a 5 part series adapted in blog format from my senior research paper titled “Blockchain and the Libertarian Uprising“. Why do we trust a currency…
Blockchain and the Libertarian Uprising: The Blockchain Principles
This is part 2 of a 5 part series adapted in blog format from my senior research paper titled “Blockchain and the Libertarian Uprising“. THE BLOCKCHAIN PRINCIPLES The bitcoin example…