This is a quick review of Tim Ferriss’ new book Tools of Titans. Tools of Titans is, for the most part, a compilation of excerpts from Tim Ferriss' podcast "The Tim Ferriss Show". Here he interviews experts and high performers in fields like business, science, sports, investing, technology, military and more. While Tim Ferriss may be best known for his "four hour" book … [Read more...] about Tools of Titans Book Review
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How to “80/20” Your Nutrition with 5 Simple Rules
Cheese and crackers are laid out on the table along with a box of assorted biscuits. The youngest child reaches for a chocolate cookie and her mom grabs her hand. No, you need to eat some crackers first! The little girl sulks for a bit before begrudgingly munching on a plain white cracker. Internally I go like this: What this mother means to tell her daughter, of … [Read more...] about How to “80/20” Your Nutrition with 5 Simple Rules
Questions to Think Deeply On
Something I’m planning to do on a semi-regular basis this year is to set aside time to think deeply about important questions. These are questions about the future: what kind of person you want to be for the remaining years of your life and what you want to experience, achieve and see happen during those years. While we know questions like this are important, you can't … [Read more...] about Questions to Think Deeply On
What I’m Working on in 2017
These aren’t resolutions or concrete goals so much as things I’ll be trying to focus on and traits I'm looking to develop in the coming year. Switching between focused/intense mode and relaxed/enjoyment mode on command On the one hand there is a state of determined, focused and intense work mode and on the other hand there is relaxed, present, chilled out mode. The first one … [Read more...] about What I’m Working on in 2017
2016 Final Thoughts
2016 was a good year. Was it the best year of my life? Hard to say. In broad strokes this was a year about exploring emotions. Actually feeling them in the moment as well as processing powerful emotions from the past. It has made me a better person. I also got deeper into spirituality. I spent two months in Bali doing a lot more yoga, experimental meditations, ecstatic … [Read more...] about 2016 Final Thoughts