Minimalist Living: Because Anything Else Is A Waste Of Time And Money

Early in life, teachers teach us about the three types of nouns – people, places, and things. Later in life, we gain two forms of currency, time and money, to spend on these three types of nouns. The natural question to ask is…

“Which gives the best return on investment – people, places, or things?”Read More

How To Get A Job In 7 Easy Steps (Satire)

It was summer 2010. I had just graduated college and the world was wide open to me. My first task was to secure a job with the help of my super-useful B.S.B.A. in Finance. Eight months later I remained jobless and I wrote the following note. Perhaps I was the victim of a bad job market, but this was my experience and my perspective of the process.Read More

Here’s Why Looking For Success Is Like Looking At Medusa

[quote]I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.

~ Jonathan Winters[/quote]

Medusa

Medusa is a cutie.

Medusa, of Greek Mythology, was a hideous woman with venomous snakes growing out of her head (instead of hair). The legend says that Medusa once had jaw-dropping beauty, but was turned into snake-woman by Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, after Medusa got intimate with Poseidon.

[box]It is unknown if Medusa used snake oil as shampoo.[/box]

Perseus, meanwhile, was being a dumbo. Read More

How To Make Your Life An Adventure

Adventurer on a Rock

So, you want to take your life from a 3.1 to a 10 on the adventure scale? I don’t blame you. Nobody wants a bland life. Let’s rip the roof off of your story (to let the snow and falcons in).

No path in life is safe, including boring ones; you might as well pick an adventurous path. Here we go! Read More