5 great books for geeks.

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Time for a good read? You probably have some tech-savvy people on your holiday list (after all, you’re pretty tech-savvy yourself). After you find them the perfect piece of gear, it’s nice to top it off with a good read. Here are five books from 2018 that’ll make great gifts. (And yes, get an actual book…they’re […]

Why Some People Are Weak And Others Are Strong.

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And How You Can Become Strong Too A lot of people are going to be offended by what I’m about to say next. Yes, this is one of those self-evident truths that are hugely controversial for some reason. However, the moment I stop voicing my opinion because I’m afraid of pushback, well, that is exactly when […]

Time Management Really Is About Self-Management.

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The idea of time management is typically defined as one’s ability to use time productively and efficiently, especially in cases such as school and work. However, David Allen, productivity consultant and the inventor of the “Getting Things Done” method, says time management is a misleading term. “You can’t manage time anyway. Time just is,” David said. “But […]

The 4 Best Ways to Earn Income Writing in 2018 (and the 3 Worst).

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In the past month, I’ve made more money from my writing than the previous 4.5 years combined. In 54-ish months, I made a grand total of $40ish dollars. I miraculously sold a few cheap eBooks, and…that was it. I was profoundly frustrated — I was spending hundreds of hours writing hundreds of posts that got virtually 0 views, 0 followers, […]

How I went from stuck and hopeless to making my tech career dreams come true,

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Choosing Computer Science. I work with some of the brightest minds in my field, right next to Harvard and Princeton grads, and it still hasn’t dawned on me what I’ve achieved. I never thought I’d be here a couple of years ago — I thought I wasn’t top tech material. The path that brought me here starts in […]

Life by Design: Practical Steps You Need to Take to do Your Own Personal Life Audit.

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What life do you want? In 5, 10, 40 years? Can you honestly answer that? This logic is undeniable: only change causes change. Most people never give themselves the opportunity to step back and see where they are in life. We get so busy, sometimes we forget to pause, and reflect on our week, month […]

Let your life teach you what you need to know.

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Why outside self-help advice just can’t compete with your own life’s lessons. Self-help stuff comes in handy now for those of use who are interested in improving our lives and becoming our best selves. Or at least at first glance. They’re out there. All packed out beautifully, promising to show us unknown paths that send us […]

Becoming Incredibly Successful Means Saying No to the Wrong Money.

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The wrong money will keep you in mediocrity. “People are unhappy in large part because they are confused about what is valuable.” -William Irvine Most people are making the “wrong” kind of money right now. The wrong money is any money earned while doing tasks that are irrelevant to your Big Goals. Wrong money is […]