The Campfire Code
Last week, I had a fantastic experience: a long weekend with some of my best friends at our cabin up in the mountains. We fished. We chopped wood. We cooked meat (and fish) over a fire. Some beverages were had. And we had some incredible conversations about fish and life.
Moments Between Moments
Before I had a kid, I never thought much about the moments in between moments. Now that my time is in much more limited supply, I am a lot more aware of those moments in between moments. * Daycare pickups * Commuting to the office * Walks to the store * The 15 minutes
Accountability
There are only a few problems in life you can't solve through accountability. But most things can be solved by building a system where someone holds you accountable. When I decided I wanted my physique closer to six-pack abs than a permanent dad bod, I started paying someone
A Wise Old Owl
Here is a great poem I've been thinking about lately. A wise old Owl Sat on an oak. The more he saw, The less he spoke. The less he spoke, The more he heard. Why can’t we be Like that wise old bird? I hear this was
Spending Power
One of my former clients was a famous entrepreneur who built a multi-billion dollar company and was friends with Steve Jobs. We got to be good buddies, and he'd regularly fly out his plane to have dinner with me in Portland. Whenever I was in San Francisco, he
Electric Bikes
Gas, registration fees, insurance, maintenance... Oh, and then there’s the cost of actually buying a car. Cars are expensive to buy, operate, store, and maintain. If you’re buying a new car, the average cost to buy, drive and maintain is $894 per month or $10,728 per year.
Limit Maintenance
There is a fine line between the joy of owning a thing or partaking in an activity and the pain in the ass that comes with doing the maintenance for it. There’s a tipping point at which you’ll be more frustrated with the maintenance than getting whatever joy
Unfathomably Wealthy
If you want to feel unfathomably wealthy, you must have felt poor.
Solar
We are getting solar panels installed at our house. Given the recent electricity price increases, I am confident it's a good investment. But to me, solar is the ultimate sign of loving your kids and country. I want my daughter to live in a place with clean air
Sunk Cost
You've been in a bad relationship for years. You should break it up but don't because you have already invested so much time. You've been a member of a political party for a long time. Deep down, you're starting to disagree with