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You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry. I once asked Po Bronson how he beats writer’s block. His answer was “write about what makes you angry.” It works like a charm. If I had writer’s block, this quote from a recent Entrepreneur magazine blog post would surely make the words flow like water. What follows …
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This could feed 10 Victoria’s Secret models for 10 weeks. If you want to follow the opposite of my slow-carb diet for fat-loss, I suggest the following: The Worst Food in America Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing 2,900 calories 182 g fat 240 g carbs It’s the caloric equivalent of eating 14 …
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This fireside chat at Google in London was also simulcast to their offices in Ireland, Sweden, and Moscow. It was a blast. It covered tons of topics never discussed on the blog before: proposed improvements to Gmail (please!), the real original book title, using telephone vs. e-mail, principles and case studies, metrics (including exercise), analysis …
Napping after lunch at the new Vang Lam preschool in Vietnam. So cute a lumberjack would cry. Remember LitLiberation, the social media educational experiment I ran with bloggers not long ago? With zero financing or hard costs, this new model ended up raising more than $250,000 in less than a month, more than Stephen Colbert, …
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What happens when you say “laugh at all my jokes and I’ll breakdance for you at the end”–and someone calls you on it? This is exactly what happened to me two months ago at the Nielsen Training Conference in Atlanta. I didn’t choose the music. The fine art of distraction… and sore hamstrings sans warm-up. …
Bestselling author David Bach used to use Flonase, Alegra D, and Singulair. He used Advair for almost ten years before he made one change that eliminated all of these medications. He moved into a The Solaire, a green-optimized building in NYC. Going green is something we all know we should do, but somehow most of …
One great method for taking an expenses-paid “mini-retirement”–or adding more time to your travels without adding costs–is to work with an international volunteer organization. Some volunteer groups charge a participation fee, but there are some that will cover your food, housing–and provide you with good meaningful work–at no cost. I would like to share with …
Here are some excellent tenets of self-interested (not self-centered) lifestyle design from The Notebooks of Lazarus Long by the inimitable Robert Heinlein: Do not confuse “duty” with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt …
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The 4-Hour Workweek launches in the UK next week on April 3rd, and I’ll be in London to bring it to the Motherland with a bang. For all you readers and friends in Europe, come have a pint with me! From the UK publisher: order before April 3rd with “ESCAPE” as a promo code at …
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Lose the wallet to enter the fast lane? Strange but true. (Photo: Dam) In the world of orange alerts and terrorism, how do you fly without ID? Is it even possible? I learned last week that–not only is it possible–it’s faster. My wallet was stolen at ETech in San Diego 3 hours before my flight …