Maximizing your EV in life
I’m now in my fifth month of entrepreneurship, and things are going well so far. I’m really happy with some areas, and not too happy with some other areas. Well, life is a learning experience, right? First, a summary of what I’m happy with, and where I need to improve things: The good stuff I’m… [Read More]
This is the first in a series of articles on living to 100 and beyond. This post was originally published on May 17, 2010. Ever since time immemorial, humans have been born, they age, and one day, they die. Each of us is blessed with only a few short decades of youth; it’s all downhill… [Read More]
1. Find a quiet place with few distractions — like a library. When I am at a library, I can find and keep a high degree of focus. There is nobody to distract me, and the quietness and solitude helps me to stay on task. I can fill my entire mind with the task to… [Read More]
I’ve recently been thinking about why people think that self-employment is such a big risk, especially in industries where human capital is important and economies of scale tend to be less important — like professional software development, for example. What is it that makes it so risky? Is it the fact that you have to compete… [Read More]
So I’ve been off on my own for a couple of months now, and while it hasn’t been too easy, it’s certainly been a lot of fun. However, at the end of the day, I need to ask myself: does this have a future? Can I keep “having fun”, or do I eventually have to… [Read More]
