Superb talk from our Pacific Northwest Neighbor Matt Haughey.
For those that don’t know, BootsnAll, hence me is in a similar category at Matt/Metafilter. We’ve turned down money many times. We are taking the long-term view towards building and have been beating this drum for a long time. Take 40 minutes to watch this and injoy.
via Verne’s newsletter today
3 types of folks to fire immediately
1) Victims
2) Non-believers
3) Know-it-alls
For the 2nd time in the past week, I’ve come across a blog post about Avoiding “the News” as it’s ultimately a waste of time.
Matt Cutts is doing it and Chris Mayer talks about it as a waste from an investment perspective.
Both of the above links are worthy of your time to read and “Not News”. Injoy!
I’m editted my RSS feeds today to get rid of the news, and focus on deep thinking reading.
We released a report last week for folks that are considering an Around the World trip, or any Multi-Stop International trip for that matter. It breaks down 8 of the top companies and the Do It Yourself (DIY) method comparing costs and features. This is an underserved market and this free download will help save any potential traveler days and days of research.
We will be updating it a few times per year.
Click on the image here if you want to check it out. I’m super stoked about it.
I was reading through my RSS feeds this evening and came across a manifesto by Seth Godin called Stop Stealing Dreams. I downloaded it and read it in the past 2 hours.
A few times while reading, I teared up.
I don’t remember the exact points that I did…I just loved the thoughts that he was conveying. Bottom-line, the educational system that I was brought up in, and is currently still in use trains students to be automatons. Trained to follow directions and work in factories in the industrial age.
Not thinkers, dreamers, scientists, explorers, or engineers.
This is fucked up.
There are how many kids in the system now and will be soon including my son. What can we do about it?
Check out this free book. It’s worth at least a 1/2 hour of your time.
Depends on your point of view. Check out Andrew’s comment on the Indie Travel Manifesto.
When I arrived in Thailand 2 years ago I was on the last leg of an around the world journey with my best friend. We’d spent time all over Europe, Africa and Nepal, each place more amazing then the last. Upon arriving in Bangkok we found out the airline had ‘lost’ our luggage. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise, we spent the final month of our trip hopping from beach to beach with nothing but a few pairs of board shorts, some tank tops and a tooth brush. Simple, liberating amazing!
We launched the Indie Travel Manifesto with our friend Rolf Potts today. I’m excited to be a small part in it’s creation. I feel motivated and alignment when I read it. Maybe you will too.
I also wrote a guest post on Brandy’s Blog today.
I am less than a year from turning 40 as of January 2012 and I’ve been thinking a lot about my time on this earth…
Been thinking:
- that I may be about 1/2 way through life (If life expectancy is 80)
- How do I want to spend the next 40 years. Is it any different than the first 40
- How can I make the biggest positive impact on the people who’s lives I come in touch with
- What do I need to change to keep my body in optimal health (versus the ease of staying healthy as a young person)
- Where do I want to spend the remaining time?
I don’t know the answers to the above, but I injoy thinking about them, and embracing the change in all of them.
I’ve been asking older people that I have met recently, what they think about being +40 – and any wisdom about it that I might learn from.
