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What This Blog Is About
This blog is about living a better life. It took me almost 5 years of writing to come to that conclusion. This post describes why.
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Advice for Those Graduating College
I've learned far more in the years since I've graduated than I did while at school. Here's my advice for those finishing university or college.
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Techstars NYC Week 5 - Outlining Your Buying Process
This week was what I consider the hangover week – everyone was a little bit tired, and a little bit off. Big Rocks were tough, and some got there, but certainly not the majority.
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Zero Waste: What is It?
What is zero waste and why is it important? This article introduces the zero waste mindset, and how you can get started.
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No, Coronavirus Probably Won't Kill You–Yes, You Should Still Prepare
Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has been sweeping the world. Here are my recommendations for preparation and why I believe it’s important.
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Why You Should be Buying Solar for Your Home
Thinking about buying solar panels for your home? This post breaks down the math, including the payback period, for panels located in the Northern Hemisphere, and shows you how to do the calculations for your own location.
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How I Do My End-of-Year Review
Whether you set New Year’s resolutions or not, you should do an end-of-year review. Here’s how I structure mine, which can serve as a starting point for your own review.
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Inversion - How to Succeed by Avoiding Mistakes
Inversion is a powerful concept that charts the path to success by looking at the opposite - the things guaranteed to make you fail. Understanding this mental model will help you solve problems throughout life.
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Mental Models: Your Decision-Making Superpower
Mental models exist to help us understand how the world works. There are thousands of mental models from many different disciplines. Mastering the most important will make you a powerful thinker.
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Time Not Money
I’ve lost my childhood desire to own and drive a supercar daily. It’s a result of a gradual change in my own thinking, which can be summarized as: time not money.
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Techstars NYC Week 7 - Elevator Pitches
Week 7 kicked off the final stretch of the program, during which we would normally be preparing for Demo Day. There have been a few posts written recently (Ty Danco, Ross Baird) about why we should be changing Demo Days, and Techstars NYC has been experimenting with a different format.
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Awair 2nd Edition Home Air Quality Monitor Review
A review of the Awair 2nd Edition air quality monitor. I got one because I wanted more information on my environment and to improve my sleep. Turns out, it’s useful for more than that.
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My Favourite Style Companies & Products
My go-to apparel and style brands for quality, durability, and timeless design—including the specific products I wear most and why they've earned a permanent spot in my wardrobe.
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Why You Should be Buying Solar for Your Home (2018 Update)
Solar prices have dropped, new incentives are available, and it makes more sense to install solar than ever. Just how much sense? In this post I examine the payback period of installing solar panels in the Canadian climate, and provide tools to calculate the cost for your own situation and location.
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Techstars NYC Week 8 - Investor Pitches
The alternate format to Demo Day continued this week, and in preparation for Investor Preview in Week 9, we were preparing to record investor pitches. I was reminded how difficult and time-consuming it is to prepare a great company pitch, and how difficult it is to pitch in front of a camera.