How do YOU measure inflation?
For a long time I’ve shared the following hypothetical situation: Let’s say you’re a Venezuelan…
Category: Thoughts
Rejecting Modernity & Enjoying Life
Over the past years there’s been one idea I’ve struggled a lot with, in simple…
Bitcoin Mining, Energy and Albania
Sensational headlines have convinced the unsuspecting citizen that Bitcoin is incompatible with the environmentally conscious…
Can I Get A House For Free?
In 2020 my wife and I had too many conversations around “most people” that we…
What Retirement Means To Me?
I started saying that I was semi-retired in 2020, I was 22 years old then……
Perspective
One of my most read articles of last year and one that I got the…
How I Move, Eat and Rest (~5000 words)
For the first time in 6 years I started lifting weights semi-regularly again, one of…
High Trust Societies
Over the past few years, I’ve lived in over 30 countries in the world. Some…
Zoom Out
A few days ago I noticed that Wirecutter was having a Union strike and it…
Freedom
Peter Thiel had a conversation on Culture, religion and what drives him a few weeks…
Shared Reality
A few days ago I checked the news of the area I was in (to…
No Adults in The Room
A few weeks ago I was having drinks with a few friends in El Zonte…
Books
5 years ago was the first time someone told me that I should write a…
What are you optimizing for?
There’s a quote in the crypto space that I like a lot Do you want…
Early vs Late
A few weeks ago I had a very weird but interesting realization, I didn’t do…
Risk
Over the past couple of months I’ve asked a quiet a few friends around the…
When Representation Matters
For most of my life I’ve always written & believed that people should be more…
Why I Run An UN-Optimized Website :)
If you read any marketing blog on the internet you will see that almost every…
Why You Shouldn’t Start A Travel Blog To Make Money
Starting a travel blog was my first online venture. It was called “Think Travel Lift…
Why I Quit Investing in the Stock Market & Index Funds
It was over 5 years ago when I first got acquainted with the idea of…
Do Successful People Follow the Law of Attraction?
Recently I got an email from a reader of this blog who was struggling with…
You Can Never Be Right, Just Less Wrong
Recently I talked to a couple of people stuck in “analysis paralysis” where knowing the…
How I Became The Head Of SEO at Foundr at 20
In late 2017, I became the Head of SEO at Foundr Magazine at the age…
How To Travel Like A Digital Nomad with a Weak Passport
I’ve spent the past 3 years traveling the world and living in various countries for…
Why I Quit Freelancing And Consulting (& WTF Do I do Now?)
In mid-January 2019, I quit working as the Head Of SEO at Foundr.com and also…
Why Instagram Travel Influencers Are Cancer
Ask any kid growing up in most parts of the developed world what they want…
Why I Quit Social Media….well, Kinda!
In the start of 2019, I deleted my Instagram, Twitter and stopped using Facebook. As…
Lessons Learnt From Living Out Of A Backpack For 3+ Years
In April 2016 I set off from Goa, India at the age of 18 with…
Dropping Out Of College To Travel The World at 18
As February 2016 came to an end, I sat in class to answer my internal…