Wow, what a year. Now it’s time to look back and reflect. Like I said last year, posts like this are very personal, a chance for me to collate thoughts on the year – where I’ve succeeded, where I’ve failed and where to focus moving forward. I encourage you to look back on Read more
One of my goals this year was to try and read more. I never read. Before this year I’d read maybe five books since high school. I read a couple last year, but this year the challenge was to make reading a habit. Why? Because it’s the advice that keeps coming up again and again. As Read more
“What are you cooking?” “It’s like a potato soup thing.” “Is that like, a German thing?” “Yeah.” She had a pretty smile. Really straight teeth, too. I always liked girls with straight teeth. I turned back to my chicken, steaming slowly in my Read more
Update: Elance has now merged with Odesk to form Upwork. The platform is more or less the same, and operates in the same manner. The advice below is still applicable. Good luck! Surprisingly, the world of freelancing had eluded me until recently. It was by complete accident that I stumbled Read more
So, you’re an introvert? Yeah, me too (ISTP, in case you were wondering). People like us, we enjoy time on our own – reading, writing, playing video games, working out. We don’t need others cramping our schedules. We don’t need bouts of small talk to make us feel Read more
