“I have failed in certain working relationships. I have failed to live up to an intellectual standard I once set for myself. Thus far, I feel as if I have failed to achieve the level of spiritual maturity I believe right for a man of my age. But I will not permit these failures to [...]
I wrote a post yesterday about how I would invest $1m into multifamily real estate. The post got a big reaction from Hacker News, and it’s been fascinating to see the way people think. A lot of the comments raised really good points, but what I saw most of all from those who disagreed was [...]
Though the title of this post is true for individuals, its applicability to companies is what I’m going to focus on today. Yesterday brought the news that American Apparel is in dire financial straights and may have to declare bankruptcy. This news caught me off-guard, though I don’t follow the company closely. However, I was [...]
Last month, I passed a major milestone that’s been a goal of mine for a long time: I flew solo in an airplane, without my instructor. I started taking flying lessons in 2007 but had to stop due to financial concerns (flying a small airplane is a ridiculously expensive hobby). I started up again in [...]
I used to think that I wanted to live without any regrets. The idea of living a life so satisfying and vibrant that you never look back has an undeniable allure. But over time, my thinking has changed and I’ve come to embrace regret as a healthy part of a mature outlook on life. Regrets [...]
This week has been one of those where I’ve been inspired to really stretch my goals and push myself harder to accomplish things that may seem impossible. I just wanted to share a quote that helps me when I’m trying to choose between a course that seems impossible, and one that seems reasonable. “Make no [...]
My wife and I had a good discussion this evening about habits, after she read my post from yesterday. I realized that my habits are both effective and important because most of the things on my list of daily habits fall into the category of being important (in the long run), but not terribly urgent. [...]
I’m fairly ambitious and goal-oriented, and I tend to set my sights pretty high, but that can backfire. Sometimes I feel like I’m stuck in a rut, that my goals will never happen, that I’m just not moving forward in my life. It’s taken me a long time to diagnose the problem, but I think [...]