I have realized that work can provide purpose which is essential to happiness in life. I read a fair bit of Reddit and the people who always complain of being the most depressed are those who are unemployed. I have noticed in myself that when I am on vacation or on weekends are the times I am most susceptible to depression.… read more “Work & Happiness”
Go See “Get Out”
Laurel and I saw “Get Out” yesterday. I won’t give away any spoilers but I highly recommend you see it!
Fake News & Lies
From 2006 to 2009, I worked primarily in the SEO and Reputation Management division of Visible Technologies. Another big division of the company did Social Media Analytics. Basically, we were forerunners to the companies talked about in this article – the ones that provided Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, and others the data and capabilities to swing voters opinions with well placed lies, fake news, and exaggerations that play on their fears.… read more “Fake News & Lies”
Solving Aging
Diseases like cancer, heart disease, and dementia are really just symptoms of aging. They almost entirely afflict our elders. Instead of trying to fix one disease when ten other diseases are right behind it to kill one of our elderly, I’d like to face the problem of aging itself head on.
Our society loses a huge amount of wisdom and talent to the ravages of aging – just as has happened for all of human history.… read more “Solving Aging”
Coalition’s new T-shirt!
Healthy & Happy Life
I have been researching and reading studies on what helps people to lead the happiest and healthiest lives for many years and have narrowed it down to 3 core areas: Physical, Mental, and Emotional. See below for how I organize my life and to see what I have found to work best:
- Physical – this is most important to overall well-being
- Nutrition / Diet / Food
- Shop for food when you are not hungry and try to buy more healthy food than you will probably eat.
- Nutrition / Diet / Food
Shady Business Types I Hate
There are a few business models that are ubiquitous and rip people off quite frequently. Whenever I detect one of these, my suspicions rise:
- Multi level marketing (MLMs) – Herbalife and hundreds of others
- Affiliate marketing
- Advice businesses… “Here’s how to make a quick buck”
Menopause & Midlife Crisis in Men
Hypothesis : When the female in a married couple enters menopause, it triggers midlife crisis in the male partner.
Menopause is defined as occurring 12 months after your last menstrual and marks the end of menstrual cycles. It can happen in 40s or 50s, average age in United States is 51.
Midlife crisis usually involves changing your entire life in a hurry.… read more “Menopause & Midlife Crisis in Men”
Riverside Quarry Climbing Today
Carolyn and I climbed the following (me leading):
- Mass Production – 5.9 / 5.10a
- Worker Bee – 5.10a
- Industrial Bliss – 5.10a
- Some Assembly Required 5.10c (struggled here on lead – would like to try undercling part again)
A Million Joels
Imagine walking into a vast room, set up sort of like the Imperial Senate in Star Wars:
The room stretches away further than the eye can see. There are millions of seats surrounding the central podium in every direction, each occupied by someone staring down at the current speaker.
This is my philosophy. Every human being changes a little bit every day, sometimes we change a lot.… read more “A Million Joels”