I’m a pretty curious person. People fascinate me, especially the outliers. So when I had the chance to talk with a Vietnamese bajillionaire (built up anempire in pharmaceuticals, lost it all because of the war, and built it all up again), Ihad to … [Read more...] about Bajillionaire

She was cute. Really cute. She was also playing the piano. Doubly attractive. But there was no way I was going to talk to her. I was walking around the airport looking for my gate when I heard her playing. She was playing a piano cover of … [Read more...] about Spitting Game

1 kilometer walk. That’s like what...half a mile? This should be easy. 2 minutes later: “Hm. Maybe I should have thought this through.” 90+ degree weather. Just around noon time. Humid. Lots of heavy trucks passing by. Great for my … [Read more...] about Mind Games #2 – Shurima

I was traveling with my brother. The last time we did this must have been years ago, but we had a window of free time to travel together, so we took the opportunity. He was with his girlfriend this time. We’d all traveled together before, but last … [Read more...] about Working with Unpleasantness

With meditation, eventually I got to a point where I wanted to find more ways to squeeze in practice time. Life was busy. Sometimes it was hard to practice at the beginning or the end of the day. Other times, it was hard just to remember to … [Read more...] about Mind Games #1 – Just Walk

Once upon a time, I really wanted to get into design. Half of it was to learn how to make something other people could enjoy. The other half was to learn how to make a lot of money with little effort. (Flappy Bird was big at the time.) Why … [Read more...] about Using Meditation To Improve Focus IRL