“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” – Francis Bacon A little solitude can be relaxing. A lot can make you feel lonely, isolated and miserable. But sometimes solitude is unavoidable. You may have to close yourself away from friends to finish a project. You may be placed into […]
What Do You Want to Do With Your Life?
What do you want to do with your life? It’s a question almost everyone asks themselves. It’s also a question I don’t believe you should bother asking in the first place. “I don’t know what I want to do in life, all I know is that it isn’t this.” That was the sentiment a friend […]
New Design is Up
The new site design is up and ready. After a few agonizing hours tweaking the design so it should work both in Firefox AND Internet Explorer, I believe I’ve gotten all the kinks out. The main layout of the website is effectively the same, sidebar to the right, navigation on the top. But I believe […]
Friday Links 07-07-27
From the Web I’ve written several articles for lifehack.org over the past week: 10 Tips for Razor Sharp Concentration – This one did very well, garnering a fair chunk of traffic from Digg. Why Your Free Time is Boring Insomniac’s Guide of Things to Do When Failing to Sleep Study Hacks – Cal Newport, a […]
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