Sometime last night the survey went down. I didn’t realize SurveyMonkey only allowed 100 responses for basic accounts. I’ve paid for an upgrade and the survey will now work without any problems. Thanks for the notifications from readers. The survey is still online and the gift is still available for anyone who fills it out […]
A Quick Survey and a Gift For You!
I’d like to get to know each of you a little better. I’ve created a simple survey about ScottHYoung.com. It has only 9 questions and 8 are multiple choice. The entire survey should take less than 5 minutes to fill out. Click here to start my simple and painless survey! I know filling out surveys […]
Ask the Readers: Advice for Learning a Foreign Language
I recently got accepted into an international exchange program through my university. It seems I’ll be living in Montpellier, France, for one year starting in early September. There’s only one problem: I don’t speak French. I’ve taken some basic classes, but I’m far from fluent. I understand many of my readers are multilingual, so I […]
The Power of Less
The world is becoming more complex, and we’re leading more complicated lives. It may be a cliche, but that doesn’t make it untrue. Zen Habits has become one of the most popular on the web in a short period of time. Why? Because Leo Babauta’s message of simplicity strikes out against the chaos many of […]
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