I hate telling people what to do. However, I always make an exception for sleep. Think you can get away with less than 7 hours of shuteye a night? Wrong. Instead of sounding like a broken record, I’ll just link you to my book notes on Matthew Walker’s ‘Why We Sleep’.
A one-way ticket. A backpack. An idea. That’s all we had. Over the next three months, May and I would watch a tea ceremony, crash a motorbike, wake up for sunrise with throngs of tourists, drink cheap whiskey with local tattoo artists, order the wrong food, love it anyway, watch fire-dancers in a jungle, and make new life-long friends.
A thought process: Higher education is good As a society, we want more people in higher education Many people can’t afford tuition What if we made it easier by subsidizing student loans? That’s exactly what the US did in the 1980s.
Mr. Hazel. The name invokes terror into every incoming freshman. They’ve all heard rumors about his insane demands and harsh grading. The Bell rings: class has started. Mr. Hazel paces up and down the room, hunting for the kids with guilt on their eyes.
The past few weeks I’ve felt like an unproductive sack of shit. I stare at my to-do list and open reddit instead. I feel bad about it so I check my phone and scroll through Facebook. Now I feel worse. Rinse, repeat.
It is possible to learn a language to basic fluency in under a year, in a short amount of time each day [1]. If you’re reading this page, you have access to a lot of useful resources. The internet makes access to learning materials and native audio easy.
Set aside time to tinker. An hour, or an afternoon will do. Pick a subject that piques your interest, or something that bores you, or something at random Play Explore Learn Create Experiment Make mistakes Why Tinker? Connect ideas across domains Find new interests or hobbies Find your passion