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The Living Theory
The first ever post on this blog from years ago. The story of a near death experience at sixteen years old that changed my brain, worldview, and life.
When Objectivity Fails to Keep Us Human
The culmination of a question I pondered for the better part of nine months. It’s about red tail hawks, the origins of fire, and the inability I had to engage with things I didn’t believe “objectively real.”
On Viewing the World Through a Lens
Every individual views the world through a lens composed of influential intangibles: culture, beliefs, values, awareness, and other ingredients we picked up in our past that focus our awareness on particular aspects of reality. We can shape this lens.
“How Did I Get Here?” Moments
The highest achievable moment of travel, that paradoxically, we cannot deliberately pursue.
How to Feel More Alive and Less Numb
Why comfort and convenience are making us numb. If food doesn't taste as good anymore, driving eighty miles per hour down the freeway is boring, and there's nothing to watch on Netflix — read this.
Why Wander: A Video on Why I Venture Out
A montage of clips from five years of travel overlaid with my recorded answer to the question, “why travel?”
Leaky Bucket Economics
I literally think of my bank account as a leaky bucket. Here’s why.
Why You Should Stop Watching So Much TV and Be More Like Bruce Dickinson
The average American spends 9.8 years of their life watching TV. What else could you do with that time?
The Size of the Universe, Einstein, and Cosmic Religion
I am perpetually struck by the tremendous size, scope, and beauty of our universe. This article is an attempted doorway to a more expansive view of reality.
The Commonplace Book
How did Thomas Jefferson, Oscar Wilde, Charles Darwin, and other intellectuals amass and retain the wisdom they encountered in life? The commonplace book. It’s the most useful habit and literary tool I’ve ever encountered.
Follow Your Curiosity and Cultivate Interest to Live a Captivating Life
Following your curiosity and cultivating your interests creates a life uniquely compelling to you.
The Question of Yes or No
The words “yes” and “no” are powerful life-shaping tools we use daily. Yet, most people use them unconscious of their implications. This article makes conscious the power and effect of your default response when opportunity presents itself.
In the History of Humanity Traveling Has Never Been So Easy
In the history of humanity, traveling has never been so damn easy. You could be almost anywhere on the face of the earth in a matter of a day or two.
The Wonder of WONDER WANDER 2022
A history of “WONDER WANDER,” the annual gathering of creatives, adventurers, and all other sorts of interested/interesting humans I host somewhere out in nature.
Three Summers in Silver Gate, Montana
An ode to my happy place: Silver Gate, Montana. It's chalk full of images, a video of me hoping I don’t meet my demise on the cliffs of Amphitheater Mountain, and the story of my time in my favorite mountain-town on Earth.
How to Stop Time from Accelerating and Turn a Hundred Years into a Thousand
How our perception of time works. And how to make your experience of a lifetime feel a whole lot longer.
The Art of the 21st Century Road Trip
The ultimate guide to the modern day road trip. Among it’s fifteen tips and tricks, are resources for finding the raddest places, a strong argument against planning your trip ahead of time, and legendary road trip games like “The Anal RV Game.”
My Mind-Blowing Inner Experience of a 10-Day Vipassana Meditation Course
Doing nothing for ten days straight was one of the best and trippiest experiences of my life. If there were one experience I would universally recommend, this is it.
An Interview with a Real Life Yesman
You know that movie Yes Man with Jim Carrey? Well, I met a real life “Yesman” WWOOFing on a farm on the Big Island of Hawaii. Some of the most outrageous, truly-alive moments of my life I've shared with him. "Yes” has led him to many a beautiful thing, from endless free concert tickets to college graduation speeches.
Refresh Yourself: The Daily Art of Pressing Your Reset Button
How to reset your mind through physical activity. A vital practice for being a happy, healthy, and productive human in an age that doesn’t require the use of your body.