Lifestyle Design

Quitting Your Job vs. Moving Toward Passion

What was the worst job you’ve ever had? Back in 2008, I had a summer internship between my first and second year of grad school. (“Intern” in the architecture field doesn’t mean unpaid coffee-fetcher, it’s more like a normal job but with a crappy title.) I got to spend my days “designing” big box chain more

What Is Kaizen? (Increasing Productivity Through Continuous Improvement)

[Note: This is a continuation of the January Increasing Productivity challenge for the 10x10 Thing--If you have any thoughts on what you’d like future months to focus on, let me know :)] Surprisingly, getting into the groove with my system for increasing productivity has been a lot easier than I remember it being. Perhaps that’s more

My System for Increasing Productivity (Taught to Me By a Psychologist and Grad School Professor)

This month, I’m focusing on increasing productivity. (I polled readers here for my 10×10 monthly challenge, and productivity was the winner–let me know if you have any suggestions for future months) Back in grad school, a friend and I were on the verge of a nervous breakdown at the thought of doing a thesis while more

The Two Types of Businesses (The Benefiting from Bangkok Manifesto)

I went to architecture school, where pretty much everyone talks about Robert Venturi who is a dude that co-wrote a manifesto called Learning from Las Vegas. In Learning from Las Vegas, Venturi argues that there are two types of buildings: Ducks and Decorated Sheds. Now, I’m not here to comment on architectural theory. This post more

The Most Important Decision You Need to Make About Your Business

Danger! Cliche Alert – This blog post contains references to Anthony Robbins and Napoleon Hill. So, I’ve been noticing a few things lately. There’s really one key decision that you have to make about your online business that will really determine whether or not you’re going to succeed. If you chose to approach it from more