Life Advice

I absolutely love the TED Foundation and the videos they post, especially when they relate to topics that are directly applicable to my life. Many of the videos showcase new breakthroughs in genetics, and quantum physics, and a slew of other interesting but expansive topics, but that’s knot the case with this talk. In this video, we’re shown how to do a simple task that most of us have taken for granted; tying our shoes.

The suggestion that Terry is about to show you is very minor, but believe me… it makes a big difference. I think you’re going to be

Say one thing for Chadrock Ninefingers, say he obsesses over organizing things.

Since I was but a wee lad, I’ve had an obsession with optimizing and organizing. Whether it’s finding the best way to fold my t-shirts, or tricks to keep myself on track while preparing for a trip, I obsess over every detail – much to the dismay of my girlfriend. But this obsession often comes in handy, and today I’m going to share a few examples of how you can use a simple household restraint… er, item, to organize your cables, kitchen sink, and

A few months ago, I left my job to work on Unfinished Man full time. This extra time gave me an opportunity to really sit back and reflect on my life, and decide what’s important to me. One area I thought a lot about was my friendships. I knew that I had good friends, but I didn’t really know what made them good friends. In typical organizational-freak-manner, I started to write a list. I wrote out all the qualities that I felt were important to me in a friendship. A week later I was satisfied with what I wrote, saved it, and mostly forgot about it… until last night.