February 2010
7 posts
How to Destroy Irrational Fears
Irrational fears plague a lot of us. We know they are irrational, when we are not faced with them, we try to rationalise them away, count the ways in which they are completely irrational. Intellectually we get: we’re being completely irrational, the fear itself shouldn’t be there, because it is stupid in the first place.
In a situation where we know we might face our fear, we might...
4 Characteristics of a perfect "Muse" business...
A perfect “Muse” business should be automatable, either through technology or outsourcing, it should have a clearly defined niche market and be relatively easy and cheap to market test and reach. But given these, and other criteria, how do you come up with an idea that is actually feasible for YOU to implement and execute in a way so that you have a good chance of success?
I have...
Serendipity: the beauty of randomness caused by...
Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally stumbles upon something fortunate, especially while looking for something entirely unrelated.
A few days ago, I wrote about how to make friends with anyone, anywhere. If you apply the principles I mentioned and do it without agendas or ulterior motives with the sole purpose to befriend people and lighten up their day/evening, there is a...
"Soulmates" - an utterly unromantic concept
I though Valentine’s day would be a good day to debunk a concept that I find utterly unromantic and unspiritual: the traditional concept of “Soulmates”, in the shape of finding “The One”, or a “twin soul”. There are a couple of reasons why I find the concept of soulmates to be unromantic:
It’s all about the ego So someone else exists for the...
8 Biggest Location Independent Travel Mistakes...
I’ve been on the road for the better part of two months at the moment, and I have learned a lot about both myself and how to deal with long-term travel. Overall I don’t have any regrets and I have enjoyed my time.
But as with anything, I’ve made a few mistakes, most of them minor, but some of them rather annoying..
Buying one-way tickets One-way airline tickets are most of the...
Instant Rapport: how to make friends with anyone,...
Being a solo-traveler can be lonely unless you do something about it. Personally during these last two months I’ve made a conscious effort to get out of my comfort zone and get to know new people, some of them have been interesting conversations for part of an evening, others might become friends for life, it remains to be seen.
However, a post at Untemplater got me thinking about what it...
Unconventional wisdom about parts of South America
Europeans will often mock Americans for their limited knowledge of the world outside the US, taking simpletons thinking Paris is the capital of “Europe” as the prime example. Well, I’m afraid I’ve been humbled by my time in Argentina, meeting people who know a great deal more than me about the continent and the ins and outs of it.
There are a lot of little things,...