Philosophy
On Catharsis
I don't know what the move is here, I honestly don't. This can't really be the point where everything collapses. It's too absurd. Too fast. There's too much pushing all of us forward. The stock market is plowing ahead despite
Brandon Olin
Philosophy
The Chimps Have Taken Over
10 years ago I certainly never thought I'd write something like this. Early 20's, college-student Brandon spent much of his time listening to Rage Against the Machine and bitching about the overreach of a political system he barely understood. He'd watch documentaries like Religulous
Philosophy
On Camaraderie and Constancy
"We've never been more connected, but never felt more alone." Pretty sunny outlook to start a piece with, eh? I don't recall where I first read this quote, but it's a problem I feel has been getting worse as technology has become
Health
Stress, Sleep, and Asceticism
I really hope I do this subject justice. It's important for all manner of reasons. To me personally, yes; but also for life in general. In my personal life I've dealt with a great deal of stress over the years. The life of an entrepreneur is
Storytelling
Returning to Civilian Life
Writing this is going to be an interesting exercise. I've told people before about my struggles with living nomadically, and the responses from people who live this way usually fall into one of two camps: * Some people say: "That's preposterous! You get to live in
Tactical
How to Save Your Attention From the Social Media Vampire
This is a very odd post for me to write. On one hand as an entrepreneur and marketer, advertising on Facebook is potentially one of the most lucrative and targeted methods of getting your message in front of the people who could most benefit from your product, and by extension
Storytelling
Having Spent 10 Days in Silence...It's Overrated, IMO
This took longer to do than I thought. It didn't really, but the procrastination is strong in this one. I definitely didn't have a legitimate reason for putting it off, that's for sure. But I have been lamenting the lack of creative outlets in
Health
Diet (re)Iterated
As Brendon Burchard says, "common sense does not always equal common practice". The things we claim are obvious, or appear obvious to us, don't always lead to taking the corresponding best action. Case in point, I know a great deal about nutrition and what constitutes a
Philosophy
What Drives a Man to Spend 10 Days in Silence
There's a quote I've heard repeated many times, that perfectly sums up my reasons for choosing to spend 10 days sitting in silence with a bunch of monks in Thailand. It's by the French philosopher Blaise Pascal, who wrote "All of humanity'