Alex is dreaming of towering Himalayan peaks and ancient monasteries. Tibet calls, but the internet offers a jumble of conflicting […]
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Stop listening to the one-bag cult and just pack the extra shoes
I am officially done with the one-bag travel obsession. You know the people I’m talking about—the ones on YouTube who […]
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Why most Taipei hotel recommendations are actually trash (and where I actually stay)
Taipei is a city that hides its best parts. If you just follow the top hits on TripAdvisor, you’re going […]
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Why most travel apps are actually garbage and the four I actually use
I was standing in the middle of a literal rainstorm in Lisbon back in 2019, staring at my iPhone screen […]
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Why your ‘Second Brain’ is probably a mess (and why Roam is a cult)
I spent forty-two hours in October 2021 migrating 1,200 notes from Notion to Obsidian. Forty-two hours. I tracked it on […]
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Why earning more money is making you poorer and how I finally stopped the bleeding
In March 2019, I sat in a glass-walled office in downtown Chicago and watched my boss hand me a piece […]
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Stop writing novels to executives who don’t have time to read them
I’m going to be honest: most of the advice you read about emailing CEOs is written by people who have […]
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Stop trying to balance your life: Why integration is the only way out
I was sitting in a Starbucks on the corner of Wacker and Adams in downtown Chicago—it was October 2019, right […]
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Your To-Do List is a Graveyard of Good Intentions and You Need to Stop
The to-do list is a lie. It’s a comfort object for people who are terrified of actually doing the hard […]
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Why the ‘Specialist’ is dead and how to actually survive the AI era
I am watching my friends who spent $100k on specialized Master’s degrees slowly lose their minds. These are people who […]