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Ashton Kutcher’s not cool. But he’s cooler than you.

Posted on February 20, 2010 by The Engineer

Ashton Kutcher was always annoying to me – Punk’d, trucker hats, That 70s show = lame.
Now he’s the most followed man on Twitter.  Who cares?
Well, not only did he build his personal brand, but he did it better than most.
He owns his own production company – Katalyst, married Demi, and basically does what he wants [...]

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“It’s too far to step, but I could walk if you wanted me to”

Posted on February 17, 2010 by The Engineer

That’s what I told my teacher in 4th grade when she asked me to step outside.  Yeah, I was probably really annoying.
I’ve always something against authority figures.  I can distinctly remember thinking to myself about Mrs. Sesserego at Pasadena Elementary – “if I’m a person, and she’s a person, then we’re equal, why does she [...]

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Am I a blogger?

Posted on February 2, 2010 by The Engineer

I’m not a blogger.  I had this idea to start this blog to document my life for 2010.  Record progress, successes, failures, connect with like-minded people, and have somewhere to store my thoughts.
It’s been 1 month of actively trying to keep this blog, and I’m losing steam.  There are so many things I want to [...]

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Going Location Independent? Depends on your dependents.

Posted on January 26, 2010 by The Engineer

Not everyone is cut out for living a location independent lifestyle. Most people are used to going to the office for work and leaving the office for home. But for a few others who want to get out of this situation, there’s another kind of lifestyle to live– a location independent lifestyle.
The idea of being [...]

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Study less to remember more? I’m not so sure…

Posted on January 25, 2010 by The Engineer

Study hard and get good grades. Does this sounds familiar? That’s what we’re  told. So despite the monotony of re-reading and taking class notes until our hands hurt, we go on and study– really hard.
Guess what? It might backfire on you. In fact, psychology research reveals that your brain can take only “enough” information at [...]

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Hacking your napping; want to hack your sleep schedule? So do these guys + FREE ebook.

Posted on January 24, 2010 by The Engineer

Sleeping might be everyone’s guilty pleasure nowadays. Imagine if people can consume a product that would guarantee them longer waking hours without losing their vitality or without feeling sleepy and lethargic.  Redbull would go out of business.

Longer waking hours will almost always translate to more time for work and leisure. In fact, when you ask [...]

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Wait, are you doing this right? Probably not…

Posted on January 23, 2010 by The Engineer

Are you still in school?  If yes, then I have a question for you.  If no, then I have a question for you.
If you’re still in school, you had better be attending every single networking function, compeition, and get together at your university.  If you’re not, you’re doing something wrong.
In my opinion, going to a [...]

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09 lessons you should have learned from ‘09

Posted on January 21, 2010 by The Engineer

1.  Now is the time to take action.
If not now, then when?  The decade is over, the economy sucks, your job sucks, it’s time to take matters into your own hands.  2009 was the last year you should be doing something mundane, typical, and boring.
2.  Use your networks
Are you plugged into the right networks?  [...]

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Why I hate ebooks + stop reading this right now, I’m serious.

Posted on January 20, 2010 by The Engineer

I just got done reading an awesome ebook written by Jonathan Mead at IlluminatedMind.net.  It’s free and you really should go get it.
This is a catch-22 for me.  I feel like I need all the information I can get my hands on out there, but at the same time, I feel like I should be [...]

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Nomadic living – not all it’s cracked up to be?

Posted on January 17, 2010 by The Engineer

Some people are super nomads – living here or there, owning less things than will fit on a table, and staying ultra-mobile.  Other are so stuck in their place they couldn’t move if they were forced.  Somewhere there is a nice balance.
If you’ve been aware and following the Lifestyle Design trend as of the past [...]

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