Tips and Tactics »

[24 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]

47QA6CE9JYK6

Tips and Tactics »

[22 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]

I just finished watching Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture. If you haven’t seen it, you can watch the full video here.
For a synopsis, I’m going to be lazy and quote from Wikipedia:
“Pausch delivered his “Last Lecture,” titled Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, at Carnegie Mellon on September 18, 2007. This talk was modeled after an ongoing series of lectures where top academics are asked to think deeply about what matters to them, and then give a hypothetical “final talk”, i.e., “what wisdom would you try to impart to the world …

Tips and Tactics »

[19 Jul 2009 | 2 Comments | ]

Are you living or traveling abroad for a long time? Need a way for (not-so-tech-savvy) people at home to reach you without breaking your budget? For the past six months I’ve been using a cheap and dirty prepaid cell + Skype setup to allow people in the states to call me for the cost of a mere local phone call.
Here’s what you need:
1) A pre-paid cell phone. In Korea, you can get one from some LG stores for under 30,000 won ($23 USD) plus 30,000 for activation. We found one …

Tips and Tactics »

[12 Jul 2009 | 2 Comments | ]

Cut the Crap!
Today, for the first time in five months, I ate a fat, decked-out, All-American hamburger: a 1600 calorie behemoth dripping with cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and a side of fries. I won’t name the restaurant, just know they have franchises in Korea and there’s a day of the week in their name. After chomping down about ¾ of the burger, I started to feel weird. Now, seven hours later, my insides are still twisted, and I’m keeping a trash can beside my desk just in case I can’t …

Tips and Tactics »

[7 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Sleepy Koala

How to Sleep Less
If you’re sleeping more than 7-8 hours a night and you’re not an infant, you’re probably sleeping too much (my army of out-of-work attorneys just told me to tell you I’m not a doctor, just so you know). The following article will share some background and tips on how to sleep less.

Background
I know, I know, most people say they need more sleep. Every day, millions of people grumble, wishing they could nuzzle their pillow a bit longer. Thousands of news stories and …