Last week I talked about the benefits of not having too much stuff. It’s easy for me to spout off the benefits since I’ve been living like this for a while, but how to actually get to the zenful state of not being tied down to so much…
The sun set around 4:50pm today - which is horrible. Just last week it was getting dark closer to 6pm - still not great, but at least tolerable. Then this weekend we turned the clocks back since are moving off Daylight Savings Time (DST) for the next 4 months…
For nearly two years I’ve been living out of a small suitcase, and it’s been wonderful. Here are some of the best parts I’ve found of living without much stuff: 1. Lower Object Based Emotional Burden Having too much stuff can become a huge burden on your…
Job offers tend to be take-it-or-leave-it, with the employer dictating virtually every aspect of the job and even seemingly unrelated things such as your health care and retirement plans. If you have a valuable skill set, you may be able to negotiate a slightly higher salary, or get a bit…
There is a huge and underreported problem going on in the commute of New Yorkers: Elevator Traffic. People do a lot of things to make getting from point a to point b faster - from timing their arrival on the subway to strategically zig-zagging blocks to hiring an uber. But…
Last week I talked about some of the challenges that developers face when finding a job. While there are real challenges for finding a developer job, they pale in comparison to the challenges companies face finding good developers. Here are some of the difficulties I've run into when trying to…