Getting into (and out of) habits is hard. People use all types of tricks to help. The Common (old) Method A common trick for kicking a “bad” habit is the rubber band snap method. Relying on Pavlovian associations in our brain, the idea is to wear a rubber band on…

So I’m trying out this whole vegetarianism thing. I’ve been at it a few months now. I have a problem. I really (really) like meat. So how can I eat meat ethically? Some (oversimplified) reasons I don’t eat meat: Industrialized agriculture creates unneeded suffering Animal raising harms the environment The…

I’ve created a simple spreadsheet I use once a month that tells me where I should put my extra money, based on money flowing to different “buckets”. I find it pretty useful, and you might too. Here is the spreadsheet Who this is for: those who want to think less…

Introduction When considering your estate distribution following your death, there are many strategies to take. Some of the most popular include: Distribute the estate via an equal percentage — I’ll give John, Paul, George, and Ringo all 25% Distribute via a set percentage — I’ll give John 35%, Paul 35%, George…

Warning: Spoilers ahead for About Time and Man’s Search for Meaning I confess. About Time, the 2013 romantic comedy about a timid brit (Tim) who learns the men in his family can time travel, is one of my all-time favorite movies. It’s a cute story, explores family relationships in a…

The Goal Find a way to categorize, organize, and visualize all fields of knowledge. The Reason To easily relate information, and better “know what don’t I know” The Source The Wikipedia List of Academic Disciplines The benefits: Wikipedia is collaborative, so multiple experts and viewpoints went into creating the list The list is updated regularly The…

The Easy, Uncustomizable Way Just use my random tweet site for your needs. Go to get-random-tweet.herokuapp.com and get started. Here are the instructions on how to customize it to your query: Make the URL “tweet.kylescheer.com/index.php?keyword=[whatever keyword you want searched]” and it will search that. The keyword is “random” by default. Use “%20” for spaces…

Much like the little pigs, this blog post will be in 3 parts. My Travels Recommended Apps for Travel Useful Tips My Travels Chicago → D.C. → Dublin → Rome → Venice → Munich → Prague → Berlin → Paris → London → Brussels → Tilburg → Budapest → Amsterdam → Chicago …