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 Custom Coding Way Introduction: In 14 steps, this tutorial will teach you how to retrieve a “random” tweet from the Twitter Search API using your own specified parameters. Access this code on GitHub Step 1) Go into your specified directory and create two new files: index.php TwitterAPIExchange.php Step 2) Open both in a…

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 …