Killing Streaks

Creating streaks has defined me for the last few years. However, you cannot continuously add things to your daily routine. I decided to evaluate the amount of time it took to do my streaks and the…

Five Years of Stubborn Running

On May 9, 2016, I started a streak that few would believe possible. I ran at least six miles every day. Over 1825 days, rain or shine, in sickness or health. I can't stop. What am…

A New Form of Live Entertainment

TBS revived Wipeut in April. Although it is an extraordinary show for simple entertainment, I want to take it to the next level. Wipeout takes relatively normal people and puts them through an obstacle course that…

White Noise for Real

My wife is an audiologist. This idea would make here sad. People go to sleep to the sound of their favorite TV show, put on a certain playlist, or play "white noise" from an app on…

My Month Without Meat

Seaspiracy pushed me over the edge. I want to get ahead of any backlash before I continue, as I have read many articles talking about the things the movie gets wrong. You should absolutely read these…

What are you most afraid of? Go after it.

My struggles started when I realized I had enough money not to work anymore. Math has always been a strength of mine, but it's also a curse. I knew, given historical averages and our personal historical…

I Don’t Understand The Stock Market: Indexes

People say that this is a shift from growth to value that will continue throughout the year. Investors are selling their high flyers and trying to go somewhere safe. Some tech stocks have dropped 20%+, while…

Is This Humanity?

I remember the first day of school after moving and being told to get in a line based on who our homeroom teacher was. I honestly can't tell you anything about my teacher, their face, age,…

Supply & Demand

One of the things that has beaten in to my head when trying to understand economics is "Supply & Demand." It's why scalpers can sell PS5s for a premium and why you can get a copy…

Mindful Meditation

Over 1000 days ago, sometime in September 2018 I started a daily meditation. I have missed two days since then, so my current streak is only a little over 250 days, but it's something I have…