Dirty motto — do as I say, not as I do
Dirty motto — do as I say, not as I do
The good old hypocrisy to talk the walk and fall flat-faced on the walk.
Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder — nobody wants to lift heavy ass weights
Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder — nobody wants to lift heavy ass weights
When I heard Ronnie Coleman — an eight time Mr. Olympia Champion — utter these words, I was dumbfounded by the profoundness in one single…
How to fool your ego into releasing heavy burdens quickly
How to fool your ego into releasing heavy burdens quickly
Some kind of Kryptonite was sucking away my life force several Thursdays ago.
Why making beds jolts productivity for military soldiers — what’s your story?
Why making beds jolts productivity for military soldiers — what’s your story?
The alarm wakes you up at 6 am. You’re Corporal Smith, ready to get up and crush the day. Corporal Smith doesn’t half-ass mornings. He…
What knuckles taught me about life’s peaks and valleys
What knuckles taught me about life’s peaks and valleys
Make a fist right now and look at the front of it.
Make PowerPoint file size 4 times smaller
Make PowerPoint file size 4 times smaller
How is this file 40MB? This file is overflowing with image bureaucracy. I can’t email this PowerPoint.
How I froze in front of 400 parents
How I froze in front of 400 parents
I was on the brink of social death.
Voice Recorder — My invisible secretary
Voice Recorder — My invisible secretary
“Nikita, I can’t think of anything to write about.”
Not living in extremes and bland chicken noodle soup
Not living in extremes and bland chicken noodle soup
Let me tell you what cooking, dating, sports, and study have in common. In two words: moderate extremes.
On Initiative — How’d I get stuck in a parking garage
On Initiative — How’d I get stuck in a parking garage
I assume someone is working on my problem. Bad assumption.
Fedor Emelianenko Q&A on Life, Sport, and Fitness
Fedor Emelianenko Q&A on Life, Sport, and Fitness
Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko is a Russian MMA fighter. There’s no doubt he’s a great fighter, but that’s just one piece that makes…
Rethinking alarm clock ringtones
Rethinking alarm clock ringtones
A rooster crowing. That’s the default ringtone on my phone. Who the hell thought that was a good idea for a gentle wake up.
A simple guide to getting high credit scores
A simple guide to getting high credit scores
If you’re working, you should be building your credit history. We don’t think ahead. One day you buy a house and realize you don’t any…
How I failed physics and started teaching it
How I failed physics and started teaching it
I won’t say that I wasn’t nervous taking 4 AP (advanced placement) tests in mid-2004. I heard stories that high school senior year was…
Too cool for earplugs, too deaf to hear.
Too cool for earplugs, too deaf to hear.
Our generation will have record numbers of those who will be hard of hearing. It’ll be our own fault. When you’re past 60 years old and…
On Traveling Anxiety
On Traveling Anxiety
It’s easier to sit in one spot rather than get up and do something different. That one spot is familiar and it is safe. A soldier friend of…
Specialization is for insects — or why knowing a lot matters.
Specialization is for insects — or why knowing a lot matters.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance…