What the heck is a quest for stoke?

I am known as Brad Sealfon. This is the story of my journey to find and maintain my stoke, after I largely lost my enthusiasm for the life I was living. I am a self-described seeker.

Hunting for Truth in Misfortune, Oregon

THE SECRET TRUTH OF OREGON UNDER ATTACK

I thought it would be fun to record a conspiracy video in the woods to explain what’s going on in Oregon.

TLDR: A bunch of dudes with guns have occupied a visitor’s…

World-Changing Ideas at SXSW

PODCAST!

Post SXSW Interactive: SXgood, SXbad, SXugly.

First, the pitch: I’m looking for funding and I’m looking for a local Austinite with experience in Radio or Video journalism to help make a short discovery piece about social issues in Austin. The plan is to do this at lightning pace, recording and…

The Perfection Predicament

I am totally aware that perfect is a sham. Yet somehow, knowing this doesn’t help. Despite the best intentions I allow perfection to paralyze me, to smother the stoke. This is important. This is big.

Two weeks ago, I enacted my plan to be homeless.

Getting started is the hardest part. And every single step is a new start.

A couple months ago, I woke up with no will. I found myself unable to continue with my current life: job, relationships, city, personal growth —…

For the Werewolf, Have Sympathy

Podcast? It’s a song.

It is of course timely that I am learning this song now. My rendition is a bit too campy & not as haunting as I am aiming for, but I believe it’s listenable and perhaps I will post a better version in a couple of…

[hashtag] FAIL

This is the first of several posts on failure. I tried to write a slightly better one, more elaborate, but it spiraled out of control and failed miserably. Which, I suppose, is fitting.

It’s a bit tricky to get these ideas across quickly and clearly without a massive amount…

My Vote: How and Why

Now that I have sealed my absentee vote and on the eve of everyone else voting, I figure I’ll share my choices with the world.

If you had asked me who I was voting for before I left for Turkey, I’d have told you the truth: I probably wasn’t going to bother voting…