Shifting Gears Journey: Weeks 1 & 2 in Mexico Welcome to the first update on the Shifting Gears Journey! This project has been a long time coming, fueled by my desire to explore more of the world. Below is a recap of my first two weeks in Mexico. At the start of the year, I […]
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Introduction After a rocky start to my 2019 Vietnam trip, with an unforgettable scam in Hanoi, the rest of the journey more than made up for it. The following three weeks were action-packed and filled with unforgettable moments. I joined some European travelers on a motorcycle trip through Northern Vietnam, scored a few bargain custom
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Why I Quit My Job to Travel the World Recently, I left my career as an engineer to begin a journey of backpacking through the world. After nine years of studying and working as an engineer, I found myself losing passion for what I was doing. There was a growing sense that the work I
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This is a story of how I found myself in one of the craziest situations of my life while on a solo trip to Vietnam. It happened about five years ago, and I’ve probably recounted this story over a hundred times. Vietnam was my first time travelling alone, and I’ve since learned a lot about
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3 Sentence Summary Aiming for massive growth can be more effective than incremental progress; having a 10x mindset leads to a more strategic approach with better results. 10x change is transformational and requires stepping away from conformity and validation of others. When we make 10x leaps, we create the freedom to live life on our
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Navy SEAL turned leadership coach Jocko Willink has a simple yet effective solution to navigate any problem we might face: Good. What is “Good”? Good is the antidote to four-letter words. You know these words – the ones that come to the tip of our tongue when frustration, injustice, or anger hits. Words that curse
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At the end of last year, I set a goal to revisit some of the most impactful books I’ve already read with the plan to summarize them. Despite all of this reading, I find I can rarely recall the main ideas. By writing, I’m hoping to reinforce some of the important messages for myself and
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Recently, a friend and I stumbled on a non-profit called 80,000 Hours which aims to help people find careers that maximize their social impact on the world. We all have about 80,000 hours in our career (2000 hours per year x 40 years), which is a lot of time to do good if we choose.
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Vipassana is a meditation technique rooted in Buddhist teachings that traces its origins back 2500 years to Siddhartha Gautama, also known as The Buddha. The practice involves a simple yet powerful method: scanning the body while maintaining equanimity towards thoughts and sensations. Vipassana means “seeing things as they really are” and provides the practitioner a
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