What are your financial goals? Do you wish to reach financial independence and perhaps retire early from the job you don’t really like anymore? Let’s go over some real neuroscience that might help you achieve them. Imagine yourself at age...
In 2018 after achieving financial independence and blasting well past my so-called FI number, I was comfortably semi-retired and working part time. But I was also upset. Two years prior I started putting serious time into my graphic design side...
From an evolutionary aspect, we humans have mostly existed in a world wrought with hunger, dangers, and limited resources. We had to work very hard to get what we needed for survival or we’d perish. When resources like food were...
If you’re an endurance athlete you might be familiar with lactate threshold. It’s defined as: the level at which the intensity of exercise causes lactate to accumulate in the blood at a faster rate than it can be removed, making...
I rounded a bend in the trail only to be faced with yet another steep climb on slippery and muddy terrain. I’d been hiking for 19 miles and should have come upon my planned campsite for the night, but it...
Stuff. We all buy it and need it. In a post a few years back I laid out my three rules of stuff, coming from a frugal and financially independent mindset. And recently I posted about maximizers and satisficers and...
What is work and why do we do it? A classic definition of work is “activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.” Another is “a task or tasks to be undertaken; something...
It’s the fall of 2021 and I can’t believe I’ve been in semi-retirement for 4 years. I’ve worked 20 hours a week during that time, so I’ve essentially put in 2 years of work where others have put in 4...
Regular readers know I grew up on the seedy, crime ridden streets of Baltimore. In the 1970’s and 80’s baseball and football were basically religion in Baltimore. We had the Orioles who were pretty much the best team in baseball...
Recently I was on a morning run and having one of those days. I was low energy, my legs had no pep, and I just felt blah. I was determined to push through, but my pace was way off my...
I crested the top of the hill, gasping for air, legs screaming in pain. My cycling GPS tracker beeped to show my time. It said 3:37. Holy crap…. After a minute or two to catch my breath and get my...
The number of people involved in the financial independence and FIRE movements is small. Some of us in the community might think there’s too many FIRE blogs and a seemingly endless conga line of “noobs” entering the fray to achieve...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 4703 Miles
Running: 278 Miles
Hiking: 33 Miles
Paddling: 83 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
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