Buying a car is something that most of us will probably have to do at some point. So, how do you make sure you’re not getting ripped off? How to you negotiate with the dealer? What should you look for in a used car, and how old should you be willing to go when looking […]

Why would a company hire someone without interviewing them? This is the story of how (and why) a company decided to do that with me. It happened early on during a week where I had several interviews scheduled with other companies. I get a phone call, and then I hear: “Hi, Thomas. We’ve decided that […]

Last year, I read a book called in which the author, Nick Winter, chronicles his attempts to achieve a laundry list of insane goals all at once. In addition to running a marathon, getting over his fear of skydiving, and putting in a monstrous amount of work at his startup, Nick also set a goal of […]

This is one of those episodes that’s so packed with deep, meaningful conversation that’s it’s honestly very hard to title it. It’s long, meandering conversation about the meaning of life, happiness, deciding when to quit or push ahead, and other topics with my friend Adam Clark, who runs a show called The Gently Mad. Adam […]

In July of this year, I hopped on a plane to Portland for the first time to attend the World Domination Summit. It’s kind of hard to explain what that is, so just imagine over 3,000 creative people – authors, bloggers, musicians, podcasters, entrepreneurs – coming together to hang out, drink a lot of coffee […]

Today I’m talking to my good friend Matt Jared, a freelance web designer and maker of cool things living in Austin, TX. I met Matt when I attended the 2nd FU Weekend conference back in February, where we both spent a Topo Chico-fueled weekend getting lots of shit done. I did lots of writing, and […]

Every time I go to pay for something at a store in a mall, the cashier will ask for my phone number or email address. They always word it in a way that almost suggests it’s to complete the transaction – though of course they don’t actually say that. I always ask the same question: “Do you […]

At some point, you’ve probably been told by a teacher or parent or sentient lawn gnome that you should do some networking. But what does that entail? Most professionals would probably agree with the definition I found on my school’s website: “Networking means establishing relationships so that you can enlist support and comfortably ask for ideas, […]

So many students state their main college goal as “getting a job”. Often, that’s all there is to it. They just want a job. But what about finding a job you truly love? That’s the idea I explore in this week’s podcast interview with my friend Barrett Brooks. Barrett is the founder of Living For Monday, […]

On August 3rd, 2012, Wired Magazine writer Mat Honan had his entire online identity destroyed by hackers. They accessed his Amazon account, then used that to hack his Apple account and completely erase his iPhone, iPad, and Macbook. From there, the hackers broke into his Google account and changed the password, locking him out. Finally, […]