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I’m currently running on less than six hours of sleep. This is because I am somewhat of a masochist, at least when it comes to booking flights. I tend to book well in advance, and when I’m sitting comfortably at my computer booking on Kayak, the thought in my head is always the same: “Hey, […]
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 […]
Unless you plan to move to New York, San Francisco, or some other big city after you graduate, you’ll probably have to buy a car at some point. Maybe your old Civic beater will last you a couple years after you graduate. Maybe it’ll blow up tomorrow while you’re on your way to class. Either […]
Every time I get an email from a student who failed a class or a test and wants to know if they’ll ever be successful, the first thing I write is this: Failure exists in the past. Some failures follow you. Some can restrict your future choices. But most don’t spell game over. Failing a […]
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 […]
Coffee used to be amazing. The first time I discovered that I actually liked coffee – which happened after buying a Keurig machine for making chai lattes and mochas, and receiving a bunch of free coffee samples – something clicked in my brain. Soon, coffee became an everyday habit. My head would pop up from […]
Building habits is not an exact science. As much as I’d love to be able to tell you that the habit-building strategies that work well for me will be 100% effective… they might not be. Part of the reason for this is that different people have different personalities and traits. For example, some people are […]
In both 2012 and 2013, I traveled to Japan to explore, play lots of video games, and eat lots of delicious food. Apparently those two trips weren’t enough though, because… I’m going back on May 12. To be fair, my girlfriend’s never been there before, so it’ll be a new experience for her! Being the type […]
Today we’re wrapping up my two-episode mini-series on my video creation process (here’s the first), and I’ll be walking you through how I actually edit my videos and get them up on YouTube. Editing starts with a couple of preliminary passes where I chop up the footage, sync the audio, and remove bad takes. After […]
Want a look at the process I go through to make videos each week? Ask, and ye shall receive. This has been a pretty common question for a while now, so in today’s episode, I’m going to walk you through the first half of my video creation process. We’ll start with topic capture, brainstorming, and […]