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Inside North Korea – Documentary From Vice 27 Aug 2013 | 06:09 am
I’m obsessed with North Korea. It seems I have an obsession with most Asian countries. Obsessed with Japan for the sushi and work ethic. Obsessed with Thailand for the beauty and food. Obsessed with C...
How To Influence Behavior 18 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
If you’re the owner of a restaurant and want people to not eat any of the food, how would you do it? The instinctual response is to simply make a rule saying “No employee sampling” and punish anyone ...
The One Element of a Good Story 17 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
A good story isn’t made from a single ingredient, just as a good meal isn’t composed of one ingredient. Four pieces of bacon might be my breakfast, but I wouldn’t call that a meal. If there is one el...
Invent Something Today 12 Aug 2013 | 06:39 am
Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, Ben Nesvig… all inventors. My favorite cupcake place has three themed cupcakes for Breaking Bad, my favorite TV show. Seeing their pro...
How To Cheat In School And Never Get Caught 11 Aug 2013 | 01:18 am
In high school, a few kids used to take 20oz bottles of Coke, peel off the label, and tape a tiny sheet of notes on the inside, giving themselves a handy reference guide on tests. Others would create...
So Good They Can’t Ignore You 29 Jul 2013 | 02:32 am
Last fall, while home alone on a Saturday afternoon, I did what any married man would do. I drove 45 minutes each way to buy two apple pies. I could have driven to a dozen bakeries near me in half th...
How To Become a Better Writer 19 Jul 2013 | 04:00 pm
I told Dave not to do it. I saw it happen in a movie and when you’re in 4th grade, you don’t really know which laws of the universe transfer off screen, but I knew this one would. We were walking home...
Lifelogging One Second Every Day For Six Months 12 Jul 2013 | 05:02 am
This video is the result of taking one second of video every single day for six months. Last year I took a photo of myself every day, which is far less interesting than taking one second of video ever...
America 5 Jul 2013 | 01:36 am
The birth of America and the coming of the French Revolution marked the entrance of nobodies onto the stage of history. The revolutions of the twentieth century are a reaction against history made by ...
Mail Bag: Advice On Writing a Book 30 Jun 2013 | 11:32 pm
Maybe this isn’t technically reader mail and maybe it was mandated homework, but this blog doesn’t rake in mail like the Bieber fan club so I’m using it. My brother is wrapping up a year of teaching ...
