Let’s do a thought experiment. I did this several years ago and it changed my idea of being rich and the overall pursuit of wealth.

How do we reconcile our desire for wealth with our desire for happiness, good health and wisdom?

Modern success is a lie. The answer to 99% of success is hiding in plain sight. How is success obtained and retained?

It’s important to remember that each toddler has a different temperament, and they learn patience in various ways. So, while one strategy might work well for one toddler, it may not for another, and that’s okay.

Everything in life has tradeoffs. Accept the tradeoffs or don’t play that specific game.

If you only ever had exposure to a single language, it would be easy to take certain aspects of it for granted.

Negativism is a normal phase most children go through between 18 months and 3 years of age. It begins when children discover they have the power to refuse other people’s requests.

Poem about my life and dreams for my family.

Poetic short story from father to sons about trials and tribulations on the road to success in life. What legacy do we leave behind?

How to Set Yourself Free in 2023 without useless Hacks & Gurus. Crush your excuses and build a new career path.

Money doesn’t buy happiness. It buys time. That’s what we’re all chasing whether we realize it not.

The fear of public speaking and we don’t like to sell. It feels like psychological manipulation. It feels hard. Why? Humans hate rejection and failure so most of us stay as far away from…

It takes so damn long to figure all this stuff out. “Today I Am 70: Here’s Stupid Advice with Good Intentions” is published by Martha Manning, Ph.D. in The Haven.

An exploration of the impossible tradeoff that all startups must make: betting on NOW versus betting on the FUTURE.

This life, in this world, is our central defining focus. Each one of us is responsible for the collective welfare of humanity, other beings, and the resources of our shared planet.

As parents, we all want to raise kids who are smart and focused, especially in a world where digital distraction seems to be inescapable. Keeping FOCUS is THE most important skill for the 21st century.

Without the right tools to handle adversity, hopelessness can set in and kids' overall well-being can decline. Hope is what energizes them to stay mentally strong...

How can we teach our kids Stoic philosophy? Demonstrate Stoic philosophy in action using the “thinking aloud” technique. A form of “cognitive modeling” which shows your children how you might use simple Stoic ideas to guide ⋯

Money & life guidance from a father to his twin boys. Nine things I'd hope they can learn early in life.

Do you really think you should endure the corporate "rat race" or should you try to strike it out on your own?

Share my top 15 lessons about entrepreneurship I learned over the past 15 years.

Despite recommendations from health authorities, people continue to give the viruses a free pass to travel everywhere.

Studying residential architecture As a child, one of the many professions I considered for serious study was building architecture. I loved LEGO and drawing at the time. So, it made sense to pursue this type of work. While I ⋯

Goal in mind 🔗 At some point in one’s life, you start thinking about how you wish to spend your final weeks & days on Earth. As a member of Humanity, you are limited in both health and life spans. This mortal “limiter” is ⋯

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Before you quit your day job, here are a few steps you should take to ensure you're ready to go out on your own.

This is, in no particular order, what I’d tell myself about startups if I could go back in time to when I first got involved. Which is probably the same as what I’ve learned. This is most definitely not advice, the “you” here ⋯

Allegedly, a nurse named Phyllis McCormack was merely empathetic to the plight of the aging adults she cared for. McCormack, so the story goes, penned the first draft of this poem while working in a British hospital, sometime ⋯

Here’s one “Viking” I would love to have sail past my table. 🍴😎

Tell me and I forget.Teach me and I may remember.Involve me and I will learn. It is frequently attributed to Benjamin Franklin. It has been also attributed to Confucius.

Thanks for … “the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge.” — George Washington, in New York on October 3, 1789 Happy ThanksGiving everyone!

Richie BartlettInteresting. I wouldn’t mind becoming a diamond… Dad turns dead son’s remains into diamond NEW YORK: In a first-of-its-kind case in Italy, a grieving father had his dead son eternally preserved by getting the ⋯

J-ListAugust 15, 2014Summer in Japan.(source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/38488060)

Richie BartlettLong live the memory of Robin McLaurin Williams… Robin Williams, the comedian who evolved into the surprisingly nuanced, Academy Award-winning actor, imbuing his performances with wild inventiveness and a kind ⋯

Someone is getting paid to drive a giant atomic-powered laser robot on Mars… So what the hell are you doing with your life? IFLScienceKids: stay in school

Ever stop and think about where you are in life? Ever thought where you wanted to be? No? Then take some time. An hour may be enough. But it has the power to improve the quality of every other hour of your life. Here are the ⋯

The next 30 years of innovation risk being wasted unless society does a better job of educating people about the potential - and downsides - of technology.

LOL This is just like the TSA (transportation security agency) in the states… video (03:44 minutes)https://fb.watch/bZ12a7z8QA/https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=634806823241760

Lying in bed while my right torso is throbbing in pain. Surgery took 4hrs… Feel like beat-up shit… 😭 Maybe they used my body for a dance floor…😉 I remember music in the background. Hopefully the metal plate they placed in my ⋯

Wow, looks like efficient use of space. J-ListMarch 17, 2014The ultimate fujoshi/NEET space.(source: http://moe.vg/1kygusH)

Special Day for Aki-chan @ Ikispari This is the day I proposed marriage!

Hey! There’s my fish! アットトリップ - attripMarch 3, 2014シャケ捕獲写真。これは、危ないｗｗｗｗhttps://attrip.jp/126156/

LMAO!! infoA COUPLE were Christmas shopping. The shopping centre was packed and as the wife walked around she was surprised to discover her husband was nowhere in be seen.She was quite upset because they had a lot to do and ⋯

Mark Anthony ChangNovember 5, 2013I was in a public toilet and had just sat down, when I heard a voice from the next cubicle, he said “Hi!, how are you?” Embarrassed, I said, “I’m doing fine”. The voice said “So what are you ⋯

Cool! J-ListI wrote about Japanese food winning UNESCO official status, so here's a food-related picture. (source: http://moe.vg/1hI61vE)

After thanksgiving feast, all are full and happy!

I feel like I have way TOO MANY distractions… I need to prioritize and organize myself… Evaluate what I can actually accomplish and admit what I can not finish (timely).

Wish I knew some way to get 10 times my weight in gold! I could retire from the “rat race” and do what I actually want to do…

Three LAWS of Life: What you get right nobody mentions. What you get wrong, people bitch about. What is difficult to understand you have to explain to people over and over again.

In response to: https://www.cnet.com/news/toddlers-need-treatment-for-ipad-addiction/ Really??? Now, of course, this is the toddler’s fault!!! I seriously question the credentials of this Dr. Richard ­Graham when he equates ⋯

It seems to me that everyone is obsessed with the concepts of time and money. All too often it seems that one feels they have less of each with every passing day. For those with the money, it seems that they have all the time ⋯

Tried to catch the early train to work this morning… I got crushed by the closing doors! Now, the left side of my chest hurts everytime I breathe in… Feels like the same rib I broke years ago in my motorcycle crash… Fourth rib ⋯

Hate Sony’s policy on video content with the PS3… If your PS3 dies or is stolen, then you must call them and request they manually deactivate your video account on the old device… Otherwise, you won’t be able to download ⋯

Today’s word: “Philogyny” ^ fondness, love, or admiration towards women

Taking a short boat ride between Tokyo and Odaiba for a date. Did she have fun too? ;)

I find that when someone’s taking time to do something right in the present, they’re a perfectionist with no ability to prioritize, whereas when someone took time to do something right in the past, they’re a master artisan of ⋯

It’s snowing!!! It’s been snowing since 4am this morning! For me, this is such a rare sight. Tokyo has not seen so much snow before February ​in a number of years! My research found that the coldest year Japan has experienced ⋯

Here is a phrase that I created a while back… I like the general sense of its meaning. ​Perfection as a goal is a nice idea that can point one in a specific direction.However, since “perfection” is an ever changing (& ⋯

While approaching the train station wicket ​area, I noticed a curious poster on the wall. The sign basically translates: “Violence… don’t want to see.” I find it curious because it’s very rare to see any kind of altercation on ⋯

Navigating your way around Japan AMY CHAVEZ Special to The Japan Times Ever since I moved to Japan I’ve heard the Japanese say, “Nihon wa chiisai kuni desu” (Japan is a small country), with the underlying meaning that this fact ⋯

（日本語は英文の下に続いています。） All spaces created in the triangle of life. In a couple of summary lines: Don’t get under furniture—you might be crushed Get just to the side of the desk, table, bed, sofa etc Don’t stay in your car, ⋯

With recent events threatening to literally shutdown Eastern Japan, I’m concerned about how the blackouts will affect me this summer. I may find myself buying a lot of UPS devices to power my home. While the April weather is ⋯

Got tell you that M9.0 quake on Friday was beyond scary! Until you are in the middle of one at the top of a high-rise building, you have nothing to compare it with. The buildings were swinging at least a couple of meters in ⋯

好きなところ（いいとおもうところ） 優しいところ 人を助けてあげたいという気持ちが強いところ 自然や旅行が好きなところ 写真や日記などを作ったりする趣味 子供が好きなところ 映画が遊園地が好きなところ 努力するところ 素直なところ (hug) ⋯

My “vacation” has lasted longer than I had originally planned. But that’s okay. I’m now in the process of designing a new blog for this site. And being me, I want to design/code/own the blog. Since I have time on my train rides ⋯

While I have been working on various fun projects, I will be taking a short break to refocus my energies and recharge my batteries. When I get back, I will reopen parts of this site (like the travel section) and update my ⋯

Micro-poem about my life after crashing my motorcycle.

A short poem I wrote about rebirth. It's formatted like a rap-song.

Poem from when I was a lonely and depressed teenager.

Poem from when I was a young and horny teenager.

Poem from when I was a lonely teenager.