Ellison has said on several occasions that he reached what he is today by doing the opposite of what was expected of him. "The most important aspec…Read more

The great thing about quitting addictions is that you get to learn your true underlying needs. When you reach for that coffee or sugar or cigarette …Read more

The Alchemist is a great book by Paolo Coelho. Read it twice. Will surely read it again. Bonus points: He actually blogs, and seems to write his ow…Read more

My Cooking Diary is beautiful and spectacular. I wish I'd made it. (Via DF) Read more

I was watching a recent talk that Bob Geldof gave (not online and can't share it, unfortunately), and something eh said struck a chord in me. He tal…Read more

According to Jamie Oliver in his excellent 20-minute meals iPhone App, you need to wash your kitchen knives in cold water, or the edge will go dull. …Read more

I love the photo that John and Gaia at the Fuck it retreat place ("The hill that breathes") use on an otherwise pretty tightly designed site: It cle…Read more

In Seth Godin's Linchpin Session he basically lays out how we got stuck in our current rut: First, we invented machines, which had the potential to …Read more

Change is scary. Shipping is scary. Doing interesting things is scary. Speaking up is scary. And it happens when you are more afraid of the conseque…Read more