Social Networks Will Not Be as Ubiquitous as Air

“We will look back to 2008 and think it archaic and quaint that we had to go to a destination like Facebook or LinkedIn to be social,” says Charlene Li at Forrester Research, a consultancy. Future social networks, she thinks, “will be like air. They will be anywhere and everywhere we need and want them to be.” – The Economist As much as I’m a marketer and would love to believe this, I think...

I Want Your Input: Sleep Experiments

So, I don’t really like sleep…other than the fact that it’s nice after significant physical exertion. But still, it kinda cramps my productivity. So I’m going to try and do less of it. Those that know me, know that I’m fairly particular about sleep. I usually keep uncommon hours and often have no sleep schedule whatsoever other than “when I’m tired.” This year,...

Mind-Numbing

This year, I’ve taken significant steps to reduce distraction and allow for greater focus on certain things I’ve decided are important in my life. Some examples are wearing the same clothes every day, getting rid of more than half of my possessions, eating the same nutritious meals six days a week (that’s a future post), eliminating alcohol, trimming my files from two huge cabinets to a 3″...

Sometimes You Have to Cross the Line to Know Where It Is

Just because you can see the line, how do you know it’s there and what it’s like? Sometimes you don’t when you think you do. And when you cross that line, you’ll see that an experience offers an infinite number of points to take in rather than the limited perspective of speculation.

Elements of Fat Loss: Muscle Mass, Metabolism, and Exercise

Last week, I went over the elements of nutrition and macronutrients for a lean body composition. This week, it’s about fat loss. Fat loss is fairly simple, but most people have incomplete or inaccurate ideas of what it takes to actually cut body fat from their body composition. I’m going to talk about the three most effective ways for fat loss with exercise: Exercise to the extent that body fat, rather...