I'm currently flying over. . . somewhere. We land in Des Moines before I drive 2 or 3 hours in some direction to do tonight's show. And I'm sitting here marveling at the technologies involved in me getting this note to you. I took this photo with my camera. Took out the memory card and […]
The physical and mental worlds share more in common than we might like to think. While sitting on the plane, the thing that crosses my mind is Newton's first law of motion: An object at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an external force. The […]
Way back in 2017 I published a book titled "[think] Like A Mind Reader" and I still get emails from people telling me how much it helped them get out of a rut, understand why they couldn't get motivated, or even how they used it to get raises at work. Seeing other people level up […]
I don't mean that lightly, either. My mentor was a MacArthur Genius grant recipient. Lots of my friends are scientists & research fellows. And last week I got to hang out with people who are pound-for-pound the smartest people on the planet. Why? Because they can recognize the root of massive problems & have the […]
There are two definitions of a "pro" that have made me smile over the years. From the magic world: An amateur is someone who does different tricks for the same people. A pro does the same tricks for different audiences. From the biz world: A pro is someone who gets on a plane for work. […]
Hey there, fellow knowledge enthusiasts! Like many of you, I've hopped from one note-taking application to another, seeking the best platform to streamline my thoughts, ideas, and daily reflections. Throughout this journey, one tool has stood head and shoulders above the rest in terms of its sheer efficiency and adaptability: Obsidian. And within its vast […]
This is a photo I took inside the Wyoming capitol building. There are 4 statues that I'll be documenting with a video, but for now I wanted to use them as a counterpoint to the talks I got to watch over the past couple days. (I'm sitting at the gate and the plane is delayed […]
One of the best parts of any conference is getting to spend time with people who are 1) curious 2) passionate, and 3) wicked smart. My mind is blown right now with the projects that speakers are sharing. This guy at the podium is solving issues that most Web3.0 startups haven't even recognized yet. How […]
Today kicks off the small technology conference focused on exploring the network you might have heard me mention before: Urbit. My presentation is focused on the power of peer to peer connection. That's where the "real magic" happens (and it's the secret sauce of Mentalism, as it focuses on the minds (and hearts) of volunteers). […]
Sometimes there are ideas that are so fundamental that everyone assumes that everyone else knows it, but never sees the light of day because it's not obvious. This week's video is about that exact concept for the personal productivity program "Obsidian." There's an approach that's so pervasive & essential that it affects how all sorts […]
