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Paleomodern Polymaths 30: Loneliness, Goals vs. Systems, Living with Purpose,...
After a medium length hiatus the podcast returns! Ryan and I talk about my experiences at improv, struggling for enlightenment, who is The Ryan Doner(?), how we’re finding ourselves, the ultimate way...
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MIT Course 6.006: Introduction to Algorithms
What I did: I successfully completed all the readings, lectures, homework assignments, and projects for MIT’s Introduction to Algorithms (the fall 2011 version of 6.006) course. I’ve included examples...
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Udemy Course: The Web Developer Bootcamp
What I did: I completed The Web Developer Bootcamp, “the most comprehensive” online course on web development. I did this as a part of my self directed software engineering course for my Graduate...
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How to Plan Your Next Great Escape
Yesterday while re-listening to Kanye West’s College Dropout I started reminiscing on the situations in which I felt trapped in my life (or parts of my life) and the actions that led me out of them....
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Paleomodern Polymaths 27: William Addington, Loneliness, Identifying with...
On this episode William and I discuss: why do people say I am gay and how your sexual orientation can become a defining characteristic of your identity (if you let it), how to ghost, including how we...
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Paleomodern Polymaths 28: Rich Davis, One of the Most Successful Animals on...
On this episode I talk with Rich Davis, man of the lord, about billionaires, emotional state transference, Rich’s ambition and life goals, our obsessive drives for self improvement, how perception...
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Notes: how was your 2016? | OkDork
I recently read Noah Kagan’s article, how was your 2016?, where he reflects on his experiences over the past year, compares them to the original “bucket list” of goals he made at the beginning of the...
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Paleomodern Polymaths 29: Jackson Klein, Grit, Becoming a Finisher, Graduate...
Jackson and I discuss: our different career paths after college (leaving the fields we were trained in), how to develop grit (and it’s importance), our alternative energy solutions as well as our...
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When I was 23… Charlie Griffin feat. Ian Borukhovich, Deanna Naylor, Amelia...
I asked the four people I admired the most in my 23rd year, “what were you doing when you were 23?” and “what are you doing now?“. Then I shared the emotional journey of my 23rd year. Selected Links...
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Paleomodern Polymaths Podcast 31: Polymaths Propose Perplexing Predicaments
Ryan and I return to the podcast in 2018 to talk about: what we’re doing with Paleomodern Polymaths, how taking responsibility is the key to gaining more power and control in your life, how to educate...
View ArticleWhat I’m Doing Now
Three years ago I started this blog as a part of a self-learning experiment. Today I am finally learning to respect the power this blog had for moving my life forward as I reconnect with it. Where I am...
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I Tried to Change My Life by Following an Impossible Plan, Here’s How it Went
Three years ago I decided to take my life into my own hands. This manifested itself in the form of a rigorous self-education project, which I “executed” with questionable rigor, titled Graduate...
View ArticleMy Next Big Project – Term II – When
For the second half of 2018 I will be embarking on a new self-education project. It will be an iteration and improvement on my original post-college learning experiment graduate unschool, which I...
View ArticleTerm II: What I’ll Be Learning in the Second Half of 2018
For the past few months I’ve been asking myself the question: If I could learn anything in the next six months, what would it be? What follows is an outline of the six courses I created as my answer to...
View ArticleThe Phase of Initial Dissatisfaction: Why We Need to See Reality Before We...
When I decided to dedicate a significant portion of my life to extensive self learning experiments, I did so with a suspicion that there might be some patterns in personal development pursuits that...
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An Extreme Learner
To learn we must make be willing to make many mistakes. To learn faster we must strive to not make the same mistake twice (particularly in a row). A few weeks ago I posed a provocative question to a...
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This Guy Doesn’t Mess Around
Recently a friend of mine decided that he wasn’t making enough progress toward a certain goal. After a brief discussion we reached the conclusion that a coach could give him guidance and keep him...
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‘How To Be a High School Superstar’ Action Plan
Wouldn’t life be simpler if there was a straightforward guide to becoming a superstar in our chosen field. Life would be even sweeter if this guide helped you choose a field, and worked in whatever...
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