Blog/Everything

Welcome to my blog! Since 2001 I've written630 postsabout software/personal development, technology, minimalism, FIRE, movies, startups and my life. These span three separate blogs, with all articles linked from here.

This blog Focuses on exploring the intersection of minimalism, mindfulness and technology + my journal.

Minafi Financial indepenence, investing and my journy to retire early (36 ✔️).

Hardcover Building Hardcover in public.

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20204 articles

Favorites include Recursion, Circe, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Understanding Comics.

201921 articles

A look at what's worked, what hasn't and what I'd do differently from my first year retired.

One of my 4 pillars of investing is understanding diversification and the role it plays in asset allocation. This post explores this fundamental concept – interactively!

What are the 118 topics that everyone learning about FIRE should know about? These are the subjects that stand out as the most important from my experience.

May was a fantastic month with a focus on spending time outdoors, camping and hiking.

My mom passed away when I was 23, yet through an odd series of events she gave me birthday present 9 months after her death that surprised me and delights me to this day.