The Academy: Objectives and Guidelines

Written on October 31, 2010. Written by .

The Academy is an organization that supports a community of members in achieving the following objectives: Tier 1: Overcome barriers to personal development Tier 2: Liberate time and energy Tier 3: Develop philanthropic capacity Tier 1 involves such things as Avoiding materialism and other burdensome attachments Avoiding unhealthy habits that drain money and/or energy Avoiding […]

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Moral Relativism

Written on October 30, 2010. Written by .

Humans are hedonization machines. According to the heirarchy of value, all values stem from the pleasure and pain of experience, and these values are our only fundamental guide to action. However, this is not always evident because we often act based on principle or investment. But if you think back to when that principle was […]

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Minimalist Laundry Strategies

Written on October 29, 2010. Written by .

When I decided to become more minimalist, I got rid of a lot of my wardrobe. In accordance with Pareto’s principle, I was wearing 20% of my clothes 80% of the time, so I decided that the extra 80% wasn’t necessary, so I left it all in a box on the street corner for the […]

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Nagoya Photo Gallery

Written on October 24, 2010. Written by .

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Yokohama Photo Gallery

Written on October 24, 2010. Written by .

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San Francisco Photo Gallery

Written on October 12, 2010. Written by .

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Hong Kong Photo Gallery

Written on October 11, 2010. Written by .

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Paris Photo Gallery

Written on October 11, 2010. Written by .

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Tokyo Photo Gallery

Written on October 11, 2010. Written by .

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Life in Japan – Part 3

Written on October 2, 2010. Written by .

Hokoku-ji Bamboo forest in Kamakura. It’s been a month since I came to Japan! Tokyo is indeed expensive… Rent: $1234 (incl. key money) Restaurants: $333 Groceries: $250 Subway and trains: $150 Hostel: $100 Cell phone: $70 Miscellaneous: $40 The total is $2177. It can definitely be done a lot cheaper if you are willing to […]

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