“Musician?” He asked. “No, magician,” I corrected him, and pointed at the playing cards on the bar in front of me. A beat of silence.…
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Hi, I’m Vlad and here’s what I’m exploring:
For Body – Weight Training, Nutrition and Sleep optimization. All for the sake of longevity.
For Mind – Stoicism, Meditation and Brain hacking.
For Fun – Magic, Podcasts and Drawing.
Things I’m good at – Thinking in first principles and spotting patterns and alternative solutions. I’m not always self-aware, but I’m compulsively self-correcting.
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Leave a CommentIn 1998 a small band of Soviet emigres began their silent march on the Pocono Mountains. An area that we would lovingly call The Russian…
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Every time you put a piece of mail on someone’s desk, a little piece of you dies. There is a silent stigma attached to being…
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Hi friends, I’ve steadily seen site traffic grow over the last year, but instead of doubling down on content this year, I’ve been mostly MIA.…
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A mysterious stranger helps a depressed kid.
Leave a CommentI was off for the Holidays and about to spend my day eating junk food and watching Netflix. A day that would never exist in…
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It wasn’t that long ago that I was completely broke. Last winter, I just finished my holiday shopping using a gift card someone accidentally gave…
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The self help world can get overwhelming. Five years ago I was I was in nasty little rut. My best friend just finished telling me that…
Comments closedFive years ago I set out the following goals for myself: Have a nice cubicle job in the company I was the security guard for. …
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