I started General Assembly's WDI (Web Development Immersive) in Santa Monica in January 2017. In July I accepted a position as a front-end software developer with Lightstorm Entertainment (think Avatar sequels).
This is what happened in between.
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You know you should be meditating. You know you should be exercising regularly. And you know you should be eating real food. Let me help you put it all together in an effective and sustainable way.
Read MoreI learned a ton from Antranik in this broad conversation.
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This year I stopped going to the gym and started to train outside instead. And you know what happened? I got stronger. I look better. I feel better. And while this remains the case, I won't be going back.
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Hormesis for pennies!
What would you say if I told you that making a tiny modification to your normal routine could absolutely change your life? What would you think if I told you it only took 2 minutes? And that the cost is just about zero if you already have running water?
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I loved two women then, but Amber and I had decent enough chemistry while carousing in our underwear or less. I was disappointed that she was falling in like with one of the camera assistants, but Francois Rousseau managed to make our toilet paper ad look like a fragrance campaign, and we were all happy about that.
Read MoreNicolas Gregoriades is the founder of the Jiu-Jitsu Brotherhood, co-host of Digital Communion, a world traveler and experienced psychonaut, and a dear friend of mine, among many other things.
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Knott's genius in crafting this is all of the little built-in devices, not the least of which is that whole business of the "key under the stair carpet on the fifth step." Precise details like this, and their cunning repetition, plant seeds in the minds of the audience that Tony has thought of damn near everything.
Read MoreI imagine my mind like a planet with rings around it, each representing a different gear. There are gears devoted to reason, gears devoted to the senses, and gears devoted to creativity, all orbiting my consciousness at different speeds. And my mind's eye will spotlight up to three gears at once at its most chaotic and unchecked.
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Beware of your own intolerance and boundaries, and whether a deviation every so often doesn't make your challenges more bearable. More sustainable. More reasonable.
Read MoreHave you ever fucked someone over? Do you think about it every day like I do?
Read MoreYou know who it's easiest to be? YOU.
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Since I mostly consider myself a sucker, this is a very useful text for me--provided I apply it when appropriate.
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Mmm. Enzyme-rich sugar bombs.
The indicators are powerful: we're all familiar with the woman on her period or pregnant who craves iron in the form of red meat.
Read More"This is business, no faces just lines and statistics/From your phone, your zip code, to S-S-I digits" --Mos Def
The new sex is being afraid and the new pinnacle of arousal is multiple feargasms you get to share instantly with everyone in your network. It's disgusting and you know it's not helping but you can't not share this horrible event/idea/quote/etc.
Read MoreRamon Gil is an artist, scientist, and visionary who has spent the last 20 years on Little Corn Island, Nicaragua--a place with no automobiles, limited internet service, and millions of stars when the sun goes down. You would like it.
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Plants For Lunch is a subscription meal service delivering plant-based, performance lunches in Los Angeles.
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"Until you have sold a single unit, service, or product, the 'work' you've done is mostly mental masturbation."
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Quick nap between poses.
Your body just doesn’t want to be as lean as necessary to get on a bodybuilding stage. It will revolt.
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