Monthly Archives: June 2012

Spending less improves your life

by Joshua Posted on June 30, 2012

Preface: I started writing this blog about how cutting personal costs (of any resource, including time, money, energy, attention, etc) improves your personal life. Rereading it I realized it overlapped so much with what leaders can do in business, I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Freedom, Leadership, NorthKorea, Tips | Tagged anecdote, choosing, evaluation, freedom, Leadership, self-improvement, tips, travel, values | 2 Comments

The bigger problems you don’t consider big deals, the more important people consider you

by Joshua Posted on June 29, 2012

Does the title of this post not explain itself? People who know what they’re doing stay calm under pressure. Things that bother some people don’t bother them. People who don’t know what they’re doing freak out at little things. In … Continue reading →

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The U.S. has a “dysfunctional patent system”

by Joshua Posted on June 28, 2012

The U.S. has “a dysfunctional patent system.” Those aren’t my words. They aren’t the words of an ignorant person either. They are the words of U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner, one of the nation’s most esteemed judges and faculty at … Continue reading →

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Sharing what you love fills your life with sharing, love, and stuff you love

by Joshua Posted on June 27, 2012

Sometimes it seems like everyone I talk to hears about burpees. I enjoy them. Doing them fills my life with the emotions they support — friendship, freedom, and motivation. I talk to people about leadership, nature, science, curiosity, and so … Continue reading →

Posted in Awareness, Blog, Tips | Tagged awareness, emotions, self-improvement, tips, values | 1 Comment

A tip for high-status behavior

by Joshua Posted on June 26, 2012

A friend taught me a great lesson in how people with higher status behave compared to people with lower status. Here it is as a piece of advice What you can say in many words, say in few. What you … Continue reading →

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Burpee overview

by Joshua Posted on June 25, 2012

Yesterday I started to consolidate posts on burpees but when I realized it was the day after the six month anniversary of starting doing them daily, I wrote a six-month review, which ended up as a long post on friendship, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Fitness, Freedom | Tagged anecdote, emotions, fitness, freedom, motivation, self-improvement, tips, values | 7 Comments

Explaining China’s support for North Korea

by Joshua Posted on June 25, 2012

I’ve had trouble explaining China’s fortitude in supporting North Korea. A recent article by the former U.S. Ambassador to China, J. Stapleton Roy, explained it for me. His article also stressed that people and nations are behaving rationally in the … Continue reading →

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Burpee six-month review

by Joshua Posted on June 24, 2012

I refer to burpees so much I’m making a page to consolidate my burpee references (EDIT: now tomorrow’s post). As I’m writing this, I only have three posts specifically on burpees (four when I post this, more evidence on how … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Fitness, Tips | Tagged anecdote, fitness, freedom, motivation, tips | 6 Comments

Impressions of China

by Joshua Posted on June 23, 2012

I’ve been meaning to record some thoughts on China, having been working here cumulatively maybe a couple months, mainly based on observations around Shanghai. I’m not trying to imply particular insight, just what struck me. People tell me I look … Continue reading →

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The terracotta army

by Joshua Posted on June 22, 2012

Today I visited the amazing terracotta army near Xian, China, which they bill as the eighth wonder of the world. I also had some geeky fun you might enjoy reading about after the pictures. I haven’t read the Wikipedia page … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged anecdote, travel | 1 Comment

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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Spending less improves your life

The bigger problems you don’t consider big deals, the more important people consider you

The U.S. has a “dysfunctional patent system”

Sharing what you love fills your life with sharing, love, and stuff you love

A tip for high-status behavior

Burpee overview

Explaining China’s support for North Korea

Burpee six-month review

Impressions of China

The terracotta army

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