Cover image: The Bitexco financial tower and street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. So upon entering Vietnam as a digital nomad and trying to glimpse out of the plane window to catch my first glimpse of the country I started to feel it… The humidity. Unfortunately I didn’t have a lot of drinking water left, so I was sparingly …
What It’s Like To Drop Everything And Travel The World, Part 1
Cover image: Walking along the seawall in Vancouver, Canada. Nearly a month ago, I dropped everything I had in Canada and became a digital nomad. I took a suitcase, a backpack, and flew to Vietnam. So I decided to write a 5000 word multi-post about my experience thus far. In this three-part post, I’ll discuss the lead up to the trip, …
The Concise Guide To Overthinking And Overcomplicating Things
Have you ever wanted to be stuck in your head and mired in anxiety? Have you ever seen someone worry and feel down and wonder if you can learn how to as well? What about being paralyzed by fear? Have you ever wanted to make life difficult and confusing whenever it doesn’t need to be? Well, do I have the …
How To Save Over $1,500 And Book Your First Location Independent Move In 13 Easy Steps
I just booked a one-way ticket to Vietnam a few weeks ago to make my first ever location independent move. I can work from anywhere. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! (in girly high pitched scream) I feel so nervous and excited it’s nuts! But you might ask: “Noam – what process can I go through to buy my own ticket, and how can I …
The 7 Benefits of a Vipassana Meditation Retreat
Are you interested in Vipassana benefits? What you can gain from a retreat? See, Everyone from Oprah to Russell Brand is doing it, why aren’t you? I’m talking about meditation. In general, Buddhism comprises a way of living peacefully and in happiness while respecting others. But, a large part of this way of living includes practicing regular meditation, which in …
Confirmation Bias – How Your Emotions Are Screwing You Over
I’ve already decided on what I want. I know I’m right so fuck what other people are telling me and anything to the contrary” is a straight forward way to describe the psychological term confirmation bias. The problem is when this is applied to depressive thinking, such as “I’m a loser”, it can be quite harmful. How do you stop …