meditating on a mountain

“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it”
Seneca
, 65 AD

how do i live a life i enjoy…

:: The Mission ::

GLOBAL AWARENESS: How to live

a purposeful, FULFILLing,

peaceful AND REGRET-FREE LIFE

best vacation of life - finding icebergs in iceland
Iceland
skiing the mountains of colorado
Colorado
hiking mt fuji, japan
Japan
mimosas on a beach
Philippines
nature trails in estonia
Estonia
in a mountain lake somewhere in nevada
Nevada
backflips on the black sand beaches in iceland
Europe
long exposure of the Milky Way; astrophotography in Nevada
Outerspace

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4 ideas each week that’ve made my life happier & more enjoyable

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“Colin’s mind is like ChatGPT for deep thoughts”

:::: Roadmap for this Site ::::

Articles – all articles I’ve written
Problemos – our life problems other humans have already solved
Unsexy Education – most useful concepts of all time
Booklist – books to overcome obstacles
Newsletter – my weekly newsletter of useful ideas

“Life is just a constant process of identifying our most glaring problem and figuring out how to solve it. That’s evolution.

Problem is most of us don’t even know where to start”


For the longest time I had no idea where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do with my life. Since High School I felt out of place and confused. I knew I couldn’t work a normal 9-5 job, but had no guidance or direction.

I’ve spent the past 6 years in search of living a life that I actually want to live. There’s been much confusion and distress along the way. It’s not all figured out, but I’m a hell of a lot happier and more satisfied with where I’m at in life.


We’re all in pursuit of happiness and we all want what’s best for family.

I refuse to live a life of regret.

maslow's pyramid of hierarchy of needs

Regret

“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me”

#1 most common regret

‘Oftentimes many young people, especially males spend years and years climbing a mountain only to look back years later and realize it was the wrong one’

Chris Williamson


Maybe the saddest phrase in the English language.

Too often we settle for Subpar.
We box ourselves in.

More than any other time in history, we’re in an Era of unparalleled opportunity.
Anything but your goals is either ignorant, lazy or both.


New hobbies, cultures, and global travel have never been easier.

japanese philosophy of ikigai


The Einsteins. The Mozarts. The Chouinards, Thoreaus, and Marcus Aurelius’ pushed humanity forward.

We have to solve the basic problems if we want to do the same.

And maybe the most useful of all: How to find purpose in this inanity.

Isaac Newton, 1675


I’m here to consolidate the most useful information from the most useful, diverse, outlying sources from the corners of the internet to share them with you. Even if you’re in denial, each of us is incredibly skilled in something that this world desperately needs.

Someone else already solved every single problem we’re struggling with.

mountain lakes in colorado
Colorado Lakes
rainbow mountain in peru
Rainbow Mountain
skogafoss waterfall in iceland
Skogafoss, Iceland
nature hikes in peru
Peru

Problems on this site I’ve partially (or completely) solved

Life is a constant process of identifying our biggest problem and then solving it. Other humans have been dealing with this shit for thousands of years… We’d be foolish to not learn from their mistakes.

  • Anxiety
    • General Anxiety
    • Feel a bit Worthless
    • Long Term Goals
  • Arguments Endlessly & Interpersonal Relations
  • Communication?
  • Disgruntled Worker w No Direction
  • Disorganized/Lose Things
  • Female Orgasm
  • Finishing Projects
  • “Fitting in” (onramp to Understand Self)
  • Getting Good
  • Habits/Discipline
  • Happy (see Peace)
  • Health
  • Intuition
  • Leadership
  • Long Term Goals (same thing as Habits??)
  • Lost af in High School (on ramp to Direction ie onramp to Purpose)
  • Lost af in Life (on Ramp to Purpose)
  • Mental Health (such a broad topic could be anything on this list)
  • Money Management
  • Money Mindset
  • Overworking (onramp to Peace)
  • Peace
  • Relationships (importance of, arguments, listening)
  • Phone Addiction
  • Self Conscious, Unconfident, Low Self Esteem & Highly Insecure
  • Shy and introverted as fuck
  • Sleep (health)
  • Stingy as fuck (Money Mindset?)
  • Stress
  • Time Mgt & Finishing (close to Disorganized, Finishing things, Time Mgt)
  • Travel the World
  • Uncreative
  • Understand Self
  • Understand Others (Relations, Communication)

Proof

Plan

Promise


“Man’s flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge
Austin Miller

3 Hours You Can’t Live Without

  1. (4 min)The 5 Regrets of the Dying by Australian nurse Bronnie Ware
  2. (13 min)The Harvard Happy Study TedTalk by Robert Waldinger
  3. (15 min)How to Make Wealth by CEO Paul Graham
  4. (3 min) What If Money Was No Object by Alan Watts
  5. (35 & 8 min) Suggested: BlueZones Netflix Doc or Vice Documentary)
  6. (14 min)The High Price We Pay for Pursuing the Wrong Things in Life
  7. (20 min)How to Find Your Purpose Robert Greene & Dr. Andrew Huberman


My North Star.

Alan Watts – What if Money Was No Object?

Me getting sucked into a 9-5

“In the Age of Abundance, the only scarcity is attention”
GOAL: Provide the greatest value in the least amount of time


South America
United States
Europe

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”

Hunter S. Thompson

Far too many graveyards a filled with dreams deferred. Generations past have gifted us a Modern World that allows us to work jobs we actually enjoy.

We no longer have to spend 8 hours sewing clothes for the local village. We now live in a world where we’re able to utilize the talents we already have.

Dream on.

Calvin and Hobbes
some goals

 

  1. Experience the rawest of human emotions
  2. Push the limits of human capability
  3. Regret nothing

Push the limits of human potential
Figure out what’s possible
Take Control of Your Damn Life

Above all, embrace happiness aggressively




In a world of any, we’re somehow dissatisfied with every.

  • Unfulfilling
  • Desire for more
  • Aimless wandering
  • Subpar relationships
  • Complacency of Mediocrity
impactful travels
&
what matters
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4 ideas each week that’ve made my life happier & more enjoyable

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