Author: Funkstop
Date: May 19, 2015
Well we’ve been back from our 8-month long sabbatical for a bit more than a month now and a considerable amount of time after returning has been spent reminiscing. A number of people have asked about lessons we learned, what we would do again, or what we would do differently. After reflecting for some time, I … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: May 1, 2015
Author: Funkstop
Date: April 24, 2015
Author: Funkstop
Date: April 17, 2015
Author: Funkstop
Date: March 1, 2015
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown My rating: 4 of 5 stars While there isn’t a lot of extremely new material here, it gives actual practical tips and exercises which were new. Simple changes in perspective. I very much liked that it did not waste time with endless ‘talk’ about proving a … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: January 20, 2015
The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn’t What It Used to Be by Moisés Naím My rating: 2 of 5 stars Perhaps one of the hardest books I’ve ever tried to get through. Perhaps it was because I listened to the audio book and the … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: December 23, 2014
Awesome – so now you’ve got your prioritizations, you know your time-slices, and you have your flags and notifications under control right? If you haven’t read the previous articles, you may want to get yourself up to speed first: Part 1: Multitasking is a necessity Part 2: Starting points for the 1st function: Prioritization Part … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: November 18, 2014
Welcome to the next function: Notifications, Interrupts, Flags, and Semaphores. If you haven’t already, you may want to read the previous posts: Part 1: Multitasking is a necessity Part 2: Starting points for the 1st function: Prioritization Part 3: Time-Slicing It’s been another week and there’s another article talking about the detriments of multitasking, and … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: November 7, 2014
Well here’s our 4 6 month plan… 1 3 months down, only 3 months left to go. We are still trying to figure out India (Kerala? Bhuj? Where else??), Tunisia, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Laos… We are stopping in each, but no plans yet!! Tips and Tricks welcome!
Author: Funkstop
Date: November 4, 2014
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami My rating: 1 of 5 stars Perhaps one of the worst books I have read. I have heard great things about Haruki Murakami, so when this came out, I was excited to read a novel of his for the first time. It was disappointing. … Read More