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The Wealth of The Future
I have an odd relationship with money. Often I feel that I’m beyond it or above it. I focus on the pursuit of happiness over the pursuit of wealth. At other times though, I think maybe these are...
View Article[Video] Node-based Thinking
I’m often a victim of the “Curse of Knowledge” when it comes to Gingko. I’ve been embedded in it for so long, I find it hard to see it as a beginner. This makes it hard to explain why it works so well....
View ArticleAn Even Flow
There is a massive body of work on “getting rich”. Whether quickly or slowly, automatically or with great effort, alone or as a company, scientifically or mystically. Just take your pick. There is also...
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The Pump and the Generator
Productivity and wealth are both powerful aids in enabling flow. But we need to keep these in their place, as a means to an end: Freedom. If you must do a great deal of work that is unsatisfying and...
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Lessons from Living Without Time
Here are some fictional diary entries, reconstructed from actual events: Six months ago: My PhD is almost complete! And I finally received my citizenship. Both of those open loops are now closed. I’ll...
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The Lies I Tell Myself
On the morning of April 4th, my “self reliance” ritual was cut short when I looked at the calendar and saw the day before was an empty box, where there needed to be a checkmark. I felt a dull ache...
View ArticleWe Restrain Ourselves
“THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking...
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Marketing: Ramjets vs Signals
In Kuwait, where I grew up, one can still find local fisherman using funnel cage traps. I used to watch them throw their cages into the sea, and found myself wondering about the funnel. “How wide does...
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Lessons Learned from Public Introspection
I’ve been giving this blog a great deal of my mental space over the last couple months, and it’s been extraordinarily valuable. Here are a few of the lessons I learned: On Wealth: To have more doesn’t...
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How do you start writing your thesis?
How many times a week do you think “I should be writing”? For some reason, even when reaching the end of their PhD, most people have trouble actually starting to write the thesis. “Just a little more...
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The Cascade of Costs
I’ve been considering raising Gingko’s prices. However, I realized that I can achieve the same effect by dropping Intercom and replacing it with something free or much cheaper. Intercom is an...
View ArticleSettling Down Again
6 months ago, myself, my wife, and our then-2-year-old son, sold many of our possessions, packed what was left into a 5′ x 5′ storage unit, and set off for Spain, Kuwait, and Sri Lanka. We have stayed...
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Gingko’s Path to Growth
Gingko is, and always has been, small, self-funded, and profitable. It continues to grow steadily, via word of mouth alone. But I’ve reached the limit of what I can accomplish alone. For a long time, I...
View ArticleMoving Forward : The Direct Path
I’ve decided not to pursue the Kickstarter Open Sourcing at this time. There are a number of reasons, but the most important is that it would mean a very long time before Gingko would start improving...
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Gingko Desktop – Ready for Testing
Gingko Desktop is now ready for testing. Here are a few quick facts about it: Runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Is based on files, so all your data is stored locally. You can open, save, and sync...
View ArticleStill going strong
I received a couple emails in a row asking if Gingko was “still active”, despite putting out what (to me) is quite a lot of updates… I realized that they’re all over the place, but not here on the...
View ArticleWriter’s block? 6 things to try to get unstuck
If you’re struggling to start writing, or struggling to continue, here are a few things you can try to get unstuck. Expose yourself to bad work. Get some examples of terrible work in your genre, and...
View ArticleThe Input/Output Ratio
Are you reading several books a month, but somehow you “don’t have time” to write? Do you read for inspiration, but avoid writing even when it strikes? I read. A lot. If I’m into a good story, I can...
View ArticleResolving Freedom vs Constraint
Sometimes, we have no trouble starting a story or project, but we’re unable to stick to one for long enough to actually get it done. That’s fine if we’re just playing and exploring, but at some point,...
View ArticleGingko Desktop – An Update
Hi all! The Desktop version of Gingko is nearly ready to be launched! You can find it on the new homepage, here: https://gingko.io Here are some of its features: Downloadable desktop app for Windows,...
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