Why I Quit Traveling After A Breakdown in Cologne, Germany

August 5, 2013 in Travel

The past two months has been a revolution for me, and I want to tell you why. Two months ago, I had been traveling in Europe for about five months straight. Now, as you know, Hack the System talks quite often about getting free plane tickets  and traveling the world, but I want to talk a little bit […]

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Cristal, No Lines, And Table Service — How to Hack the Club Scene

August 5, 2013 in Travel

This is a guest post by Charlie Houpert, co-founder of Charisma On Command, a company dedicated to helping men become their best selves. (This post is geared towards men living/partying in big cities like NYC, LA, Vegas, and Miami. For all the female readers, getting into clubs and drinking for free is mostly a matter […]

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A Short Summary of Stoicism

August 1, 2013 in Productivity

Over the past few years, if I could say that one book has influenced my life more than others, I would answer the book Letters from a Stoic. The philosophy of Stoicism became an important part of my life when I realized that, in order to achieve my greatest goals, I would need to face […]

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World Domination Update and A Community of World-Changers

July 11, 2013 in Productivity

Hi all, I just got back from the World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon — a conference hosted by Chris Guillebeau of The Art of Non Conformity. It was a very inspiring time — one where I was able to meet some of the people who influenced me over the last few years. While there, it’s […]

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WDS, Eating Kale, and Drastic Life Change in a Single Plane Flight

July 3, 2013 in Exercise

How can a single plane flight improve all of your habits—-eating right, exercising, productive work, meditation—simultaneously? I just flew into San Francisco, where I’ll be spending the month of July. I’m working with ESPN’s James Swanwick to determine exactly what makes humans tick—and how we can apply psychological techniques to achieve real, successful behavioral change. […]

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