I decided to make my chess books free! Please upvote this HN post because it will help others find these resources. They are very short, concise reads. Great for parents, newbies, and dabblers. No chess background required. Sharing on your socials or directly with folks you know is extra credit, and much appreciated! (tweet) Thanks to ...

Hey world. Be like Wendy. Visit Andy. Take a peek, here's what it looks like - https://youtu.be/cHgetFLKkmY

1. Sleeping 2. Meditation 3. Yoga 4. Exercise 5. Slow walk, stargazing 6. Mindful minimal eating 7. Journaling, musing 8. Writing, blogging 9. Creative hobby (painting, music, pottery, long G45+ chess game, flow) 10. Reading a book 11. Cooking, gardening, cleaning, rewarding mindful choring 12. Making a gift, writing a letter, deep con...

I joined Sukkha Wasi to help organize and grow the business. After a successful first month, average revenue went from $200 to $500 per week. We achieved profitability, but we also discovered limits inherent to our team and the local market. What would be the best path to $1000? Perhaps we could set up shop in a more central location, ...

I don't celebrate or broadcast my birthday. I've participated in midnight parties, but never my own. From a solar-powered Kuti Kai cabin, dark amidst the mountaintop crickets of Vilcabamba, sleeplessly emailing this to the world is the closest I've come. Like so many good things in life, I'm doing this accidentally. The blog has been o...

It's my one-year anniversary of moving to Ecuador! I remember very clearly this day last year, busing from Guayaquil to Machala in the morning, eating a chicken sandwich and drinking hot coffee in a little plastic cup as I insulted all the locals complaining about the loud music and explained to the lovely grandma lady next to me that ...

We have a mascot at Sukkha Wasi! Today Reiman named him Clanny. Clanny has been visiting for months now. He comes down from the neighbor's place in the back to enjoy our public water bowl along with a generous food source in Maya. For the past few weeks, I've been trying to lay down some rules: no jumping or barking or begging, the kit...

I want to commit my foreseeable future life to a single grand project: excelling at a job, developing a romance, running a restaurant, or writing a book. The ambitious part of me says, "Let's do something super big and important!" I also want to re-evaluate my life priorities on a daily basis. The neurotic part of me says, "We should p...

1. You should do it. If you haven't ever considered it, then consider it. If you have considered it, and thought—even for a split second—that it might be worthwhile, then trust me...it will be! Proceed to step 2. 2. You should merely do it. You could spend your first writing session googling "best blogging platforms" or you could spend...

After drinking and spilling this morning's coffee, I washed the dishes. Clearly, the coffee had yet to kick in... Given the design of our little corner wash station and the limited elbow space available, perching a glass mug on the outer rim of the sink was not a good idea. I paused my washing and took a step back to admire the situati...

In my last post, I mentioned owning a business would be the next step to keep my funemployment going strong through 2022. A few people asked what business I was talking about... This is Sukkha Wasi, la Casa de Cultura! It's a tea house + pottery studio + tai chi dojo + restaurant. My adopted Korean-Ecuadorian mom, Maya Choi, started Su...

I'm in a liminal phase, between my anniversary of leaving tech work last September and moving to Ecuador last November. I'm contemplating what form my future funemployment will take. Ideally, I'd like to have more creative output. Pragmatically, I'd like to have more customers. The biggest thing holding me back has been my land. Althou...

I'm celebrating! Not only did this ripe deliciousness come 3 for $1, but also I finally feel happy and comfortable in my new home today. Here's what it looked like on August 1: Thanks to my excellent maestros, Angel and Monfilio, here's what it looks like now: On the first night, I accidentally locked myself in the bedroom. No matter h...

I woke up to this inbox in gmail: And this one in Hey: My blog was previously built using Jekyll hosted on Github Pages and some google forms. Images had to be downloaded and moved to a specific folder, then embedded in the code. That code had to be tested locally then pushed to production via command line. I enjoyed total control, but...

One year ago, I stepped off the tech work treadmill and opened myself to opportunity. I was flaring after a year of focused labor to better understand my professional identity. I’m pleased to reflect on my year of funemployment. It was difficult and ambiguous in many ways. Especially that first month, after accidentally resigning (i.e....

Love is unconditional generosity. When you cry with profound joyful gratitude in the act of giving and receiving. More than emotion, love is action. Over time it compounds into goodness. Seth Godin tells us how to "make things better by making better things." With our precious little time here, why not turn to loving more deeply? Make ...

Seems like a cool thing thing. Thanks Jason and DHH and co.