Bestselling author David Bach used to use Flonase, Alegra D, and Singulair. He used Advair for almost ten years before he made one change that eliminated all of these medications. He moved into a The Solaire, a green-optimized building in NYC. Going green is something we all know we should do, but somehow most of …
Anti-Snob Wine Appreciation: 7 Tips from Sonoma
In Sonoma: Kevin Rose and my attempt at an artsy wine photo. Thick legs, full body, good structure. Sounds to me like a bad Match.com description. But no, it’s a cabernet sauvignon. Huh? Alas, maybe wine just isn’t for a lad who grew up on Long Island with a rat tail. Then again, as the …
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24 Hours with Tim Ferriss, a Sample Schedule
The goal is NOT inactivity. (Photo: the super smart and sexy Pinar Ozger) Perhaps the most common question I’m asked is “what do you do all day?” I was recently interviewed by J.D. Roth on his popular personal finance blog, and one of his readers wrote in with the following: “I would like to know …
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Dating without Speaking? The Weird World of Eye Gazing Parties
Michael Ellsberg invented a singles event called Eye Gazing, which took off like an addiction in NYC (“NY’s hottest dating trend” according to Elle) and has been featured in media around the world, ranging from CNN to The Guardian and others. It is similar to speed dating but different in one fundamental respect—no speaking is …
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Learn to Eat Chocolate with the Real Willie Wonka
Theobroma–“Food of the Gods” Two weeks ago, I decided I wanted to be the real Charlie in the Chocolate Factory. Two reasons: 1) because it seemed like fun, like when I decided to play with monkeys not long ago, and 2) because I wanted to learn the little-known art of eating and choosing chocolate, which …
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No Girl? How to Express Your Man Crush on Valentine's Day Instead
V-Day street cred. No girl for Valentine’s Day? No worries. Problem solved. Like millions, I’m enjoying National Singles Awareness Day as Lone Ranger this year, and it bothered me at one point. But then I realized… V-Day isn’t about Y chromosomes. It’s all about sharing the love–period. Why not show some Fight Club-style feelings for …
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The Weekend Retirement Test Drive: Groundhog Day and the Rest of Your Life (Plus: Competition)
Don’t be a groundhog [yes, I know this is a hedgehog, but I liked the shot]. (Photo: Anxious223) There are a lot of rich and depressed groundhogs. This is a critical concept, so let me introduce it with an e-mail I received from a reader and executive at a Fortune 500 company a few hours …
Test Driving the Unreleased Audi R8, the Supercar Even Women Fantasize About (Plus: A Favor)
I love fast cars. Enter the Audi R8 supercar. OMFG. I get a massive amount of e-mail — almost 300 per hour at one point during major media — which is why I outsourced my inbox in the first place to virtual assistants. Sometimes, though, comes a snort-worthy e-mail — a zinger exciting enough to …
Depression: How You Label Determines How You Feel
This post was not planned. But… I have lost two close friends from both high school and college to suicide, and Heath Ledger’s unexpected death, which shows all the signs of suicide, saddened me on a profound level. It just shouldn’t happen. To paraphrase Dan Sullivan: the problem isn’t the problem. It’s how you think …
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Lack of Seriousness – The Last Interview with Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut is one of my few idols, an elegantly simple poet-philosopher of the first class. I grew up near where he lived in Sag Harbor, and I’ve enjoyed his writing since I was in junior high, where I silently hoped to one day have the courage to visit him. Alas, I am too late. …
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