Category Archives: Asides

Leo of Zen Habits recently interviewed me via email, which has just been posted on his website. Thanks Leo! He’s been building toward a lot of great personal goals, and in the process of learning has been providing advice on … Continue reading →

As I get ready to return to Austin for my second SXSW, I’m struck by the feeling of nervous anticipation. Trying to explain this to a friend, I described the 2006 experience like having a summer romance while on vacation. … Continue reading →

According to three researchers, the easiest way to make friends is to dislike the same things. Excerpt: “We found a very robust tendency for people to mention more negative than positive attitudes about other people,” Bosson says, and the closer … Continue reading →

There are those who literally ROCK for a living, and the rest of us are sometimes lucky to get a GUITAR LESSON from them. Lorinator at Play Like a Girl demonstrates a guitar solo in this awesome video for one … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to be better about keeping track of who’s in the 9rules community, so I’ve been making a point of visiting every 9rules site I happen to see. One of the Round 5 inductees is Jeff Ngan, a … Continue reading →