6 Discoveries from Near and Far: Volume XVI
Things I've found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter.
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Profiles
“I have always sought to have autonomy”: On the Road with Evan Dufour
This is a traveler case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) When I learned of Evan’s tale of medical woes in India, I wanted to hear more about his decision to travel the world before age 30. Here’s Evan: Tell us about yourself. I grew up in the boondocks of Connecticut where my love for…
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Life
Lessons from the Journey: Misadventures Produce Confidence
From my own 193-country journey to the stories of many other people who were kindly willing to share, The Happiness of Pursuit attempts to extract and convey the lessons of modern-day quests. This series explores some of these lessons. Lesson: Misadventures produce confidence. At nearly every stage in my journey to every country in the…
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Mini City Guide: Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
I love big cities, and always enjoy returning to Hong Kong, New York, and Sydney—among many others. But what about those unknown gems that are off the beaten tourist path… those obscure places that are just waiting to be explored by real travelers? Our new “Mini City Guides” are here to uncover those gems, and…
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Work
“The only reason to be in business is to be great.”
A conversation with David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker. Interviewer: The role of an editor is much broader today. Is there anything you feel uncomfortable doing, or is there anything you’re doing that you hadn’t expected to enjoy? D.R.: I enjoy all of it to one degree or another. There are days when you…
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Life
Plan in Advance When You’ll Begin to Worry About Something
Before a big talk, I used to stress out for weeks. The feeling began with a sense of being unsettled (and not the good kind). I was anxious and unsure of how to resolve it. Finally, at least a few days beforehand, the talk took over my mind and became all I could think about.…
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Giveaway: The Modern World Map That Started a Business
Every Friday is giveaway day. Comment to win! Win this modern world map, lovingly designed by our friends at These Are Things! After wanting an awesome map to hang in their home and being unable to find it, Jen Adrion and Omar Noory made one they loved. Hang it in your home to remind you…
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6 Discoveries From Near and Far: Volume XV
Things I found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter.
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Profiles
20,000 Miles & Countless Life Lessons: Tom Allen’s Global Adventure
This is a quest case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) More than two years ago, I met Tom Allen in California when I was on tour for The $100 Startup. He’d just finished a big tour of his own, and had a project he was working on: the screening of an all-new documentary about an…
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“Maybe you didn’t need that treasure after all”
Once you go down the road of adventure, you don’t always know where you’ll end up. This video of a cartoon quest made me smile. ###
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Life
Lissa Rankin on Finding the Quest
When I was writing my new book, I received a detailed note from longtime friend Lissa Rankin. She gave me some advice that stayed with me throughout the writing process, and I’m including it here with her permission. *** I am assuming that your book will include some of your personal story—your own quest—and I…
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Travel
Can You Get More Than One Chase Ink Card?
Link: 70,000 Point Bonus for Ink Plus **** Update: The 70,000 point offer has now ended. The card still offers 50,000 points and has gone back to having no annual fee in the first year. **** After a false alarm last week when we thought the latest mega-bonus would end, we learned that it was…
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Profiles
The Trans-Americas Journey: On the Road with Karen Catchpole & Eric Mohl
Seeing the world means different things to different people. For Karen Catchpole and Eric Mohl, it means taking a deep dive road trip through the Americas, from top to bottom. After over seven years and 150,000 miles, they still have most of South America to drive through.
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Life
Lessons from the Journey: “It Feels Good to Check Things Off a List”
From my own 193-country journey to the stories of many other people who were kindly willing to share, The Happiness of Pursuit attempts to extract and convey the lessons of modern-day quests. This series explores some of these lessons. Lesson: We are motivated by progress and achievement. It feels good to check things off. Lists…
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Travel
Mini City Guide: Dublin, Ireland
I love big cities, and always enjoy returning to Hong Kong, New York, and Sydney—among many others. But what about those unknown gems that are off the beaten tourist path… those obscure places that are just waiting to be explored by real travelers? Our new “Mini City Guides” are here to uncover those gems, and…
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