A Tale of Two Designers
4,167 CommentsIn The $100 Startup I wrote about two young art school graduates from Columbus, Ohio who had built a successful design business. Their business initially began by chance, when a…
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The Cure for Boredom
34 Comments“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” –Dorothy Parker I strive to live in a sense of wonder, yet often I fail. Even on the…
A Night in Doha
Leave your thoughtsDoha, the capital of Qatar, isn’t the kind of place you usually pop into without a task at hand. You might come on assignment for your company, or you could…
8 Ways to Plan Amazing Travel Experiences in 2014
Leave your thoughtsGreetings from the road! I’m in Johannesburg and preparing to board a Qatar Airways flight to Doha. From there it’s Paris, Doha (again), London, New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas…
Luck Appears When You Show Up: Notes from UA 250
18 CommentsReentering the world of long-distance travel after a month’s absence, there’s a moment that comes when I realize what it’s all about. It’s hard to predict the precise arrival of…
The Virtue of Insecurity
62 Comments“When I wake up in the morning, I feel like any other insecure 24-year-old girl. Then I say, ‘Bitch, you get up and walk the walk today.’” ―Lady Gaga One…
Make 2014 Your Year of Writing (Here’s How)
Leave your thoughtsHappy 2014 to all! If you haven’t set goals or a theme for the year yet, it’s not too late. Habits do not create themselves. If you get off track…
Visiting the Art Museum
Leave your thoughtsA while back I was emailing with Julien, and one of his questions reminded me of a story I like to tell… “A lot of people probably relate to the…
Do You Ever Get Lonely When You Travel?
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Last month in Hong Kong, I went to the New Territories, a part of the city I'd never visited before. It was only half an hour from bustling Kowloon, but it felt like a totally different region.
On the eve of my departure, before I'd fly to Tokyo and then to Los Angeles, I was feeling anxious. I went for an hour-long run, my longest in a while. I set out just as the sun was setting and ran along the water, looking at the Kowloon skyline across the narrow harbor.
2013 Annual Review: Looking Forward!
33 CommentsHi, everyone—the 2013 Annual Review continues! All posts will be open for comments from readers. In this post: looking forward to next year. But first! On Monday I published a…
2013 Annual Review: Reader Roundup
13 CommentsHi, everyone—the 2013 Annual Review continues! All posts will be open for comments from readers. In this post: links from several of our readers who are also undertaking their own…
2013 Annual Review: Lessons in Independent Work
14 CommentsHi, everyone—the 2013 Annual Review continues! All posts will be open for comments from readers. In this post: a few thoughts on the world of work. *** On general struggles.…
2013 Annual Review: Travel Roundup
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For the first time since publishing AONC in 2008, this year's travel roundup is quite different. Every other year, I've been to at least fifteen new countries (and many other countries I'd visited before). This time, my list is greatly abridged.
2013 Annual Review: Looking Back
50 CommentsHi, everyone—the 2013 Annual Review continues! All posts will be open for comments from readers. In this post: looking back at the highs and lows of the year. *** As…
2013 Annual Review: Introduction and Invitation
65 CommentsHi, everyone—the 2013 Annual Review is here! All posts will be open for comments from readers, and I’ll share a roundup of reader reviews at the end of the process.…
