Hey everyone, It's been a two weeks since we last spoke, but we've been busy! January is coming to a close today, but since it's not officially closed, I'll wait until next week to share some of the first month statistics. :-) I hope you had as awesome as January as we did. Let's keep things rolling in February! Here's whats going on around here this … [Read more...]
Untemplater Weekend Reading: Shatter Misconceptions Edition
These are some reads that are either very related to the untemplate message or just plain awesome stuff. This week we have topics we think we know about, but some misconceptions about those topics are shattered and revealed in these articles. One article is about standardized tests and horoscopes, another is about renting rather than buying. One article claims that fashion … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: How do you keep yourself accountable?
Like many others, one of my New Year's Resolutions this year is to exercise. I'm not focused so much on losing weight, I'm more focused on losing inches, getting tone, and looking and feeling good. In the past I've set this goal before only to fail miserably when I'd go weeks without exercising and began considering Cheetos as a food group. I didn't have a set plan as to … [Read more...]
Why should you veer off the paved path?
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path and leave a trail." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson When I graduated college, I was on a path that was pretty much set for me. As an analyst in investment banking, I was going to climb up the food chain (described in the entertaining story, Monkey Busines by John Rolfe and Peter Troob), go to business school … [Read more...]
Learn To Enjoy The Ride
We all take dating way too seriously. We rush it. We’re impatient. We force it. We settle. We’re afraid. We’re exhilarated. We quit. We do nothing. We repeat it all again. We forget why we’re doing the damn thing to begin with. Can dating be totally brutal? Can it be extremely uncomfortable and awkward? Can it be completely ridiculous? Of course…dating can and … [Read more...]