Brennan's Old Blog

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. -Jack Layton

 

Making Good Work to Get Paid

Trying to understand why you should make people pay to read what you create is about letting people pay you to fail, DRY writing, time frugality, plunging into ice-cold waters, and adding true value. Sound interesting? Let me explain… Yesterday,...

A Medium Catalogue

A comprehensive list of every good story I’ve written on the topics of inspiration, creativity, productivity, technology, adventure, and more. INSPIRATION The Way of Walking Alone The Way of Walking Alone — Forty-four Ways to Live Like a Samurai Our Finite...

Optimism Culture

Optimism Culture I disagree. Having the ability to downvote does not suddenly cause an uprise of troll/hate culture. Reddit has one of the most constructive comment on the Internet, YouTube has one of the least — they both allow users to downvote....

Creating a Contingency Plan

Summary: This article details why failure is a powerful tool for reflection, and necessary part of life. It then goes on to outline a powerful method to plan for future success by cutting out anything that isn’t essential to your...