I quit social media for a month… as someone who does social media management. Digital Minimalism We’ll start with WHY I got off social media. I started reading the book Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, here’s a quick summary of what it recommends: I don’t agree with everything he says in the book—it’s not realisticContinue reading “I Quit Social Media for a Month (as a Social Media Manager)”
Category Archives: Andy’s World
How Not to Forget Your Life
What did you do on January 16th last year? Just give me one thing. Yes, you can check your notes—which is the whole point of this post. By the way, here’s what I did on January 16th: I didn’t remember any of this off the top of my head, but I had it written down in myContinue reading “How Not to Forget Your Life”
Life is Finite, and That’s Okay—4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
My Review + Thoughts What’s it About? 4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals is an anti-productivity book. It meditates on the finitude of life and how it is frankly impossible to do, achieve, and see all that you might want to—but that’s an empowering thing. In fact, you should embrace life’s finitude. Every thing youContinue reading “Life is Finite, and That’s Okay—4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman”
Resilience, Reset, Reinvention
I’ve been pretty depressed. I got laid off. And I got COVID. And you know what? I’m doing pretty great now.
You’d think having all this piling up at once would’ve been a lot more difficult, but instead, the opposite happened.
Getting laid off has given me better headspace to work on my mental health. Getting COVID has sucked, but it’s forced me to do a lot of resets with bad habits, and I have a much cleaner slate.
Today’s post is all about resilience, resets, and reinvention.
My Creative Gear 2021
Hey!This page is outdated…Click on any of this text to check out the updated one I figure it’d be helpful if I assembled links for all the tech I use. That list keeps growing as I get more upgrades, so I knew eventually it’d make more sense to make a webpage rather than add moreContinue reading “My Creative Gear 2021”
MAGFest 2019: Ocabanda’s Triumphant Return
We all get together backstage and walk on. play our first song, and the rest goes amazingly. Most other groups at MAGFest tend to be loud music you can dance to, and we were an exception. We play our full set for the concert and end up going a few minutes overtime
Accidentally Climbing a Mountain in Nagano
Accidentally Climbing a Mountain in Nagano The best adventures are unplanned. Thursday night in Nagano – I was discussing my possible plans with the hostess at my hostel, and she recommended going to a nearby national park if I woke up early enough, looking around a Buddhist temple nearby at any time of day, orContinue reading “Accidentally Climbing a Mountain in Nagano”
What I’ve Enjoyed While Traveling (Instead of Doing Everything)
What I’ve Enjoyed While Traveling (Instead of Doing Everything) 観光じゃないで、良いしたこと See the last post about not doing everything while traveling HERE! 1. Blog Writing at Starbucks・スタバックスにブログを書く Since I had a wealth of experiences in my first half of my travel and not much time to write, writing has actually been really relaxing. And an added bonusContinue reading “What I’ve Enjoyed While Traveling (Instead of Doing Everything)”
You Don’t Need to See and Do Everything (While Traveling)
You Don’t Need to See and Do Everything (While Traveling) 旅行の時、全部をしなくてもいい You’ve been planning this trip for two years – a summer abroad in the country you’ve only dreamed of going to. You’ve been learning the language and can carry a conversation, you’ve looked up interesting sites to explore and activities to do, and everyContinue reading “You Don’t Need to See and Do Everything (While Traveling)”
The Japanese-Travel Weight Loss Program
When I told my friends about my travel plans for Korea and Japan during the summer, everyone who had been there before either said, “You’ll lose weight! You walk so much, the food is healthier, and the portions are smaller,” or, “You’ll want to eat everything and drink a lot, so you’ll have 4000+ calories a day.”
Little did I know they’d both be right.
Andy Cormier 