Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Life hacking

Hey, everyone wants to have their best life, by their own definition, and wants to reach that goal in the most direct route. This can be described as life hacking. The term hacking comes from the early days of computing and is used to describe the act of a programmer circumventing supposed barriers, usually simply because the barriers are there. Some of those activities are deemed illegal or unethical, and I would never encourage anyone in that direction. But to the extent that circumventing barriers in an ethical and legal way that stop most other people helps you accomplish legitimate goals, I say go for it.

For me, this means making the best use of my time and money, as well as developing synergistic relationships with people that can be mutually beneficial in the future.

Why work out for an hour if you can accomplish the same goal in 15 minutes?

Why buy expensive coffee from Starbucks when I can make a great tasting coffee drink for pennies at home?

So that's what I'll be blogging about here, and anyone who wants to add to my posts is welcome to.

Ciao!