How I did it: I read volumniously, wrote extensively, debated, reflected, and downloaded copious podcasts on the subject. I studied up on my Kant, Hegel, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Nietzsche, Rousseau, Locke, Rand, Descartes, Bacon, Hume, and Molyneux. Philosophy is the all-science about the nature of mankind. It is both descriptive and prescriptive. Philosophers do not merely absorb their ideas from the culture, but rather, reason them out from first… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Go to class, be on time, pay attention, take notes, and review before tests. Even in a challenging discipline like physics or engineering, it does not take a back-breaking amount of work to achieve high marks as long as you keep up with the syllabus, make sure you're understanding things as you go along, and manage your time sensibly. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I signed up for HandsOn Atlanta, a large volunteering organization with a website where you can browse for volunteer projects by times, dates, and skills. Read how I did it…
How I did it: My boyfriend and I packed up everything we owned, which pretty much consisted of a card table, computer, and some clothes, and drove from Columbus, OH to Atlanta, GA so Rich could start his new project management job. Moving out of my home town was a big deal for me. I expected it to be a lot more sad than it was, but I absolutely love it here and I don't miss Columbus a bit. Atlanta is warm, friendly, and full of interesting places to se… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I learned some QBasic when I was around 9 years old, and I mostly used it to develop chat-bot and "choose your own adventure" games I could have my friends play. Then I lost interest, but while pursuing an engineering degree, I had to learn Fortran (lol), Maple, and MATLAB. All in all, I think programming is pretty fun, but I'd like to learn more relevant things. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I met Rich through blogging about philosophy. He was very interested in what I was writing and we ended up debating about some things. He became more interested in the things I was passionate about than anyone else in my life. He wanted to read the books I was reading, he wanted to know and understand my thoughts. I loved his curiosity, honesty, sensitivity, and powerful mind early on, and we had so much to discuss. Unfortunately, he live… Read how I did it…
How I did it: We drove with some friends up to a river sometime in August, and we rented a few tubes, hitched them together with rope, and floated down the river for about seven hours. We had another tube for the cooler, where we stored food and alcohol. It was an absolutely gorgeous day; the water was nice and warm. Now I try to do this every year. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Over a year ago, I made a commitment to get rid of all of the people out of my life who I could not be totally honest with and who were hurtful towards me without remorse. I said that if I could not improve the relationship, I had to get rid of it. Little did I know at the time that this would be almost everyone in my life, including my family. I had tried to forget how abusive they had been towards me in my childhood, but as I was going … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I read various articles online, as well as all of philosopher and podcaster Stefan Molyneux's books. I also studied Austrian economics, Murray Rothbard, David Friedman, and Ludwig von Mises. Noam Chomsky has some great material as well, although I think he's way off the mark when it comes to economics, Read how I did it…
How I did it: My mother was a teacher at my elementary school, so I had to stick around everyday after school for about an hour while she finished up her work. Many days I would just go to the computer lab and play all of the crappy/awesome old Apple computer games. I became a pro at this game. There's also an application you can download on the Internet to play this game anywhere. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Very cheap! Just used an old homecoming dress and shoes, a cigarette holder I had when I used to smoke, and bought some gloves, eyelashes, and hairdye. The hair didn't turn out as red as I would have liked, and I couldn't find purple gloves. But otherwise, peope could tell who I was! Read how I did it…
