These posts explain the philosophy behind the side hustle brand of entrepreneurship, and provide a great starting point for anyone looking to begin earning job-free income.
What is a side hustle? A side hustle is simply a way to earn extra income, apart from your “day job.” There are dozens of examples, which we’ll cover in full detail soon. Today, it’s all about the common characteristics of a side hustle. Mindset When you think of the word “hustle,” what comes to … Read more
Have you heard to the bucket of crabs theory? I first heard of this a couple weeks ago. It states that if there are several crabs in a bucket, and one tries to climb out, the others will pull him back down. Not having access to a team of live crabs to test this on, … Read more
Whether consciously or subconsciously, we conduct experiments everyday in our lives. Taking a new route to work. Trying out a new recipe. Trying out a new business idea. “The Lens of Experimentation” The benefit of looking at decisions through this lens of “experimentation” lessens the perceived risk of failure. Why is that important? In general, … Read more
The 4-Hour Workweek The biggest takeaway from this book is the 80-20 rule: the principle that 80% of the work is done by 20% of the effort. And importantly, on the converse, 80% of the effort only accomplishes 20% of the results that matter. Ferriss recommends doing an analysis of which of your activities, either at … Read more
It’s been 3 years since my last “best job ever” post, so I figured I was due. College Works Painting was the best job ever. And also some of the most crazy stressful and rewarding and humbling work I’ve ever done. The Internship College Works runs a student summer “internship” program at colleges around country. … Read more
For the past month I’ve been doing a little experiment. Each day I would do a set of push-ups until I couldn’t do any more. Push-ups to failure, I called it. On day 1, I only could muster up a mere 27 push ups. By day 30, I was up to 72, a 267% improvement! … Read more
I was working on a project that I was NOT looking forward to. You know the kind: hours of tedious mind-numbing work with no foreseeable shortcuts or efficiencies or automation. About Mechanical Turk Just when I was about to start I remembered hearing about a service from Amazon I’d been wanting to try. Amazon Mechanical Turk … Read more