“To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.” -André Gide
Marshallogue [mahr-shuh-log] is the conversation I have with myself, all the time. It’s how I think.
Eventually, I’ll get around to actually guiding you through all this mess, or at least give you a better place to start instead of just letting you have at it. Oh well, until then, you’ll have to sift through it on your own.
Still, I hope I can suck you into the journey, and I hope you enjoy my company.
All 1,661 posts from Marshallogue
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- 30: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 42
- 29: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 41
- 26: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 40
- 25: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 39
- 24: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 38
- 23: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 37
- 22: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 36
- 19: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 35
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- 16: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 32
- 15: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 31
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- 11: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 29
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- 09: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 27
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- 05: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 25
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- 03: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 23
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- 29: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 20
- 28: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 19
- 27: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 18
- 26: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 17
- 25: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 16
- 22: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 15
- 21: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 14
- 20: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 13
- 19: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 12
- 18: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 11
- 15: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 10
- 14: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 9
- 13: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 8
- 12: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 7
- 11: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 6
- 08: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 5
- 07: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 4
- 06: Thirty-one
- 05: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 3
- 04: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 2
- 01: The Virus: A Novel – Chapter 1
- March 2020 (1)
- December 2019 (1)
- October 2019 (1)
- September 2019 (2)
- August 2019 (4)
- May 2019 (1)
- 06: Thirty
- March 2019 (3)
- 21: The Skills Rubric
- 20: Am I organized?
- 17: Partial mentors
- February 2019 (7)
- January 2019 (18)
- 31: Subtraction [EXPERIMENT]
- 30: I want to learn to act quicker
- 28: INFLUENCE: Simon Sinek
- 26: Abandoning YNAB in favor of a spreadsheet for budgeting
- 24: INFLUENCE: Steve Pavlina
- 23: Michelle and my different types of socks
- 22: INFLUENCE: Gayle Erwin
- 20: Why I stopped posting for a week – Part 2
- 18: Why I stopped posting for a week
- 09: Remembering the shapes of telephone numbers
- 08: The greatest, saddest three words ever said
- 07: Who has influenced me?
- 06: The story of the cajon
- 05: Unsubscribing from emails
- 04: Lunching every workday [EXPERIMENT] – Day 3
- 03: Goal Tracker app
- 02: Lunching every workday [EXPERIMENT]
- 01: Hello, everyone
- December 2018 (2)
- May 2018 (1)
- 06: Twenty-nine
- December 2017 (7)
- November 2017 (15)
- 23: What I’m grateful for this year
- 18: I remember learning to take a selfie
- 13: One-to-one before one-to-many
- 12: How I checked 21 tasks off my To-Do list in a day
- 11: Most of what I write isn’t made up
- 10: What I mean to say is “frankly”
- 09: What we’re teaching ourselves
- 08: Not all cheese is Swiss
- 07: Old time
- 06: I don’t listen to anything on the ride to work
- 05: 100 things I do for fun
- 04: And then I was worried I wouldn’t do it again for two weeks
- 03: The time it takes to blog every day
- 02: How I want my finances when I die
- 01: What November 1 tells me
- October 2017 (8)
- August 2017 (2)
- 07: Walden
- 02: How City BBQ did it right
- July 2017 (9)
- 23: Save what you save
- 12: The best birthday present I didn’t see
- 11: Starting the New England piece of my 50 state goal
- 10: The feeling of being on top of things
- 09: Taking back my email inbox
- 08: Mental clutter
- 07: How to keep the two-minute tasks from distracting life
- 06: Mental clutter and the power of not batching: How I’m learning to wash dishes
- 05: YouTube knows me better than other sites
- June 2017 (4)
- May 2017 (3)
- 30: Replacing habits
- 29: Seeing habits
- 06: Twenty-eight
- March 2017 (3)
- February 2017 (17)
- 25: 10 posts in 1 hour [EXPERIMENT] – 7 days later
- 24: Why most people can’t optimize their life
- 23: Superfoods for thought
- 22: If you leave your guitar out on a stand…
- 21: How wanting to fly led to getting a Master’s degree
- 20: My superpower
- 19: Post #1,500
- 18: 10 posts in 1 hour [EXPERIMENT] – Conclusion
- 17: What do you do when the deadline passes?
- 16: Our band newsletter
- 15: 10 posts in 1 hour [EXPERIMENT] – Halfway Mark
- 14: Happy Valentine’s Day, Meagan
- 13: How do you decide if you should improve a weakness?
- 12: I’m not really good at…
- 11: What’s the context for that advice?
- 10: Doing instead of learning
- 09: 10 posts in 1 hour [EXPERIMENT]
- January 2017 (1)
- November 2016 (9)
- 26: Gage & Marshall Show #1 – On Gage’s new book, Zombie World
- 25: How to think about success
- 24: Giving thanks
- 16: No alarm clock [EXPERIMENT]
- 15: Make it difficult to fail (Or, How to make it easier to succeed)
- 13: Walk fast, walk slow, just don’t be average
- 12: Happiness scars
- 05: Show and tell
- 03: Factory default
- October 2016 (5)
- September 2016 (6)
- May 2016 (6)
- April 2016 (1)
- February 2016 (2)
- January 2016 (2)
- December 2015 (3)
- November 2015 (2)
- October 2015 (3)
- March 2015 (2)
- September 2014 (1)
- July 2014 (3)
- June 2014 (1)
- May 2014 (5)
- April 2014 (5)
- March 2014 (10)
- 31: Listening through the Bible [EXPERIMENT] – Day 31
- 29: Listening through the Bible [EXPERIMENT] – Day 29
- 18: How I answered the 100 questions
- 15: Listening through the Bible [EXPERIMENT] – Day 15
- 09: Listening through the Bible [EXPERIMENT] – Day 9
- 08: Why I quit building my library
- 06: 2 kinds of sad stories
- 04: Why I want to be a pacifist
- 02: Listening through the Bible [EXPERIMENT] – Day 2
- 01: Listening through the Bible [EXPERIMENT]
- February 2014 (9)
- 20: When I run out of posts to read
- 19: Waking up from the dream
- 18: Naming ideas
- 17: The importance of artificial start times (like New Year’s Day)
- 12: Reactive arrogance
- 08: My ebook about gods (but not really)
- 07: The sayings of Marshall
- 06: Looking for a job
- 04: Financing my first house: The plan
- January 2014 (9)
- 31: Have I told you about this before?
- 29: Home in Louisville
- 19: Apology for when I’m butchering another language
- 18: Machu Picchu
- 08: My brother’s traveling Peru with me!
- 05: Vomiting at 12:50am
- 04: How I got to step in 5 continents last year
- 02: The most productive parts of my year
- 01: House #1: The first official announcement
- December 2013 (7)
- November 2013 (12)
- 28: It’s the most wonderful time of the year
- 20: Secret mission revealed: Spanish in 9 months
- 19: Why I’m not scared of travel (to the point of stupidity)
- 18: How much I saved in Saudi
- 17: My opinion of teaching in Saudi Arabia
- 16: My opinion of living in Saudi Arabia
- 12: Reflecting on Saudi
- 08: I’m back, again
- 06: Last day in Saudi?
- 05: Scootering in Saudi
- 04: I’m pro-marriage – Part 1
- 03: Dorm-style lifestyle: Missing it already
- October 2013 (7)
- September 2013 (4)
- 09: A car in Saudi
- 07: Not standing out
- 06: No Facebook [EXPERIMENT]
- 01: The September start
- August 2013 (12)
- 20: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 19
- 18: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 17
- 17: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 16
- 16: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 15
- 14: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 13
- 13: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 12
- 12: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 11
- 08: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 7
- 07: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 6
- 03: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 2
- 02: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT] – Day 1
- 01: Paper Marshallogue [EXPERIMENT]
- July 2013 (8)
- June 2013 (9)
- 25: The new Sunday-Thursday workweek
- 20: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 19: Signature knocks
- 18: The $1,000 interviews
- 17: To publish: The act of releasing your craft to the world
- 16: Top 10 skills my parents taught me – Part 2
- 15: What has become of this?
- 08: Mr. Complainy Post
- 01: Trust and rethinking the shock experiment
- May 2013 (26)
- 27: Teaching ESL is the new taking to the high seas
- 26: Consumerism vs. Producerism
- 24: Books vs. the Internet
- 23: Hot gray sweater in the middle of the summer
- 22: Low contentment threshold
- 21: I need a new way to start thinking
- 20: 100 pushups [EXPERIMENT] – Week 5
- 19: Why I fund a Roth IRA, not a traditional IRA
- 18: Why I’m the worst student in Arabic class
- 17: Farewell, Dunder Mifflin
- 16: The power of normal: Why most can, but won’t
- 15: Culmination content: Why it can’t all be good but how to go for it anyway
- 14: Jordan’s last shot
- 13: My trip to the clinic: Why it’s NOT okay to get sick on the McGill/Royal Commission contract
- 12: Top 10 skills my parents taught me – Part 1
- 11: 100 pushups [EXPERIMENT] – Week 4
- 10: Why I’m all for nepotism – Part 1
- 09: Looking for the exit
- 08: You taught me this
- 07: The problem with being a Christian: Conversation with a Saudi student
- 06: Twenty-four
- 05: How routines help experiments
- 04: 100 pushups [EXPERIMENT] – Week 3
- 03: Partitioning: How to divide and conquer
- 02: As far as I know
- 01: Two years since I first moved abroad
- April 2013 (28)
- 30: How to have fun (when you can’t buy it)
- 29: A 10% increase per year doubles you every seven years
- 28: When could you stop working for money?
- 27: 100 pushups [EXPERIMENT] – Week 2
- 26: The first life insurance plan
- 25: Revamping my blog
- 24: Deleting my blog
- 23: Spoken words [EXPERIMENT]
- 22: 10 blogging rules I made but no longer keep
- 21: 100 pushups [EXPERIMENT] – Week 1
- 20: Questions that prompt me to write
- 19: Doha, Qatar
- 18: Dune bashing
- 17: Headed to Qatar
- 16: Life is like this water bottle
- 15: The best answers have no questions
- 14: How not to lie
- 13: 100 pushups [EXPERIMENT]
- 12: Al-Shabaab’s 2nd game: The tale of our victory
- 11: Al-Shabaab’s 1st game: The tale of our tragedy
- 10: You don’t learn a language by moving to the country
- 09: Slavery vs. Indentured servatude
- 08: A child’s occupation
- 07: Arabic classes, curtasy of Mcgill
- 04: I’m not always an extrovert
- 03: Thoughts on why I answer questions nobody asks
- 02: Why I answer questions nobody asks
- 01: The call to prayer
- March 2013 (29)
- 31: Why I like challenges
- 30: Restarting
- 29: The low point in Egypt
- 28: Spying again: Why I added analytics back
- 27: Discovery: The most rewarding part about Egypt
- 26: No change: The most annoying part about Egypt
- 25: Sick in, not of, Egypt
- 24: Mohammad the dancer
- 23: Pyramids
- 22: Feeling better (than everyone else)
- 21: Cairo, Egypt
- 20: The McGill/Royal Commission diaries – Term 1
- 19: Camp and community: How I got 16GB of ebooks for free
- 18: How we communicate and how we know
- 17: Naser’s advice for Saudi
- 16: Here is tenacity
- 15: Al-Shabaab: Our basketball team in Saudi
- 14: As though
- 13: How am I awake?
- 12: The perfect storm for saving money
- 11: The walk through dust
- 10: Headed to Egypt in the middle of an uprising
- 07: The 17-hour beer run
- 06: Tenacity
- 05: Why I’m not mad about losing money (this time)
- 04: Marshallogue is blocked from JTI
- 03: A day in my life – Saudi edition
- 02: 10 assumptions behind life experiments
- 01: 30 lessons from 30 days in Saudi Arabia
- February 2013 (28)
- 28: Big moves
- 27: Cool showers [EXPERIMENT] – Phase II
- 26: Travel and family, both
- 25: Traveling to meet people who are the same as us
- 24: Why teachers should be poor
- 23: The fear of foreign tap water
- 22: Eating without utensils
- 21: Cool showers [EXPERIMENT] – Phase I
- 20: Why I love dimples
- 19: Never ready until I begin
- 18: Cool showers [EXPERIMENT]
- 17: The Hindu and the prayer cloth
- 16: Why, I wonder
- 15: Am I losing my hearing?
- 14: Networking through generosity
- 13: Russian roulette for 12 billion dollars
- 12: Camp hangout
- 11: F very good?
- 10: Is Saudi safe?
- 09: The visa runs
- 08: Why we’re here (in Saudi)
- 07: How to run a difficult life experiment
- 06: You might be a traveler if…
- 05: Is it worth it to get a TESOL certificate?
- 04: Camp
- 03: How I leapfrogged into teaching for McGill University
- 02: Photographic memory: How to reliably remember
- 01: The Saturday-Wednesday workweek
- January 2013 (31)
- 31: 5 tips for speeding through airport security
- 30: Why students speaking Arabic don’t scare me
- 29: Disruption, like rain in the desert
- 28: It didn’t get any easier
- 27: Manama, Bahrain
- 26: Newark, New Jersey
- 25: A suitcase and briefcase: How I’m traveling light
- 24: My most embarrassing story (revealed)
- 23: FAQ: Headed to Saudi edition
- 22: How I started wearing Chucks
- 21: Different kinds of courage: Two examples
- 20: 100 either/or questions to ask anyone
- 19: Why this generation doesn’t care about privacy
- 18: Follow-through and followup: How to give back
- 17: Waiting
- 16: Evil intent vs. Misguided intent: Practicing Hanlon’s Razor
- 15: How specialization can lead to over-practice
- 14: The end of history illusion
- 13: How do you become a polymath?
- 12: Chumming
- 11: Jubail, Saudi Arabia: My second official announcement
- 10: International driver’s license: How I got mine
- 09: The legacy post
- 08: Automatic empathy: How I can feel bad for feeling so good
- 07: How I taught Zach to ski
- 06: Profile: Alisha Saulnier (aka “The girl with no shoes on”)
- 05: Attend weddings – I won’t regret it
- 04: I’m driving to Grapevine, Texas
- 03: This year is about to get crazy
- 02: Why my discipline died in 2012
- 01: Secret project #3
- December 2012 (31)
- 31: 112 rapid-fire memories from 2012
- 30: My 2012 review: Reflections on how it went
- 29: My 2012 review: What went well and not-so-well
- 28: I could, but I’m choosing not to
- 27: The one-day apprentice: How to learn skills through Craigslist
- 26: Ode to snow
- 25: Christmas 2012
- 24: How to dig up deep desires
- 23: Maturity: The outside part
- 22: Responding to proxy questions or proxy qualities
- 21: The humble hammock
- 20: Block
- 19: Proxy questions, proxy qualities
- 18: Why I write about myself
- 17: Why I like sad stories
- 16: Travels in 2012
- 15: Pick a card, any card
- 14: Your gift from me is yours
- 13: My black leather jacket
- 12: 12/12/12: Looking back, looking forward
- 11: Story soundtracks: The music of life
- 10: Pop’s bubble gum story
- 09: What would it take to write a story from life each day?
- 08: I don’t have the attention for that
- 07: The stream
- 06: Dave Coffee
- 05: Rapid-fire memories: A challenge
- 04: I still love to travel
- 03: Turbulence: How to feel the flight
- 02: Gunalcheesh: Grateful for Alaska
- 01: 10 facts I didn’t know about Alaska
- November 2012 (30)
- 30: Why I’m scared to open up
- 29: Writing stories: How to keep myself from cringing
- 28: Mood: Why I couldn’t recognize myself
- 27: Christmas land
- 26: More reasons to travel
- 25: How to program intelligence
- 24: The monkey, the lion, and the leprechaun
- 23: I’m visiting Alaska
- 22: I like thanksgiving
- 21: Friends fade fast
- 20: The baked-in benefits of calling it an experiment
- 19: Two kinds of experiments
- 18: Jennifer
- 17: How I got on TV on a beach in California
- 16: The art of art
- 15: Why I fund Wikipedia
- 14: Why experiment with making life worse on purpose
- 13: Why I’m 5′ 8″
- 12: The first night in Laos
- 11: No sight [EXPERIMENT] – Stage IV
- 10: Profile: David Kim (aka “Handsome David”)
- 09: No sight [EXPERIMENT] – Stage III
- 08: The joy of watching chess
- 07: No sight [EXPERIMENT] – Stage II
- 06: The method of the grandmother
- 05: No sight [EXPERIMENT] – Stage I
- 04: Trying just for the sake of trying
- 03: No sight [EXPERIMENT]
- 02: Who wants to go first?
- 01: Short posts [EXPERIMENT] – Reflections
- October 2012 (31)
- 31: How to tell a story: The journey part
- 30: How to tell a story: The purpose part
- 29: How to tell a story: The character part
- 28: How to tell a story (when you’re not telling an actual story)
- 27: How I tackle a new topic: My 8-step workflow
- 26: That one “who”
- 25: Two approaches to power: A parable
- 24: Write liberally, edit liberally
- 23: Have you tried it, dear scientist?
- 22: I’m aging out of voting
- 21: Why I want money
- 20: Why I studied Philosophy
- 19: Why I studied Economics
- 18: Stereotype, test, stereotype
- 17: Plans: Expectations in disguise
- 16: No one makes $10,000 in one hour
- 15: Tiring of fun
- 14: Space to understand
- 13: Why I smile for photos
- 12: Language learning isn’t all-or-nothing
- 11: Favorite vs. Signature
- 10: Seven hours different and offset weekends
- 09: Why there’s a hole in the basement wall
- 08: Why I didn’t get my MA in education
- 07: Why my kids won’t learn cursive (unless they want to)
- 06: Why strangers aren’t scary
- 05: Do kids need to learn long division? Do adults?
- 04: On purpose
- 03: Can I write a book from posts?
- 02: Short posts [EXPERIMENT]
- 01: How the logo reflects who I am
- September 2012 (30)
- 30: Papers: How to end
- 29: Color-coordinated case of crayons
- 28: On being cold blooded
- 27: Papers: How to up a page count
- 26: Why it’s easy to earn three degrees in four years
- 25: Papers: How to write a conclusion
- 24: The Weird bias
- 23: Papers: How to use sources
- 22: How I’m collecting testimonials
- 21: Constant connection: We expect more now
- 20: Sleeping sitting up [EXPERIMENT] – Conclusion
- 19: Papers: How to sound academic
- 18: How I found interesting classics to read for free
- 17: What counts as racism?
- 16: How I think vs. What I do
- 15: Freedom to be foolish
- 14: My favorite season
- 13: When to speak out against racism
- 12: Papers: How to write an introduction
- 11: Bucket lists that are boring
- 10: Papers: How to outline
- 09: Donating body parts
- 08: Why I chose a netbook, not a tablet
- 07: Papers: How to research
- 06: Sleeping sitting up [EXPERIMENT] – Fortnight 1
- 05: Papers: How to set up a template
- 04: Papers: How to choose a topic
- 03: Papers: How to think about the process
- 02: Papers: A series
- 01: No operating system: What now?
- August 2012 (31)
- 31: Survivorship bias: Why failures get forgotten
- 30: Variety, simplicity, and trying new things
- 29: Questions about Korea: 12 to ask your contact before signing a contract
- 28: The girl with the calendar mind
- 27: Why my friend wears shorts in the winter
- 26: Sleeping sitting up [EXPERIMENT] – Night 3
- 25: I’m retired (and some thoughts on retirement)
- 24: Sleeping sitting up [EXPERIMENT]
- 23: How Louisville feels after one month back
- 22: The downside to photos on Facebook
- 21: Thoughts before Korea, thoughts for afterward
- 20: It’ll end up out on the curb
- 19: Secret mission revealed: Master’s degree complete
- 18: What I learned from blogging: The 2011-2012 edition
- 17: Writing without titles (at first)
- 16: We can’t unexperience
- 15: Scared to ask questions about Korean
- 14: Adios
- 13: Active vs. Busy
- 12: The international Olympics
- 11: Unforeseen consequences
- 10: Why is it scary to tell our secrets to people closest to us?
- 09: The best part about couchsurfing
- 08: Travel lenses: How the world looks different now
- 07: My apple allergy
- 06: In Korea, in Thailand, in…
- 05: Goals to missions: How to get moving
- 04: Music, how I missed you
- 03: 8 crazy animals I ate in east Asia
- 02: Why I didn’t swim with sharks, pet tigers, or ride elephants
- 01: 5 months: My plans for the rest of 2012
- July 2012 (25)
- 31: Looking over the last month (in Asia)
- 30: The people I met while traveling southeast Asia
- 29: 2 purchases now that I’m back
- 28: Unforeseen consequences of Thailand
- 27: Unforeseen consequences of Korea
- 26: Why Saudi?
- 25: Living abroad: My thoughts on it have changed
- 24: Arabia: My first official announcement
- 23: I’m back
- 19: I want to marry a foreigner
- 17: Lotteria and Maroon 5
- 16: Sad to leave Bangkok
- 13: Why I deleated my photos from Koh Chang
- 12: Stranded on an island
- 11: Koh Chang: Elephant Island
- 10: No, sorry
- 09: Siem Reap, Cambodia
- 08: Okay, I admit it: sometimes I just want to breathe in
- 07: Into Cambodia
- 06: Bangkok felt like home
- 05: 10 facts I know about Laos now
- 04: July 4, abroad
- 03: Setting up for less
- 02: Vientiane, Laos: Sleepiest capital in the world
- 01: What do you know about Laos?
- June 2012 (19)
- 29: The other side of life
- 27: Backpacker’s wardrobe: Why I ran the experiment
- 26: Swollen eyebrow
- 20: Animal themes: I thought everyone had one
- 19: The camera holster
- 18: What surprised me when I announced the adoption fund
- 17: How to lose things in Bangkok
- 15: Learning Korean vs. Learning Thai: A lesson from my experience
- 14: The history behind Profiles
- 13: Actually worrying about malaria
- 12: Internet withdrawals
- 11: My first impressions of Bangkok
- 10: I love to travel
- 06: 51% class
- 05: How to arrive in a country you’re planning to leave
- 04: It’s not how long but how deeply
- 03: Soft goodbyes and hard goodbyes
- 02: Adoption fund [EXPERIMENT] – Conclusion
- 01: Southeast Asia: The official announcement
- May 2012 (30)
- 31: Adoption fund: The last call (and thank you)
- 30: 10 reasons to contribute to the adoption fund
- 28: 10 ways adoption is like marriage
- 27: Adoption is like marriage
- 26: Adoption and the 7 deadly stigmas
- 25: Adoption and Marshallogue: What’s coming…
- 24: Why I want to adopt – 30 seconds version
- 23: Announcing the 2nd product on Marshallogue
- 22: Love while you can
- 21: Adoption fund [EXPERIMENT] – Week 3
- 20: The bloodline: Am I okay without that?
- 19: Do you make better decisions when you take longer to decide?
- 18: An adoption question I can’t answer
- 17: 5 solid reasons NOT to join the adoption fund
- 16: Announcing the 1st product on Marshallogue
- 15: Post 1,000
- 14: My history of crying – Phase IV
- 13: My history of crying – Phase III
- 12: My history of crying – Phase II
- 11: My history of crying – Phase I
- 10: Tell a friend in person
- 09: Research vs. preparation
- 08: One goal, different strategies
- 07: Adoption fund [EXPERIMENT] – Week 1
- 06: Twenty-three
- 05: FAQ: Adoption fund edition
- 04: Why I want to adopt – Part 3
- 03: Why I want to adopt – Part 2
- 02: Why I want to adopt – Part 1
- 01: Adoption fund [EXPERIMENT]
- April 2012 (29)
- 30: How to feel 10 minutes
- 28: Gelding and birthing procedures: Which do you feel?
- 27: 13 item wardrobe [EXPERIMENT] – Day 15
- 26: Yo-yoing, then and now
- 25: How I’m flexible with life
- 24: The puzzle
- 23: Making more, not better, decisions
- 22: How I really choose which weaknesses to try to improve
- 21: What are your favorite, Marshallogue posts?
- 20: 13 item wardrobe [EXPERIMENT] – Day 8
- 19: 13 things I’m bad at
- 18: 13 things I’m good at
- 17: 2 approaches to strengths and weaknesses
- 16: Opening my home: An untold story
- 15: 13 item wardrobe [EXPERIMENT] – Day 3
- 14: I admire agenda
- 13: 13 item wardrobe [EXPERIMENT]
- 12: To-be lists
- 11: Prompts
- 10: One regret I had in Korea
- 09: They made different decisions
- 08: Determinism vs. Free will: When the debate turns scientific
- 07: Jaded
- 06: The parable of the repainter
- 05: How I suggest paring down
- 04: The problem with asking, “Is this adding value?”
- 03: The gaps between the labels
- 02: A list of labels
- 01: Dialogues: The Marshallogue expansion
- March 2012 (31)
- 31: Linking here on Facebook [EXPERIMENT] – Conclusions
- 30: Making one decision means making many
- 29: Why my students learn faster than I did
- 28: Who’s a writer?
- 27: Everything I’ve published about writing
- 26: A hidden benefit of extremifying
- 25: Extremifying
- 24: Is it easier to earn or save?
- 23: How I’m practicing telling myself my story
- 22: How to shop for experiences
- 21: The Flinch [EXPERIMENT] – The recommendation
- 20: She sold me: Korean edition
- 19: Questions about Korea: 20 to ask your employer before getting off the phone
- 18: No heater [EXPERIMENT]
- 17: Three bags: How I learned to manage money?
- 16: The Flinch [EXPERIMENT] – The talk
- 15: A tactical way to remind yourself (even months in advance)
- 14: Experience gifts
- 13: How to find a job teaching English in Korea
- 12: The Flinch [EXPERIMENT] – The signup
- 11: Mother’s Day in March
- 10: I want to learn the Louisville accent
- 09: Questions about Korea: 20 to ask before moving to teach
- 08: Why I don’t curate my photos (or posts)
- 07: The Flinch [EXPERIMENT] – The drop
- 06: Different eyes, different perspective
- 05: How I felt Chinese for a moment
- 04: The Flinch [EXPERIMENT] – The shower
- 03: The Flinch [EXPERIMENT]
- 02: I want eight kids (and why I’m telling you now)
- 01: Linking here on Facebook [EXPERIMENT]
- February 2012 (29)
- 29: My email address: The whole, long, drawn-out story
- 28: My own email address, at last
- 27: Why I’m killing the Facebook Page (and RSS feed)
- 26: There is such a thing as a wrong question
- 25: Why it’s useless to ask how much it costs to live in Korea
- 24: Daily checklist [EXPERIMENT] – Weeks 3 and 4
- 23: Will my Korean students remember me? How?
- 22: The ones who need to pay attention
- 21: Care instead of love
- 20: A show-stopping stare
- 19: The crucial element for getting signups
- 18: Little wins
- 17: When I landed in Korea
- 16: I have an idea, but I’m scared to launch it
- 15: My NaNoWriMo novel: Revealing what it’s all about
- 14: Chocolate days
- 13: Levels of formality (in English, not just Korean)
- 12: Living as though you’re leaving
- 11: I’m learning to stop saying goodbye
- 10: Reflection points and realizing happiness
- 09: I don’t have a reason, but I have a story
- 08: Why I continue reading blogs
- 07: Daily checklist [EXPERIMENT] – Week 2
- 06: My timeline for the future scared me
- 05: Having trouble getting started? Some ideas…
- 04: My self-discipline has dwindled
- 03: How often do you dream?
- 02: Walking in a winter wonderland
- 01: Month nine in the land of the morning calm
- January 2012 (31)
- 31: My best week in Korea (so far)
- 30: Profile: Loren Bennett (aka “Jimmy”)
- 29: How I traveled to Japan
- 28: Do you want a party or presents?
- 27: How to hold a thought
- 26: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe: Working in God-mode
- 25: I made my first video
- 24: Refreshingly honest
- 23: What went wrong? What can I learn?
- 22: Daily checklist [EXPERIMENT] – Week 1
- 21: How is your world different?
- 20: What are you after?
- 19: Where do you like spending money?
- 18: What are you practicing?
- 17: Daily checklists [EXPERIMENT]
- 16: The importance of including action
- 15: DMZ trivia: 11 facts about the line dividing Korea
- 14: Panmunjom, North Korea
- 13: Better sorry than safe
- 12: How I know my Korean neighbor
- 11: A day in my inbox
- 10: You don’t have to own a Kindle to use Kindle
- 09: Wardrobe diet: How I trimmed the fat out of what I wear
- 08: No, it’s actually how I think
- 07: Twenty-twelve
- 06: Is death sad?
- 05: JLS – We’ll pick you up
- 04: Laughing less is lonely
- 03: Why so serious?
- 02: Opening a box
- 01: Korea: My fifth official announcement
- December 2011 (28)
- 31: 111 rapid-fire memories from 2011 (0)
- 30: Closing 2011, I’m rich
- 29: What happens when no one needs to work?
- 28: Nature is violent by nature
- 27: A few options for complimenting people
- 23: Distinguishing between “should” and “would”
- 22: No refrigerator [EXPERIMENT] – Conclusion
- 21: The importance of knowing the consequences
- 20: Got education?
- 19: No refrigerator [EXPERIMENT] – Day 30
- 18: 13 things I like that are happening right now
- 17: My 2011 review: Reflections on how it went
- 16: My 2011 review: What went well and not-so-well
- 15: Wisdom is triage
- 14: I’m learning how
- 13: What went well this year? What didn’t go so well?
- 12: The ups and downs of living in a 10×10 room
- 11: 10×10: My Korean apartment
- 10: I’m writing for now – Part 3
- 09: I’m writing for now – Part 2
- 08: I’m writing for now – Part 1
- 07: My shoes are so thin
- 06: 3 reasons Islam is convincing (0)
- 05: How I held my breath for 3+ minutes
- 04: The day I took two taxis to work
- 03: Please, talk with your hands: What I’ve learned from teaching and poetry
- 02: How to live a long life (in 10 years)
- 01: Christmas without presents
- November 2011 (30)
- 30: How I learned to love poetry
- 29: My hours and wages as an EFL teacher in Korea
- 28: The day I slept through Skype and work
- 27: Sleep schedule [EXPERIMENT] – Week 3
- 26: Why stop buying stuff
- 25: Sour grapes: Common advice on procrastination
- 24: I can give thanks
- 23: What if we stopped buying stuff?
- 22: No refrigerator [EXPERIMENT] – Day 3
- 21: Representing how I think
- 20: No refrigerator [EXPERIMENT]
- 19: 11 links I’ve liked lately
- 18: My worst week in Korea (so far)
- 17: Why it’s a mistake to focus on avoiding mistakes
- 16: Sleep schedule [EXPERIMENT] – Week 2
- 15: Scott H. Young’s advice for (career) decisions
- 14: No textbooks for teacher: A moving story
- 13: Marshal: Spelled without an L
- 12: Speaking a foreign culture
- 11: 11/11/11 at 11:11
- 10: Why I try not to answer my questions on Facebook
- 09: Sleep schedule [EXPERIMENT] – Week 1
- 08: I’d rather be famous than wealthy
- 07: Projects you won’t finish in your lifetime
- 06: Stewart Brand’s advice for remaining life projects
- 05: Why I don’t feel bad writing about Korea anymore
- 04: 10 things I take for granted in Korea
- 03: A day in my life – Korea edition
- 02: Sleep schedule [EXPERIMENT] – Start
- 01: Halfway through living halfway around the world
- October 2011 (30)
- 30: My Two-Meal Diet
- 29: Ready to write
- 28: What I learned from walking to work
- 27: Why it’s harder to friend a foreigner
- 26: That moment when you decide to stay up all night
- 25: Inspiring others to care
- 24: Why I might have my body cremated when I die
- 23: How to get sick
- 22: 11 questions my students ask me
- 21: America and Korea: What’s the same?
- 20: Why I quit learning Korean
- 19: How my English professor challenged me
- 18: Sleep schedule [EXPERIMENT]
- 17: Cut it into bits and then tear it up
- 16: The near impossibility of empathy
- 15: 10 things I don’t have (and why)
- 14: Define your work – Don’t let it define you
- 13: Writing: A way to scrutinize your thoughts
- 12: 25 things the Internet replaced
- 11: Trades
- 10: How I created a wonderful memory
- 09: How to create a wonderful memory
- 08: A different sized, water bottle
- 07: The three E’s of education
- 06: Why I experiment
- 05: No A/C [EXPERIMENT] – Why
- 04: No A/C [EXPERIMENT] – How
- 03: No A/C [EXPERIMENT]
- 02: My first Korean wedding (in 3 parts)
- 01: Homesick
- September 2011 (30)
- 30: How I discovered I now love tuna (after hating it)
- 29: Finding the places where nature repeats
- 28: Luxury
- 27: Dying, old and asleep or young and awake
- 26: TV addiction, now sans TV
- 25: Why I try new things
- 24: Spam your friends, win a hoodie – You in?
- 23: Pamphlet: An attractive piece of propaganda
- 22: No wallet
- 21: Social asymmetry and the 4 types of friends
- 20: I change
- 19: Inconsistent decision, immediate remorse
- 18: Faithfulness
- 17: Early wins
- 16: The definition of wasted time
- 15: Why to write everything down
- 14: Divorcing friends
- 13: Profile: Christine Probett (aka “Aunt Christine”)
- 12: How to say something important every day
- 11: September 11, a decade later
- 10: Return of the Profiles
- 09: Why instead of How
- 08: It’s okay to kick away the ladder
- 07: The lady with the load: A regretful memory
- 06: Autopiloting: How to get other things done
- 05: Snowballing: How to tackle a To-Do list
- 04: 15 ways to avoid getting homesick
- 03: The complete meaning of passion
- 02: How to read the non-fiction books you can’t actually read
- 01: Why I don’t look at people I pass on the streets in Seoul
- August 2011 (31)
- 31: WordPress as an online journal
- 30: The more stuff, the more debt
- 29: My next Bible will be a Kindle
- 28: That’s not me
- 27: Goodbye to who you were
- 26: One big goal per year, every year of your life (0)
- 25: 3 reasons the rest of the world thinks westerners are rich
- 24: Hand Nanta: Best of times, worst of times
- 23: Instruction + Entertainment = Education
- 22: Language structures and the best way to learn
- 21: Beyond blogging
- 20: Photos + Facebook = Friends
- 19: A Korean veteran at four months
- 18: Things that make my stay in Korea so amazing
- 17: Fluent with chopsticks
- 16: The day I thought I was paralyzed: A tree story
- 15: Live like a backpacker, at home
- 14: Why I’m scared to learn Korean
- 13: How to check for language fluency
- 12: Things I’ll miss about Korea
- 11: Writing during the day
- 10: Why I don’t have a phone
- 09: The minimalist’s path through college
- 08: The opposite of just in case
- 07: How to eat a jar of peanut butter a day
- 06: Knowing where you’re from
- 05: Where are you from?
- 04: When you eat a jar of peanut butter a day…
- 03: The truth about wanting
- 02: Think like a kid – Don’t plan past your decade
- 01: A jar of peanut butter a day [EXPERIMENT] – Timeline
- July 2011 (31)
- 31: Fukuoka, Japan
- 30: Never underestimate these 33 things
- 29: Aloneness
- 28: Unplugging
- 27: Over packing
- 26: Blanks for the first 6 hours
- 25: A jar of peanut butter a day [EXPERIMENT]
- 24: 40 words about today
- 23: No shampoo [EXPERIMENT]
- 22: Fineapple
- 21: What’s a life experiment?
- 20: Drafting my teaching philosophy
- 19: The Experiments page
- 18: The Sticky Gun Game
- 17: English accents
- 16: Do things while you want to
- 15: Single parent adoption
- 14: American coins, foreign perspective
- 13: Nerf gun: Educational self-defense
- 12: 10 reasons I released a pretty lame ebook
- 11: Top 10 Confessions of an A- Student
- 10: I joined Google+: 3 reasons it might win, 1 reason it might not
- 09: Carrying too much
- 08: 3 ways to make body weight exercises harder
- 07: 15 things I should have done when I was a kid
- 06: Don’t be negative
- 05: Why I quit the 365 (Photo) Project
- 04: What does age measure, or matter?
- 03: The art of noticing things
- 02: Email ask [EXPERIMENT] – Summary
- 01: Email ask [EXPERIMENT] – Week 4
- June 2011 (30)
- 30: I like too much
- 29: Taylor Mali’s advice for sounding smarter than you actually are
- 28: I will tell you about the Thinking Robot
- 27: The time I ate peanut butter too fast
- 26: Create your language
- 25: Go anywhere, eat anything, friend anyone
- 24: Email ask [EXPERIMENT] – Week 3
- 23: Derek Sivers’s advice on… a bunch of stuff
- 22: Why guys my age don’t want to get married
- 21: Why it’s so hard to follow your dreams
- 20: 5 dying wishes: What terminal patients regret
- 19: What leaders do in excess, followers do in moderation
- 18: Hacking Hangul [EXPERIMENT] – Day 3
- 17: Email ask [EXPERIMENT] – Week 2
- 16: Class failure: A reminder about real life
- 15: Number 666
- 14: James Altucher’s advice for your idea muscle
- 13: Plan but don’t tell: 4 reasons for secret missions
- 12: Teacher, what is brave?
- 11: Why it’s hard to remember being brave
- 10: Email ask [EXPERIMENT] – Week 1
- 09: The beauty of madeup words
- 08: What I didn’t know about Kiva
- 07: A great business model
- 06: What if the opposite?
- 05: Young man, old man, future, past
- 04: How to teach simple things
- 03: Email ask [EXPERIMENT]
- 02: A case for Korean bath towels
- 01: The more expensive, the less exciting
- May 2011 (31)
- 31: 31 lessons from 31 days in Korea
- 30: How to become an angel investor in an hour
- 29: 3 cups of rice, 2 frogs, or any other goal
- 28: Why we want the truth
- 27: My packing list: What I brought to Korea
- 26: Rules for class: The only 2 you need
- 25: 2 big reasons we like high expectations
- 24: Pay the important first
- 23: How to get an apostille for your degree (1)
- 22: What’s the point of high expectations?
- 21: Locked out: An interesting night in Seoul
- 20: The game of communication
- 19: Is education better after some experience?
- 18: How I store information quickly: A computer tip
- 17: Why I haven’t posted on schedule lately
- 16: Flash Freeze in Seoul: May 14, 2011
- 15: Gary Klein’s advice for avoiding disaster
- 14: Friendship
- 13: What starts with “dia” but rhymes with “Korea”?
- 12: Remembering: Or, How to paint the past
- 11: Celebrating Buddha’s birthday
- 10: Is courage the only thing holding you back? (1)
- 09: How to learn bravery
- 08: Courage and Korea: Why it’s better to be brave than smart
- 07: The “I’m back online” Story
- 06: Twenty-two
- 05: The rice cooker that didn’t cook
- 04: The worst part about my first week in Korea
- 03: My flight to Korea – Part 3
- 02: My flight to Korea – Part 2
- 01: My flight to Korea – Part 1
- April 2011 (30)
- 30: Seoul: My fourth official announcement
- 29: You’re not in Korea ’til you’re in Korea
- 28: The last day: What do you do?
- 27: Eminent death, closure, and the top of the roller coaster
- 26: Geumho-dong: My third official announcement
- 25: The tension between stopping and settling
- 24: Do you feel like I feel?
- 23: Hacking Hangul [EXPERIMENT] – Day 2
- 22: George Orwell’s advice on politics and the English language
- 21: How to buy a flight for free
- 20: Hacking Hangul [EXPERIMENT] – Day 1
- 19: My bad: A letter-grade mistake
- 18: What 24-hour time taught me about translating
- 17: How to tolerate risk
- 16: Past tense vs. present tense: Two first-person experiments
- 15: No drums for a year?
- 14: Writer tension
- 13: Hacking Tim Ferriss: A better way to learn his best-seller secrets
- 12: Manufacturing byproducts
- 11: How to get a U. S. passport
- 10: Open-mindedness: Only right when you’re wrong
- 09: No books for a year?
- 08: Trump for President? Seriously?
- 07: Trapped in trust
- 06: Learning to write dialogue
- 05: The problem with stories
- 04: And then what’s next
- 03: Profile: Dru Longhofer (aka “Drusir”)
- 02: Perhaps the most calculated way to save a life
- 01: Suji-gu: My second official announcement (1)
- March 2011 (31)
- 31: 100 items x 10 posts = 1 [EXPERIMENT] – Recap
- 30: 100 blogs in my RSS reader (1)
- 29: 100 things that scare me
- 28: 100 questions to ask people
- 27: 100 suggestions for when you’re bored
- 26: 100 men I admire (1)
- 25: 100 phrases we should use more often
- 24: 100 facts about you
- 23: 100 books I’ve read (1)
- 22: 100 movies I’ve seen
- 21: 100 words I like (1)
- 20: 100 items x 10 posts = 1 [EXPERIMENT]
- 19: The year without coke
- 18: No TV [EXPERIMENT] – Paused
- 17: Chopsticks, Korean style [EXPERIMENT] – Day 6
- 16: Apostilled FBI background check for teaching ESL in Korea (3)
- 15: Chopsticks, Korean style [EXPERIMENT] – Day 5
- 14: Chopsticks, Korean style [EXPERIMENT] – Day 4
- 13: Chopsticks, Korean style [EXPERIMENT] – Day 3
- 12: Why Christians are non-conformists
- 11: Helping Japan
- 10: Personal philosophies
- 09: The hypothetical curriculum
- 08: Resume package for teaching ESL in Korea
- 07: Paperwork for South Korea: 7 things you’ll need to teach English
- 06: No TV [EXPERIMENT] – Day 14
- 05: My first piece of advice for anyone interested in teaching ESL in Korea
- 04: What to say when you don’t know what to say
- 03: No TV [EXPERIMENT] – Day 11
- 02: Everyone has excuses
- 01: Book spines
- February 2011 (28)
- 28: Small experiments before big experiments
- 27: No TV [EXPERIMENT] – Day 7
- 26: 10 ideas for life experiments
- 25: Chopsticks, Korean style [EXPERIMENT] – Day 2
- 24: Chopsticks, Korean style [EXPERIMENT] – Day 1
- 23: No TV [EXPERIMENT] – Day 3
- 22: Facebook once per day [EXPERIMENT]
- 21: Colin Wright’s advice for lifestyle experiments (1)
- 20: More bloggers should do this (1)
- 19: Everything I’ve published about Do, Doing, Done
- 18: My Doing list
- 17: The Doing list: How to direct yours (1)
- 16: How to document (or discover) what you’re doing
- 15: My Do list
- 14: How much life does that cost?
- 13: The Do list: How to make yours effective (2)
- 12: The Wannado list: Yeah, you need one of these too (2)
- 11: From Done list to Do list: Here’s why
- 10: My Done list
- 09: The Done list: How and why to make yours (1)
- 08: Do, Doing, Done: The lists for Marshland (1)
- 07: Everything I’ve published about Twitter
- 06: Deep connections through shallow Twitter
- 05: 16 quick rules for engaging on Twitter
- 04: Quoting: A different way to retweet
- 03: 4 ways to find content for Twitter (1)
- 02: Tips for creating fresh Twitter content
- 01: Prepping your Twitter account for people
- January 2011 (31)
- 31: From their blogs to your Twitter stream
- 30: 3 tools to automate your tweeting (1)
- 29: 3 tips for reducing Twitter overload (1)
- 28: How to start on Twitter (1)
- 27: Resources, not news
- 26: JIT Living: Making time to do things now
- 25: Why to talk to yourself
- 24: The waffle I’ll always remember
- 23: Sticks and mortar: A permanent memory
- 22: Long walks, long meals: Recipe for happiness
- 21: Lenses (1)
- 20: I have a lot of compassion for myself
- 19: Why do options sometimes help but other times hinder?
- 18: The Have-Done list (1)
- 17: You should read the archives
- 16: Don’t change plans under duress
- 15: Darren Rowse’s 4-year-old son’s advice
- 14: Sand and knitting and adding other small things
- 13: No more spying: Why I’m ditching analytics here
- 12: 7 reasons Korean is easy to learn (0)
- 11: 5 reasons Korean is tough to learn (1)
- 10: FAQ: Headed to Korea edition (2)
- 09: Editing becomes lying (sometimes) (0)
- 08: Wardrobe awareness (1)
- 07: The nice thing about one high-value task (0)
- 06: Looping (0)
- 05: 3 things to leave behind (0)
- 04: No comments, just responses (0)
- 03: Snowboarding: Or, How to get beat up (0)
- 02: New design: Welcome to the dentist’s office (0)
- 01: South Korea: My official announcement (4)
- December 2010 (31)
- 31: 110 rapid-fire memories from 2010 (4)
- 30: Tumbleweed: Tiny houses (0)
- 29: How to sell a butt-load of books (4)
- 28: Why I like quotes (0)
- 27: 3 tricks to maximize your screen space (0)
- 26: Listening for personal vocabulary and phrases (0)
- 25: Christmas 2010 (0)
- 24: Last commercial Christmas (2)
- 23: If 70% don’t use it, don’t bother (0)
- 22: From coding up to cutting down: My shift back to minimalism (1)
- 21: How to write a story I’ll enjoy (0)
- 20: Your average is not average (0)
- 19: Why cartoons work (0)
- 18: How do you know if you’re dreaming? (0)
- 17: The worst part about procrastinating (1)
- 16: The perfect taco (0)
- 15: Give what you want to get (0)
- 14: Gift guide: What to give Marshall anytime (2)
- 13: The profile picture, hacked (3)
- 12: How you can feel most alive, Marshall (0)
- 11: Missing days here (0)
- 10: Advice: Experience generalized (2)
- 09: One old journal online: A milestone (2)
- 08: Days are smaller, years are bigger (0)
- 07: In praise of following (0)
- 06: Polyphasic sleeping babies? (0)
- 05: Journal prompts: How I start writing each day (4)
- 04: Desiring deep playfulness (2)
- 03: The game Almin taught me (0)
- 02: Breakdown of a Black Friday (8)
- 01: Top 12 types of Facebook statuses (2)
- November 2010 (30)
- 30: Age, backward: Counting the life you have left (1)
- 29: Superfluous (and other words that are what they mean) (0)
- 28: Plussing: How to treat life like improv comedy (0)
- 27: Why to wear a scarf (0)
- 26: Infotainment: Like “How to be a conversation ninja” (2)
- 26: 10 reasons Thanksgiving is better than Christmas (4)
- 24: How to read 50+ books in a year (0)
- 23: “You and your white T-shirts,” said Raquel (0)
- 22: Not everyone cares about Wikipedia (0)
- 21: Desire = sacrifice: What “I want it” means (0)
- 20: Confident insecurity and bending reality (0)
- 19: Anyone want to start a textbook-only library? (0)
- 18: Why not enough beats too much (0)
- 17: Farbood Nivi’s advice for getting money or advice (0)
- 16: Why I want to remind others (3)
- 15: Virtual property, literally (0)
- 14: How to suck a reader deep into your blog (0)
- 13: The opposite of fear is NOT courage (0)
- 12: Fear can point to what’s important (2)
- 11: Their job is to design addictions (1)
- 10: Ambiguity is interesting (Plus, a blog I just discovered) (1)
- 09: How to answer a pointed question (0)
- 08: No survivors, no souvenirs (0)
- 07: I’m sick (2)
- 06: How to customize your Facebook news feeds (0)
- 05: Penzu: Bringing my journals back online (6)
- 04: Please help: I don’t get poetry (3)
- 03: 2 kinds of blogs (0)
- 02: Why vote? (8)
- 01: My novel vs. my house: Why I meet some goals but miss others (2)
- October 2010 (31)
- 31: It’s easy (0)
- 30: Permission to give up: How to leverage quitting (0)
- 29: The hypothetical meeting (2)
- 28: What are you afraid of? (0)
- 27: Self-expression vs. communication (0)
- 26: Jason Fried’s advice in 6 sentences (0)
- 25: Human time-lapse (0)
- 24: Story of the foam airplane (0)
- 23: Is this the cure for cancer? (0)
- 22: How to scam online daters (0)
- 21: Marshall in six words (2nd edition) (0)
- 20: Here’s why we don’t need new info (0)
- 19: Inspiration is perishable (1)
- 18: Hannah Arendt quotes on political lying (0)
- 17: Why I grew dreadlocks (0)
- 16: How NOT to introduce the pastor in a dream (0)
- 15: Chocolate, dust, and why I’m skeptical of delayed gratification (0)
- 14: 8 reasons to walk for no reason (1)
- 13: Grandpa’s swing (2)
- 12: The first time I ran out of gas (2)
- 11: The first question is Why, not How (0)
- 10: This is a first draft (0)
- 09: Simon Sinek’s advice to start with Why (1)
- 08: The perfect day begins the night before (0)
- 07: What’s the best way to increase your general knowledge? (0)
- 06: So yeah, this’s how I punctuate (2)
- 05: So yeah, my sentence structure and grammar. Fun, right? (0)
- 04: So yeah, here’re some words I use (1)
- 03: So yeah, this is (kinda) the way I actually speak (3)
- 02: Ten O-one Ten: Take 1 (0)
- 01: Crocker’s Rules and how to make Radical Honesty work (0)
- September 2010 (30)
- 30: Radical Honesty (2)
- 29: “Loved, they want to be” – My new song (0)
- 28: Why leaders give abstract advice (0)
- 27: 4 marks of maturity (2)
- 26: Why blog comments are overrated (2)
- 25: Coke (2)
- 24: Will they make up quotes for you? (0)
- 23: Blessing is simple (0)
- 22: Corporate Cannibalism (0)
- 21: Repeatable (1)
- 20: Headed to school? Bring a foam hand (0)
- 19: One high-value task each day (3)
- 18: 20+ notes from a writing seminar (0)
- 17: The ninja presentation no one saw coming (0)
- 16: I don’t want my Facebook profile memorialized (0)
- 15: On starting a bank and big goals (0)
- 14: Typefaces, logos, and design: Can you help me learn? (2)
- 13: Living by numbers? What if you and I quit? (2)
- 12: Why no one likes Q&A (0)
- 11: Talk the walk (0)
- 10: My aunt’s best knock-knock joke (4)
- 09: If you were a dictionary entry… (0)
- 08: Ignite Louisville? (0)
- 07: Creating reminders (1)
- 07: The Grits Effect (0)
- 05: 2 things that change lives (0)
- 04: My new number and how to get yours free through Google (0)
- 03: Why Seth Godin doesn’t need traditional publishers (0)
- 02: Direction > Decision (1)
- 01: Thoughts on Collectivism (0)
- August 2010 (31)
- 31: The meaning of yellow (0)
- 30: Trying to understand how I think (0)
- 29: How my friend hit a pole with his face (0)
- 28: Playing like a spaz (0)
- 27: How I fight depression (3)
- 26: What do you want? Do they know? (0)
- 25: Social proof: How far can we go to get it? (0)
- 24: Parenting patterns (0)
- 23: If you give a Zach a pillow… (6)
- 22: Jeff Bezos’s Regret Minimization Framework (3)
- 21: The Insider Paradox (0)
- 20: From ENTP to ENFJ: A different take on personality tests (2)
- 19: MarshallJonesJr.com (0)
- 18: Post 365 (2)
- 17: What I learned from blogging: The 2009-2010 edition (0)
- 16: Profile: Harold Decker (aka "Grandpa D") (0)
- 15: Eugenics (0)
- 14: Documenting me: An 898-word stream of consciousness (0)
- 13: How do you convince a 90-year-old to quit smoking? (0)
- 12: Jimmy (0)
- 11: Profile: Dean Jones (aka "Grandpa Jones") (1)
- 10: My chemical toenail (2)
- 09: Profile: Melissa Jones (aka "GraMelissa") (2)
- 08: If you can get Steve to laugh at X… (0)
- 07: How to make it easier to blog every day (0)
- 06: The definition of cliche (1)
- 05: "I'd rather be hated than forgotten"
- 04: Coming soon (within two weeks)… (3)
- 03: I default to teaching, not testing (0)
- 02: Retweeting and how it's killing confidentiality (2)
- 01: Posting schedule? Ah, never mind (0)
- July 2010 (31)
- 31: The Cinderella Way (0)
- 30: Profile: Carolyn Decker (aka "Grandma D") (0)
- 29: Why you and I aren't world-class (0)
- 28: Facebook "Questions" (0)
- 27: How to sound profound (4)
- 26: How to create a great quote (8)
- 25: Faith is like spirituality… (0)
- 24: I want to look back on myself in two years and think I was an idiot (0)
- 23: Profile: Marian Jones (aka "Grandma Jones") (0)
- 22: Introversion and extroversion – Take #2 (3)
- 21: Shy is not introverted, outgoing is not extroverted (2)
- 20: Happy 25th! (4)
- 19: A two-word question that makes improving easier (2)
- 18: Christianity's crazy claim (0)
- 17: The missing gear in life (8)
- 16: Profile: Zach Jones (aka "Z") (1)
- 15: If I could meet anyone, I don't know who I'd want to meet (0)
- 14: Friendships are my favorite (0)
- 13: 30 things I think are overrated (2)
- 12: Thornton's and the value of throwing bones (0)
- 11: The great (or not so great) misunderstanding (0)
- 10: The history of "Poppy" (PLUS a look into the future) (0)
- 09: Profile: Raquel Jones (aka "Raquelaroo") (1)
- 08: Why aren't we connecting every, single day? (0)
- 07: The unintelligence of .25¢ (2)
- 06: Why is future opinion better than historic opinion? (2)
- 05: A boy's thoughts on (not) growing up (4)
- 04: My love/hate relationship with 'spiritual' (0)
- 03: The start of a posting schedule (5)
- 02: Love is NOT an action (1)
- 01: I didn't write a story last month (0)
- June 2010 (30)
- 30: 3 benefits of re-reading books (1)
- 29: Good, bad, and perfect salesmen (2)
- 28: Profile: William Jones (aka "Will-I-Am") (0)
- 27: Different kinds of energies (0)
- 26: How blogging is hurting my journaling (3)
- 25: "Marshallogue" (0)
- 24: How to charge for cream cheese (0)
- 23: The Jack Bauer Promise (2)
- 22: "Marshallogue" – Too confusing? (4)
- 21: Profile: Ted E. Jones (aka "Media Man") (2)
- 20: Driving at night… with the A/C blasting (0)
- 19: One thing employees have going for them (0)
- 18: The Comment 'Like' Button (and its Facebook page) (0)
- 17: "You don’t always have a choice" (0)
- 16: The way of the retweet (2)
- 15: How to dress like Marshall – 10 style commandments (0)
- 14: Profile: Carla Jones (aka "Momma") (0)
- 13: Why I'd abandon Christianity (and what to do about it) (0)
- 12: Write your own timeline (2)
- 11: Perfect life situation? (0)
- 10: How to find what values do NOT matter to you (0)
- 09: Pluralizing perfection (3)
- 08: How do you decide to spend money? (6)
- 07: "What if we all did that?" …my foot! – Part 2 (0)
- 06: "What if we all did that?" …my foot! – Part 1 (2)
- 05: Sink or swim? (1)
- 04: Trying more and the cost of success (0)
- 03: Against the Design Argument (0)
- 02: How to teach people who know way, way more than you do (0)
- 01: The problem with an unconditional marriage (6)
- May 2010 (31)
- 31: Profile: Rocky Jones (aka "Poppy," et al.) (0)
- 30: First camping trip – Part 1 (0)
- 29: Automated blogging (1)
- 28: Profiling… yep, that's what I'm going to do (2)
- 27: I've never been camping (0)
- 26: Tony Impellizzeri's Pizza (1)
- 25: How to accomplish crazy-big goals (faster) (0)
- 24: TV shows revisited (0)
- 23: Time boxing in 10 minutes (2)
- 22: Cars are safer than people (0)
- 21: Google's Pac-Man (1)
- 20: Computer's back up (9)
- 19: Milestone phases (2)
- 18: Election Day (and how it didn't go for me) (2)
- 17: I don't want to be a blogger (2)
- 16: Why legislate? (4)
- 15: Forcing choice (1)
- 14: {F}Score (1)
- 13: The Pit (0)
- 12: How to say 'ok' 15 different ways (4)
- 11: Reading books I don't agree with? (0)
- 10: Computer break (2)
- 09: "You have to choose what kind of person you want to be" (2)
- 08: The new "Don't trust anyone over 30" (3)
- 07: I forgot I wrote that (1)
- 06: Twenty-one (3)
- 05: The Lime Coke Diet (2)
- 04: The top reason Facebook is better than Twitter (2)
- 03: 4 factors that lead to great stories (1)
- 02: Learning and teaching (0)
- 01: Monthly life stories (1)
- April 2010 (30)
- 30: How can I make a cool giveaway? – I need your advice (2)
- 29: Sculpting an audience with content (0)
- 28: The firsts (0)
- 27: Andrew Warner's advice (2)
- 26: I always think I'm right – so do you (0)
- 25: The people you have to go and get (0)
- 24: Facebook chat tip: How to only show "online" for specific friends (0)
- 23: I beat a guy on a bike running (0)
- 22: A lesson from "The 10 Lies Girls Tell Guys" page (0)
- 21: Hands… up or down? (0)
- 20: Interruption costs (1)
- 19: 5 reasons I dropped the comma from my name (1)
- 18: Terms of endearment (3)
- 17: If you knew you would die tomorrow (3)
- 16: My favorite color (10)
- 15: Realizing selfishness through children (2)
- 14: The Law of the Classroom (0)
- 13: My college experience and best advice – Friend (1)
- 12: The official, "Marshall Jones Jr.," Facebook fan page (0)
- 11: Lousy teacher, lousy student: How I support double standards (0)
- 10: Need your help – How can I replace "just"? (2)
- 09: Conquering the head nod (0)
- 08: My college experience and best advice – Cut (1)
- 07: My college experience and best advice – Compress (1)
- 06: My college experience and best advice – Multitask (1)
- 05: Goodbye is going goodbye (0)
- 04: Not-amazing is often better than amazing… (0)
- 03: My college experience and best advice – Prepare (1)
- 02: I finished two B. A. degrees two days before turning 20 (4)
- 01: Not April Fool's Day (0)
- March 2010 (31)
- 31: Robyn (0)
- 30: 10 herbs and spices to start with (actually, just what I enjoy) (4)
- 29: Herbs and spices: The cologne and perfume of food (0)
- 28: Trying new food (0)
- 28: Made from a box (hopefully not) (0)
- 26: They qualify me (1)
- 25: Marshall in six words (1)
- 24: 15 funniest and quotable-est movies I've ever seen (0)
- 23: 15 things I'm interested in (2)
- 22: 10 more activities I like (0)
- 21: 20 activities I like (1)
- 20: Still in love with chat (0)
- 19: How to purchase two years of someone's life for about $20 (0)
- 18: 24 qualities I'd like to have "instead of…" (0)
- 17: Pinch! (0)
- 16: Not my brightest honeymoon idea (2)
- 15: My worst case of "spring forward" yet (2)
- 14: 5 foods I wouldn't eat after anyone (6)
- 13: Opening the comments here (16)
- 12: People rich
- 11: How to come up with too many post ideas (2)
- 10: Kids in my marriage – Part 1
- 09: The "big three" before marriage
- 08: Premarital finance quiz (1)
- 07: "Marshall, if I paid you a penny each day…"
- 06: My first class in college
- 05: "Uh… this is a message for Marshall Jones…"
- 04: 10 weird, interview questions I could answer in a heartbeat
- 03: 10 lessons I learned from cutting my own hair
- 02: “Is,” not “should be”
- 01: Why I want to marry a gorgeous woman
- February 2010 (28)
- 28: The day I (re)discovered facebook lists
- 27: Bourne again (and that other guy who slept for 40 years)
- 26: Are you scared of creating the bio you want?
- 25: The one-handed back scratcher
- 24: 14 posts per week is unsustainable
- 24: I’m fascinated by stories from the Holocaust
- 22: Five answers about bringing people to my web log
- 21: How I got into blogs (1)
- 20: What happens at 7:30ish am
- 19: "Conversation is king…"
- 18: You'll remember less than .001% of your life
- 17: How to write about a topic when you don't know what to say
- 16: Not all fear is evil
- 15: Human equality?: Three questions to challenge it
- 14: Why I love Valentine's Day
- 13: $82.19
- 12: What does engagement (of the marriage variety) mean?
- 11: Jackets, way too many jackets (1)
- 10: How to write quickly (1)
- 09: Batching (and efficiency vs. urgency)
- 08: Strangulation – what a memory
- 07: 7 difficult to measure goals for 2010
- 06: Guest posting is tense
- 05: How I already won the Superbowl contest
- 04: After midnight (1)
- 03: Starting to jog and why
- 02: Idea production overload (1)
- 01: Are your resolutions dead yet?
- January 2010 (31)
- 31: Naming logical fallacies
- 30: 168 hours
- 29: No books yet
- 28: The planet invading from behind the moon
- 27: Information is like water
- 26: Linchpin release
- 25: Security vs. excitement (2)
- 24: What women value (and what I don't) (2)
- 23: 279 Days to Overnight Success (and the beauty of doing while learning) (1)
- 22: Conversation over writing
- 21: Ask me anything (by Honesty Box)
- 20: Thank: ______ [Fill in the blank]
- 19: Marriable body language?
- 18: I love Johnny Depp
- 17: 80 friend FAQs from facebook
- 16: Dreaming when awake, walking when asleep
- 15: Dreaming of marriableness (and other feelings) (2)
- 14: Currency is greater than legacy
- 13: Book Sneeze
- 12: Privacy? What?
- 11: I don't want to get married – is that a problem? (2)
- 10: Texting is the new handwriting (1)
- 09: Johnny Depp and what he means to me (2)
- 08: Which man to marry
- 07: Perception (and reception) matters (1)
- 06: How should I learn to become the most marriable man?
- 05: If Marshall could explain "marriable"… (1)
- 04: 10 measurable goals for 2010 (1)
- 03: Categories for life planning
- 02: Daily checklists and weekly reviews
- 01: Marshall: Most marriable man (5)
- December 2009 (31)
- 31: 109 rapid-fire memories from 2009
- 30: New year theme (ala Annual Review style)? (1)
- 29: Love is a noun (2)
- 28: An open letter to Samuel Rice (1)
- 27: Every part could turn into the whole
- 26: Big Wheel
- 25: Christmas 2009
- 24: A more detailed breakdown of the 1,000 true fans concept (1)
- 23: The friend strategy
- 22: (Should be) Life changing quote of 2009
- 21: Guest posting
- 20: 10 hobbies I've had but almost forgot about – Part 2
- 19: 10 hobbies I've had but almost forgot about – Part 1 (1)
- 18: Limes
- 17: Brad's Year End Review Questions
- 16: Best-selling author by 2015
- 15: How to up your amazingness scale in the morning (if you're still struggling)
- 14: Smiling matters
- 13: What I'd do if you were right here
- 12: Race to wrinkles
- 11: Do you wash your ears in the shower?
- 10: Two video education sites you should know about and check out (1)
- 09: What do you think about life balance?
- 08: The community is the product
- 07: bondChristian.com is back up again. . . again
- 06: Realizing my (height and) clothing hasn't changed much this decade
- 05: Learning through disasters: A strict teacher
- 04: The delima of knowing or not knowing about my friends interests
- 03: How to bribe me to work for you
- 02: Thankful for not killing kids (for different reasons) (1)
- 01: Thankful for not killing kids (1)
- November 2009 (30)
- 30: How to not communicate with a crowd (1)
- 29: Why I’m passionate about the Internet
- 28: I'm lovin' fuzzmail
- 27: Are you your mind? (1)
- 26: Thursday Thanksgiving
- 25: Rockin' life (2)
- 24: Tuesday Tags (1)
- 23: Friends: By choice or by circumstance?
- 22: Learn from my mistake about complaining (1)
- 21: 14 questions I hate
- 20: You who visit, thank you
- 19: How to improve (2)
- 18: How words define who you are
- 17: Quite possibly the most brilliant thing I've ever said
- 16: Trying to kill myself
- 15: My education cost over 2.9 million dollars
- 14: Fads, Twitter, and @MarshallJonesJr
- 13: English Pirate Facebook: "Arrr, this be pleasin' to me eye"
- 12: 15 tips to facebook the excitement in someone else (and blast boredom to death) (1)
- 11: How to be excited (1)
- 10: The later the night, the honester the Marsh
- 09: I believe in subjective reality (1)
- 08: Give away your best life now
- 07: I never want to fall in love (1)
- 06: Learning to waltz, my sister and I
- 05: A fan-spaz-tastic tip for learning to write the way you speak (1)
- 04: Hustle beats skill
- 03: Why I learned to cut my own hair, ditch textbooks, and enjoy carrot juice (but others didn't)
- 02: Practical (1)
- 01: Teaching Sunday school for personal deveopment
- October 2009 (31)
- 31: Your body's like a microwave oven
- 30: Talking out a paper: The best way to create a 1st draft
- 29: Wordle and "beautiful word clouds"
- 28: The problem with (human) definitive
- 27: I'm going to post in the morning
- 26: Cognitive biases
- 25: 100 posts I’d like to write (1)
- 24: What do you know about Christianity?
- 23: Write a novel with NaNoWriMo (1)
- 22: Discouragement, encouragement, and courage
- 21: Wonderful problems (choosing between enjoyment and enjoyment)
- 20: Is what you offer as exciting as ice cream?
- 19: A formula to easily boost your creativity
- 18: What inspires me?
- 17: A half-baked post about half-baked ideas
- 16: What would your slave do?
- 15: Wikipedia and the illusion of "can" (1)
- 14: @MarshallJonesJr is back on twitter
- 13: Thank you, BlueHost
- 12: Carrot juice drinking (3)
- 11: 10 reasons I have no résumé
- 10: Dating teachers
- 09: Here's my income from my job this year
- 08: My brother and the quarter
- 07: My disposable blog (1)
- 06: Showing up and The Zero Hour Workweek
- 05: Team Spoons (2)
- 04: Happy 18th birthday, Ted E. – Part 3 (1)
- 03: Happy 18th birthday, Ted E. – Part 2 (2)
- 02: Happy 18th birthday, Ted E. – Part 1
- 01: (Re)launching bondChristian.com
- September 2009 (30)
- 30: If caught in switch now, future expert you will be
- 29: Engagement crowns content king
- 28: Search dot twitter (1)
- 27: About changing of season
- 26: Check your amazingness scale each morning with this simple tip (1)
- 25: An end to world boredom (3)
- 24: Off white (and other things I wonder about but am too lazy to research)
- 23: 5 things to try today
- 22: Encouragement… like you’ve never known before (1)
- 21: All we need now is encouragement (1)
- 20: Production/Consumption Ratios (PCRs) (2)
- 19: Who's the thought leader of your passion?
- 18: Not helpable moth
- 17: 30-day update
- 16: The gift of stereotypes (2)
- 15: Please let me know about your blog
- 14: Stop hating a seventh of your life (2)
- 13: How to post a link to Facebook
- 12: Few are silent
- 11: Let’s bring back the fanny pack (2)
- 10: Spaghetti or not, here I come
- 09: I wanted to get married today (2)
- 08: What do you recommend? (Part 3) (2)
- 07: What do you recommend? (Part 2) (4)
- 06: What do you recommend? (Part 1) (2)
- 05: Inspirational people vs. inspirational quotes
- 04: Pain and how to relieve it
- 03: Compared to Hitler (1)
- 02: Every Man’s Battle and how to act boring
- 01: 30-day trials (1)
- August 2009 (13)
- 31: Sunglasses break on me
- 30: There never was nothing
- 29: Book reviews coming
- 28: Thornton's is remarkable (1)
- 27: Woofer and trends
- 26: Ditching Textbooks (4)
- 25: One week update (4)
- 24: Conversation with my brother, William (1)
- 23: Should I use names or not?
- 22: What I learned while dealing with WordPress files
- 21: First post – Part 3 (the end of the warmup)
- 20: First post – Part 2 (more about this blog)
- 19: First post (and a bit about this blog) (1)