Excellent, and welcome. My secret mission here is to inspire others to create, so please start that blog and be sure to send me a link 🙂

I just found this site after listerining to your podcast witht the Mad Fientist. I just found so much parallelisms of your life with mine that I was truly blown away. Thank you for sharing with the rest of the world . I will explore your site looking for wisdom and virtue. Who knows, it might lead me to launch my own Physican towards FI blog in the UK.
Best wishes.

Awesome! That was the goal of this podcast in many ways, to expand upon the talk Brandon and I had so I’m glad you enjoyed it.

It’s hard to answer some of these “best idea” or “best article” questions so I tried to come up with something that was a little non-intuitive. Alcohol is so destructive for so many of us, and often times the only way to see it is through stepping away for a prolonged period of time. It’s a tough sell to people though. I’m sorry to hear of your co-workers son, and I hope he makes a quick recovery. I’ve seen it ruin the lives of many people close to me.

Thank you, especially, for recommending the 6+ month alcohol fast at the end of the interview. This recommendation really hits home as the son of one of my co-workers is recovering from life threatening injuries after an alcohol-related car crash. I checked out the article you wrote about your alcohol abstinence experience and appreciate how you describe alcohol as “the single most destructive legal substance in our society”. Many people do not realize this and fail to see alcohol affects their behavior and their health. Love the George Carlin quote “Alcohol will turn you into the same asshole your father was.”

One of the things I’ve learned through my meditation practice is that I will be survived only by the effects of my thoughts, my words, and my actions. I don’t like how alcohol affects any of the three, so I don’t drink much anymore.

Wow, nice axe indeed! I’m jealous!

Trust me I know the temptation, I have a Guitar Center 4 bocks away from my house. The credit card is forbidden from entering that store!

Hahaha, good point! I’ve probably been responsible for the destruction of more than one keyboard that way 😉

That’s awesome man, I love hearing stories like this! Part-time is an option worth considering for many people.

Regarding the guitar it’s a Taylor 416ce and it’s a sweet guitar. Such and upgrade from my $150 college guitar. I got it on a whim from a shop closing down, so very unlike my usual “play every guitar in a 100 mile radius then perseverate about the decision for 3 years” self.

I almost spit my coffee on the keyboard.

Once you are retired, this art won’t matter 😉

Love your blog!