15 Years of Apple’s Homepage
I was looking at screenshots of Apple.com’s former homepages (using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine) and decided to compile them into a slideshow. With the exception of Apple’s homepage in 1997, it’s pretty remarkable how little the core design has changed.
The Perils of Personal Progress
There is a constant sense that you are missing something, that you are incomplete. That somehow, you are not enough. Many people will happily confirm this for you. But many of them have that same feeling too, and they don’t want to be alone.
The Apocalypse Begins Tomorrow
Dear Doomsdayers, tomorrow the Illuminati and Bilderberg group will announce the apocalypse. All of your preparation will finally pay off as hell occupies earth for one week, and ends in rapture. Oil fields will burn, crops will wither, and rivers will run dry.
My first iPhone App… and 32 Ideas I’ve Abandoned
Five years ago, I launched my first iPhone app. Negotiate It was a personal finance/productivity app that helped people save money. Pretty cool, right? It was a failure.
My TEDx Talk on ‘The 4 Mistakes You’ll Make in College’
On June 3rd, I gave a talk at Mission San Jose’s TEDx event. Because I was speaking to juniors and seniors in high school, I decided to write my speech on some of the mistakes they should try to avoid in college. Here they are.
What I Learned from 12 Years of Baseball
Up until 2004, baseball was my identity. I was never a great hitter, or a great fielder, but I knew how to pitch. As I entered my senior year, I really hit my stride. Then just before the season began, it came to an end.
2011
It’s been awhile. I didn’t intend to put this off for so long, but there are benefits to having a substantial hiatus between posts; it gives me time to sit on thoughts, and accumulate a number of stories and recommendations that I can share rapid-fire.
My TEDx Speech at Carnegie Mellon
Back in February, I was invited to speak at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for their TEDx event. After checking out the lineup of speakers, I quickly gained some perspective on how incredible my contribution to humanity has been.
Welcome, Tim Ferriss readers
If my guest post on Tim’s blog brought you here, I have some other fun articles you’ll enjoy. And if you like Tim’s writing, you might want to subscribe to my blog because I helped him put The 4-Hour Body together.
#1 New York Times Bestseller
I’m still in shock. The 4-Hour Body is the #1 New York Times bestseller, in the hardest category, at the most difficult time of year. This was our Mount Everest, and we reached the peak.
