Derek Sivers

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Episodes

Total: 147

This is a lukewarm little story with a few connected bits, but it might be interesting or even helpf

walk and talk

2023/12/12

Kevin Kelly invited me to walk 100 kilometers (62 miles) through northern Thailand for seven days, e

People search for their passion or purpose. But “purpose” and “passion” are words we use when we’re

My band was playing a gig in Oslo, Norway, when I struck up a conversation with a woman who was star

I forbid myself from anything too tempting or addicting. I keep no cookies in my home. To prevent

the Michael Browne suits

2023/4/15

In 2020, I was about to move to New York City. I wanted to get to know all of its ethnic enclaves,

When you think something nice about someone, you should tell them.

February 13 through 21, 2023, I went to Chennai and Bengaluru, India. My sole purpose was to meet n

Explorers poke through the unknown, experimenting, trying many little dead-ends.

When I was 21, I moved to New York City.

Because of my open inbox, I meet a lot of strangers. I love it. Almost everyone tells me who and w

My favorite moments in life are when someone shows me a new perspective — a way of thinking I had ne

Tyler Cowen is my favorite interviewer of all-time. His interviewing style has spoiled me for all o

I like going to the source. Like finding musicians’ influences, and getting to know that music too.

Kids scream, “Monster in the hallway!”, and hide behind the couch. They stack up cushions for prote

In my previous post, “a daily run” — (please read it first) — running was a metaphor for whatever ac

Every day you go on a long run through the forest.

We all confabulate without realizing it.

Here’s a story about my shortest date, and ketchup.

In 2011, I got a phone call from a number I didn’t recognize.