Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Influence vs Audience

    I care little about building an audience. Instead, I’m focused on building influence. It completely changes your approach to output. EDIT – my follow up on building influence vs an audience.

  • A recipe on how to make your own giant Ferrero Rocher

    A recipe on how to make your own giant Ferrero Rocher

    I’m a collector of oddball hobbies. One of them is making giant chocolate bars. Twix, kit kat, peanut butter cup, and more, it’s been a pleasure making and sharing these monstrosities with my friends. My latest creation? A giant Ferrero Rocher. And if you’ve ever wanted to make one, I’m going to show you how.…

  • A night of 30+ cookies, networking, and $30000+ raised

    A night of 30+ cookies, networking, and $30000+ raised

    I’ve hosted two charity food offs this year – chocolate chip cookies and sausages (both in Toronto). I’ve talked about leveraging my skills and connections to make a broader impact. And we took it to the next level. On November 4 2017, we hosted an NYC Charity Chocolate Chip Cookie Off. The event was a…

  • Use reputation management to say hello to your stalkers

    Use reputation management to say hello to your stalkers

    My last article, Reputation Management 101, covered the basic stuff. This article covers a bit of the more advanced stuff (and your chance to have fun with it). Do you know what people are looking up about you? I’ve always found it fascinating to see what Google’s autosuggest starts throwing out after you type in my name…

  • If you aren’t Googling yourself, you’re being an idiot

    If you aren’t Googling yourself, you’re being an idiot

    When was the last time you Googled yourself? Lets pretend you’re about to meet someone important, and you want to find out more information about them. One thing you’ll likely do is Google them – ya know, some background research. One of the things you likely did before meeting up with them was to google…

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