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Switching Careers to Become a Digital Nomad

Switching Careers to Become a Digital Nomad

What is a digital nomad you may ask? Basically, digital nomads are flexible workers who view the world as their office. And if that sounds too pretentious for you, look at it this way: a digital nomad is an independent worker who uses technology to work remotely, from anywhere in the world.

Oscar Waterworth

Post-grad syllabus: 10 resources for finding your niche

Post-grad syllabus: 10 resources for finding your niche

It's that time of year - back to school time. It's strange post-graduation when you feel the fall coming on but don't have the anticipation of new classes, won't receive a syllabus that serves as your roadmap for the next few months. But just because you're not in college, doesn't mean there aren't plenty of things to learn or engage your brain with. Here are my favorite resources for ah-ha moments! 

See What Sticks: 3-Ingredient Success Stories

See What Sticks: 3-Ingredient Success Stories

In my former, gluten-eating life, I loved to bake. The feeling of putting ingredients together, knowing just how they'd behave, and eagerly anticipating the end result as it rose in the oven is an unforgettable and addictive feeling. (I should note: it can still be enjoyable when I do it now, when I get it right, but it's honestly more chemistry than cooking...but I digress.)

Even with the ample practice I got baking for friends and family, there would be moments where I'd miss an ingredient. A loaf would be in the oven for a few minutes before I'd realize "I forgot the salt!" or "Did I add baking powder?" or, once, "Wait, I don't remember using sugar..." The end result never felt quite right, no matter how gracious those who tasted the failed product tried to be.

See What Sticks: Seeing Your Skeptics

See What Sticks: Seeing Your Skeptics

At the request of a great many friends, and a vehement recommendation from my sister, I have finally completed Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's incredible novel AmericanahIn the past several years (read: once the Harry Potter series concluded) I haven't found much use for fiction, and have instead filled my mind and bookshelf with biographies and advice for my real life. And yet, as I read Americanah, there was so much that I found familiar, I found myself wishing for many, many more books like it