Sep 5How to Get Free Stuff from Strangers and Build ConfidenceI was nominated by my family during our most recent camping trip to find BBQ sauce and ketchup. Barbeque sauce for the grilled veggies and ketchup for our potato mash. Our dinner would be pretty bland if I didn’t succeed, so the stakes were high. I left our tent and…Confidence9 min readConfidence9 min read
Aug 18The Multidimensional Causes of Extreme PovertyUnderstanding life for 10% of our population — We’ve been farming for the past 13,000 years. The birth of agriculture triggered such a change in society that we gave it a fancy name: The Neolithic Revolution. The birth of agriculture (in <30 seconds) The earliest humans lived as hunter gatherers. They migrated with the seasons gathering fungi (actually a staple in the paleolithic diet!), scavenging…Poverty40 min readPoverty40 min read
Aug 5My Life PhilosophySpend time in nature every day. Appreciate the beauty of everything nature has to offer. Bask in the sunshine, take in stunning views and smell the fresh air! Do hard things. Always. “If you don’t have any discomfort in your life, how do you know when you feel good?” …Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Aug 4The Art of the Master Communicator34 things you can do to become a more articulate, confident and effective communicator — I want to solve big problems in the world. I recently wrote out a long list of the skills I need to develop to one day make a big impact. One of the bullet points at the top of the list was “a great communicator”. I’ve been lucky enough to…Communication16 min readCommunication16 min read
Jul 25What a Box of Swiss Chocolate Taught me About my Life MissionIt was 3am and I couldn’t fall asleep. My mind brain was racing and thoughts were firing through my head at a hundred miles an hour. …Reflections21 min readReflections21 min read
Jul 15A Beginner’s Guide To HydroponicsHow to design, build and operate a small hydroponics farm [from an urban farmers who grows over 800 heads of lettuce a year] — I do not have a green thumb. I have managed to kill the cactus in my room that I was told “is indestructible” (sorry Marge 🌵), and the pink Marigold I got from the tooth fairy when I was 11, nine days after I got it. I always thought that…Hydroponics37 min readHydroponics37 min read
Jan 24What if Small Scale Farmers in Sub Saharan Africa Could Create Effective Fertilizer in their Backyards?My idea to utilize anaerobic digestion, microalgae and bacteria to make this a reality. — Fertilizer prices have risen 30% since the start of 2022 because of the ongoing war in Russia and Ukraine [1]. (Russia produces 23% of global ammonia, 14% of urea, 25% of nitrogen and 21% of global phosphate fertilizer. …Agriculture20 min readAgriculture20 min read
Dec 26, 2022Real Growth Can Not Be Measured. It Is Internal, Not External.2022 Year In Review — When I was 8 I wanted to swim with dolphins for a living. When I was 10 I wanted to be a journalist. When I was 12 I wanted to travel the world and make nature documentaries. When I was 14 I wanted to be a professional runner. Now, I’m…Reflections19 min readReflections19 min read
Nov 5, 2022From Trash to TreasureTurning agriculture waste into fertilizer — The population of Africa is expected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, which will account for 27% of the global population. [1] More people equals more mouths to feed, which means we must produce more food. To produce enough food to meet the needs of 2.5 billion people, Africa must…Poverty26 min readPoverty26 min read
Oct 17, 2022Coke, Cramps, and Cedar Trees: Running My First 50km UltramarathonI looked around as I chugged a cup of coke. Standing at the finish line of my 50km ultramarathon. There were a few spectators standing around, and a long table of medals to my right. Except it wasn’t the finish line. It was the halfway point. I had ran the…Running26 min readRunning26 min read
