The following was originally posted to my Facebook account. Since I’ll be deleting it, I needed a place for it to live. Here it is! Hmmm. Yes. It IS time for a privacy checkup. Over the last couple of years I have dramatically reduced my facebook/instagram usage. I have not experienced any negative repercussions as…
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How to Automate Your Personal Finances and Get Paid For It!
Here’s another post from “the archives”. I.E. – A couple of good posts I wrote back in 2017 on my old business website. Today, someone asked me a question about why I don’t use mint.com. I may or may not have responded with “Mint.com is for plebs. YNAB is where it’s at!”. Then I remembered…
Adventures in Fasting: Week 1
Last week, I embarked on an adventure that seems to have frightened almost everyone I shared story with: I didn’t eat for 85 hours I won’t lie, I was a little nervous when I first started, but not as much as everyone else. Most of my work colleagues thought I was going to collapse. Either…
The 1% Rule of Identity
Whenever I find something intriguing, no matter what it is, I obsess about becoming just like that thing. For example, when I was a kid, I loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. So naturally, I became a ninja turtle. I fashioned nunchucks out of cut-up broom handles and shoe laces. I got pretty good at making…
How to Buy a Laptop You Won’t Hate
I wrote the following article back in 2017 for my business site: TechFlowDesigns.com. I’ve since closed the business and shut down the site, but I still get asked for advice on technology purchases. In fact, someone asked me for laptop advice today which prompted me to dig this up and re-post it! This article does…
The Emotional Labor Pool
Some people are just incredibly consistent. I am not. I’ve been away for over 2 months. Why? My emotional labor pool was completely empty. “WTF is an emotional labor pool” I hear you ask? It’s the font of power that fuels my creative endeavors. And when it’s drained, dry, depleted…so am I. But today, for…
On Speaking Up
If you’re ever afraid to speak up and say something that might be seen as controversial, remember this: It’s really scary to be the first one to speak up. But when you do, you give others the permission to do the same. What starts with one voice can quickly become a chorus. – Me (Seriously,…
Humble Beginnings
Welcome to my blog! I’ve opted for a kind of social media that I own and control. It’s super inconvenient for you because you’re going to have to visit chadhassler.com to see anything I have to say. Now is probably a good time to mention this: DISCLAIMER: These posts are my own and do not…