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8 Ways to Have More Time

I’ve always wanted to be one of those people who needs only four or five hours of sleep a night. Unfortunately, I’m not—without a consistent minimum of 6-8 hours, and usually on the high side of that range, I don’t perform very well.

If you’re like me and need your sleep, and if you’re not otherwise superhuman, you may need to hack your way to greater time and productivity. Many of us are constantly looking for more time. These 8 tips might help.

Don’t let other people schedule your lif...

Travelers: 100,000 Point Signup Bonus Is Now Available

Link: 100,000 Point Bonus (!): New Chase Sapphire Preferred Reserve Card

Big news: my favorite credit card for travelers has been upgraded and now offers a huge 100,000 point bonus. The original card is still available (and it’s still great), but for many people, this new one is even better.

You’ll receive the 100,000 points bonus after completing a $4,000 minimum spend in four months. There’s a $450 annual fee, but this is offset by a $300 credit for anything you spend on travel—and you can...

Will Travel For Food: One Man’s Journey to Rediscover a Lost Love

This is a reader profile. (Read others or nominate someone to be featured.)

After ten years in the restaurant industry, Drew Seaman had lost his passion for food. With the long hours, he also barely saw his wife. When the opportunity to move to London presented itself, they both jumped at the chance to remake their lives.

Here’s his story:

I’m Drew, half of the Drive on the Left team, along with my wife, Julie. We moved to London from New York City in the autumn of 2013, full of nerves and a...

“He didn’t have a death wish, he had a life wish”: The Risk-Taking Legacy of Evel Knievel

On a long flight recently I watched a fascinating documentary about Evel Knievel, the 1970s-era stuntsman who set out to jump the Grand Canyon in a motorcycle.

I was only going to watch a few minutes, but I got hooked and kept going. Without spoiling it for you, the greatest lesson I took from the film was that Evel Knievel wasn’t actually that great of a motorcycle rider. He was a decent rider who became an incredible stuntsman, marketer, and risk-taker.

That’s where the fame and fortune ca...

“Getting rejected led to starting my own business”: One Man’s Journey to Year-Round Summer Camp

This is a reader story. (Read others or nominate someone to be featured.)

Blake Boles is one of the lucky ones: at a young age he knew exactly what made him happy. With that clarity of vision, he created Unschool Adventures, a company that designs and runs multi-week experiences for teens and young adults—and created his own dream job in the process.

Here’s the story:

When I was 11 I went away to summer camp for the first time: two weeks of total bliss in the High Sierras of California. The...

20 First-Look Photos from WDS 2016

Yesterday was the final day of our week-long World Domination Summit!

This year was absolutely fantastic, and in the weeks to come I’ll be sharing a number of unfiltered attendee reviews, along with videos from many of the main-stage speakers.

Until then—and while I’m still sleeping real hours for the first time in a week—here’s an initial, visual look at some of the awesome things that occurred this year.

You can also see 1,000 1,400+ more photos from the whole experience.

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The 12 Most Common Questions I Get About Traveling the World (Part III)

I’m no longer going to every country in the world (mission accomplished), but I’m still traveling at least 200,000 miles a year.

As such, I get a lot of questions over and over, both from people who want to travel far and wide and those who just want to learn a few things to make their lives easier.

This series of three posts provides some attempted As to the Qs. This is part III; here’s part I and here’s part II.

When using points or miles for flights, how far in advance do you have to...

Woman Finds Her Dream Job in the Land of Milk and Honey

This is a reader story. (Read others or nominate someone to be featured.)

After 10 years, multiple career moves, and dozens of job titles, Nicole Buergers has finally found her dream job as an entrepreneurial beekeeper and cheesemonger. Have you ever heard of such a combination?

Read on to learn how her previous positions helped her in her current business.

Here’s her story:

While I have my dream job now, it’s taken quite a peculiar journey to get here. Throughout my life I’ve juggled multip...

Catch Pokémon for Fun and Money: Lessons in Paying Attention

File under: entrepreneurship is everywhere.

And so are Pokémon hunters. No matter where you’re reading this, you’ve probably seen them—and maybe you are one of them, staring at your phone while walking through the streets in search of winged creatures.

Or maybe you think the Pokémon craze is silly. Personally, I think it’s interesting to see how quickly it caught on, with millions of players all over the world, as well as how it encourages people to get out and walk more, since Pokémon are c...

The 12 Most Common Questions I Get About Traveling the World (Part II)

I’m no longer going to every country in the world (mission accomplished), but I’m still traveling at least 200,000 miles a year.

As such, I get a lot of questions over and over, both from people who want to travel far and wide and those who just want to learn a few things to make their lives easier.

This series of three posts provides some attempted As to the Qs. This is part II; part I is over here.

Why travel? What’s the point?

Have you ever done something that brought joy to your lif...