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The NEW Information Diet, part 2

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:57:39 +0000

In part 1, I talked about the problem with information addiction and overwhelm, you can find that post here. In this post I’m going to talk about the exact process I got through to be highly effective and end information addiction. What is the PURPOSE for gaining the knowledge? I used to just pulling in [...]

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The NEW Information Diet, part 1

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:41:59 +0000

Hi, I’m Sterling and I am an information addict. (HI STERLING) It’s been 6 years since I have watched a traditional news program, 5 years since I’ve watched an entertainment gossip show, 4 year since I’ve watched live television and nearly 3 weeks since I have read over 50 blogs a week, listened to all [...]

On Lifestyle Design and Moving to Buenos Aires

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:07:01 +0000

Recently I mentioned on the podcast that my wife and I were moving to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Well we’ve finally arrived and are starting to feel settled in. I want to say thank you to the dozens of people who emailed me with well-wishes for this new adventure in our life. It’s cool to feel [...]

IBM 33 | Interview with Tim Ferriss, author of The Four-Hour Workweek

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:57:38 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we play highlights from our interview with Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Workweek. Earlier this year we had the opportunity to speak with Tim and ask him questions from the Internet Business Mastery community. He shared with us key insights such as: An [...]

If You Could Buy 5 More Hours for $25, Would You?

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:27:49 +0000

What small things in your life could you outsource cheaply and reclaim valuable bits of your time. My wife and I just found one and I’m kicking myself for not outsourcing it sooner—the laundry. We live in Manhattan with no washer and dryer in our apartment (a common thing here). So doing laundry is always [...]

Information Diet, Part 6

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:25:00 +0000

Taking ACTION: There are two points I want to make in this final segment. First, do everything you can to find a credible source. I a truly amazed at how many books about making money on eBay there are out there. I read many of them and my other business partner Andrew [...]

Information Diet, Part 5

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:05:09 +0000

Entertainment: I had my cable TV shut off over a year ago. Why? Two reasons. First, I was crazy for channel surfing. I realized that I could go two hours without watching one single program all the way through. I suddenly realized I was like some lab rat starting at the screen, just [...]

Information Diet, Part 4

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:12:48 +0000

Books: This is one area I had to do some house cleaning on. Here was the list of books I was reading… all at the same time: The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore – book about memes and the study of mind viruses. Virus of the Mind by Richard Brodie – book about memes and [...]

Information Diet, Part 3

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:12:38 +0000

Magazines: On we go. I was never really a big magazine reader. Back in my Hollywood days I would read Entertainment Weekly and Premier Magazine. Now, there are only two that I actually read: Wired Magazine Business 2.0 I actually scan them cover to cover, stopping to read only if my interest [...]

Information Diet, Part 2

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:09:06 +0000

Podcasting: So, I just finished doing a bit of ‘spring cleaning’ in my iTunes podcast folder. I had 44 podcasts that I downloaded each week, now I have 12. “44! How on earth did you listen to them all?!” You ask? Here is what I use to do… I would listen while I made my [...]

Business Week Reports that Email is Clinically Addictive

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:51:40 +0000

Looks like I’m cutting the email leash not a moment too soon. Take a look at this stunning quote from a recent Business Week article: Scrolling through e-mail and punching out text messages fire up the dopamine-reward system, unleashing a pleasure-inducing hit that for an estimated 6% of Internet users has become clinically addictive, says [...]

Information Diet, Part 1

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:34:42 +0000

Hi, I’m Sterling and I’m an information addict. (HI STERLING). It’s been 3 years since I have watched a news program, 2 years since I’ve watched an entertainment gossip show, 1 year since I’ve had cable television and nearly two weeks since I have read over 50 blogs a week, listened to all of the [...]

Cutting the Email Leash Part 2: Tips for Overcoming Compulsive Email Distraction

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:35:57 +0000

Recently I wrote about my commitment to overcoming email addiction in order to be more productive and free up mental capacity for more important things. I wanted to give an update on how things are going. My goal was to check only twice a day on weekdays and never first thing in the morning. Since [...]

IBM 27 | The 4-Hour Workweek

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:34:03 +0000

Download This Episode Recently Sterling met Tim Ferris, the author of The Four-Hour Work Week—little did he know how this would change his life. We’ve both just finished reading Tim’s book and are now quivering with excitement about the much needed kick in the pants it gave us. In this super-sized (to make up for [...]

Cutting the Email Leash

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:57:14 +0000

I’m far too addicted to my email. For someone who is trying to build a lifestyle of freedom through the internet, I give far too much time and attention to my email. I just got back from a 7-day cruise in The Caribbean (and now I’m addicted to scuba diving, too). Internet access on the [...]

IBM 11 | Listener Questions Answered

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:02:18 +0000

Download This Episode We promised to do a listener comment show and here it is. We get a lot of internet based business questions and we have mentioned that we would try to get around to answering them within the show. From time to time we will continue to answer some questions as a ‘Listener [...]