Podcast appearances and mentions of jake desyllas

Jake Desyllas interviewed on the Freecast podcast about his childhood and intellectual development. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.

We kick off a new series of Stroll With Alex with a fascinating talk with business-builder, podcaster, and author Jake Desyllas. Dr Jake Desyllas is an author, investor, and podcaster. He writes about entrepreneurship, financial independence, and freedom. He is the host of The Voluntary Life podcast. In 2000, he founded Intelligent Space, an award-winning consultancy that led innovation in the field of pedestrian movement simulation and analysis. In 2010, he sold his business, quit the rat race, and retired early at the age of 38. He has a bachelors degree, a masters degree, and a doctorate. He is a perpetual traveler, a minimalist, a productivity geek, a peaceful parent, an avid reader of philosophy and psychology, and a marathon inline skater. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/strollwithalex/message

This week on the podcast we are excited to be catching up with Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life podcast! We first interview Jake way back in 2016, when he was making the move from life in the U.K. to one of permanent travel. We talked about the ways that people can live a 'job free' life and travel more. Since 2016 a lot has happened! Jake has started a family and is based back in the U.K. We catch up on the past couple of years, what the transition to family travel has been like, and lessons learned!This episode is brought to you by Away. Visit Awaytravel.com/wanderers to find the perfect gear for your next trip!This episode is also brought to you by Skillshare! Visit Skillshare.com/wanderers to get two months free!

A chapter from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback

Part 2 of the audiobook of Negotiate For Mutual Profit by Jake Desyllas. Part 1, which covered constructive communication, can be found in TVL Episode 371. Part 2, in this episode, covers the win-win negotiation method, principles, and good habits. Show Notes: TVL Episode 371: Negotiate For Mutual Profit Audiobook Part 1 Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback

A chapter from the audiobook Job Free by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback  

A chapter from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback  

A chapter from Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback  

A chapter from Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback  

A key aspect of financial independence is knowing how to live from investments. This episode is a chapter from Jake Desyllas' audiobook Job Free. It will help you: Choose your approach to investing Decide on a portfolio design Work out how much money you need to accumulate, and how much you can sustainably spend each year. Show Notes: Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency    

An introduction to the concept of Unjobbing, from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback    

Michael Ostrolenk interviews Dr Jake Desyllas on The Michael Ostronlenk Show. The interview covers leaving a career behind, redesigning your life, minimalism, travel, and more! Show Notes: The Michael Ostrolenk Show Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency  

Part 1 of the audiobook of Negotiate For Mutual Profit by Jake Desyllas. Part 1 covers constructive communication. Part 2 covers the win-win negotiation method, principles, and good habits. The full audiobook is available to supporting listeners on Patreon and Bitbacker. Show Notes: Join the TVL mailing list for a free PDF copy of Negotiate for Mutual Profit Support TVL on Patreon and get the full Negotiate For Mutual Profit audiobook, plus bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency    

Ostrolenk speaks with Dr. Jake Desyllas: author, investor, entrepreneur, and host of The Voluntary Life Podcast (https://thevoluntarylife.com/). Desyllas discusses his journey to change his career path and discover the principles by which he truly wants to live. In doing this there were numerous challenges but also numerous rewards. Desyllas also details how travel has played a role in his life and choices, how he became a minimalist, and how he has approached parenting. To learn more about Dr. Desyllas, visit his website and check out his books listed below. Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Job+Free+Jake+Desyllas&ref=nb_sb_noss) Becoming an Entrepreneur (https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Entrepreneur-Freedom-Fulfillment-Business-ebook/dp/B00JLTUFSS/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=become+an+Jake+Desyllas&qid=1551482785&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr0) Negotiate for Mutual Profit (http://www.jakedesyllas.com/work/#/negotiateformutualprofit/)

On this week’s Sovryn Tech, the Man of Tomorrow is joined by Jake Desyllas of “The Voluntary Life” podcast for a casual-styled yet in-depth conversation about liberty, permanent tourism (or permanent travel)--which is a real path to some serious freedom, in the Stallion’s opinion--and its pros, potential cons, loads of tech recommendations, minimalism, and much, much more... Special Guest: Jake Desyllas (twitter: @jakedesyllas) Resources of the Week:--”The Voluntary Life” Link: thevoluntarylife.com --”JakeDesyllas.com” Link: jakedesyllas.com APPENDIX:--”Libreboot X200” Link: bit.ly/1FI57ew--”Markets Not Capitalism” Link: c4ss.org/content/12802 --”TPE-NWIFIROUTER2” Link: bit.ly/1xLwDEm --”Zcash” Link: z.cash/ --”Tails 2.0” Link: bit.ly/1WQ19GB --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make easy monthly donations through Patreon: patreon.com/sovryntechAnd you can tip me at: sovryntech.tip.me--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NXT: NXT-4V3J-VA4W-4EY3-GUWV2 NAMECOIN: NHfN1kpj8G9aUCCHuummBKa8mPvppN1UFaLITECOIN: LLUXwfWrKDpuK38ZnPD14K6zc6rUaRgo9WBITCOIN: 1AEiTkWiF8x6yjQbbhoU89vHHMrkzQ7o8d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don’t forget you can e-mail the show at: brian@zomiaofflinegames.comI’m also on Telegram: @SovrynFollow content updates on Telegram: @DarkAndroidBitMessage: BM-NBMFb4W42CqTaonxApmUji1KNbkSESki ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------You can also visit our IRC channel on Freenode: #SovrynBalnea ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------sovryntech.comtwitter.com/sovryntechplus.google.com/+BrianSovryn1i/liberty.me/members/briansovryn/facebook.com/BrianSovryninstagram.com/Bsovryn/steamcommunity.com/id/ninjaprogram/

On this week’s Sovryn Tech, the Man of Tomorrow is joined by Jake Desyllas of “The Voluntary Life” podcast for a casual-styled yet in-depth conversation about liberty, permanent tourism (or permanent travel)--which is a real path to some serious freedom, in the Stallion’s opinion--and its pros, potential cons, loads of tech recommendations, minimalism, and much, much more... Special Guest: Jake Desyllas (twitter: @jakedesyllas) Resources of the Week:--”The Voluntary Life” Link: thevoluntarylife.com --”JakeDesyllas.com” Link: jakedesyllas.com APPENDIX:--”Libreboot X200” Link: bit.ly/1FI57ew--”Markets Not Capitalism” Link: c4ss.org/content/12802 --”TPE-NWIFIROUTER2” Link: bit.ly/1xLwDEm --”Zcash” Link: z.cash/ --”Tails 2.0” Link: bit.ly/1WQ19GB --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make easy monthly donations through Patreon: patreon.com/sovryntechAnd you can tip me at: sovryntech.tip.me--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NXT: NXT-4V3J-VA4W-4EY3-GUWV2 NAMECOIN: NHfN1kpj8G9aUCCHuummBKa8mPvppN1UFaLITECOIN: LLUXwfWrKDpuK38ZnPD14K6zc6rUaRgo9WBITCOIN: 1AEiTkWiF8x6yjQbbhoU89vHHMrkzQ7o8d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don’t forget you can e-mail the show at: brian@zomiaofflinegames.comI’m also on Telegram: @SovrynFollow content updates on Telegram: @DarkAndroidBitMessage: BM-NBMFb4W42CqTaonxApmUji1KNbkSESki ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------You can also visit our IRC channel on Freenode: #SovrynBalnea ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------sovryntech.comtwitter.com/sovryntechplus.google.com/+BrianSovryn1i/liberty.me/members/briansovryn/facebook.com/BrianSovryninstagram.com/Bsovryn/steamcommunity.com/id/ninjaprogram/

As soon as you become an entrepreneur, you're in the selling business. Entrepreneurship is fundamentally a process of experimental learning through selling. This episode is a chapter from the audiobook of Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Audiobook of Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas on Audible Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas on Amazon Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency  

This episode is a chapter from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas. This chapter explains extreme saving- a strategy for achieving financial indpendence based on frugal living. Even if this lifestyle choice is not for you, it's a fascinating approach that offers lots of food for thought for anyone interested in financial freedom. Show Notes: Job Free by Jake Desyllas Support TVL on Patreon for bonus episodes and other rewards!  

Jake Desyllas is an author, investor, entrepreneur and podcaster. He writes about entrepreneurship, financial independence, and freedom. He is the host of The Voluntary Life Listen to Jake's books for free. Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner Support the show: Contribute with Paypal! Become a Patron! Download.

Your job as an entrepreneur is to be Chief Enthusiasm Inspirer for a purpose that others can rally to. This episode is a chapter from the audiobook of Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas.

What do you need in order to start a business? This episode is a chapter from the audiobook Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus epodes and rewards! Becoming An Entrepreneur Audiobook on Audible Becoming an Entrepreneur on Amazon TVL 184 Becoming An Entrepreneur: Introduction

In this Touring Families podcast interview, Jake Desyllas talks about pursuing the travel lifestyle with kids, finding principles in parenting, and the challenges of choosing your own lifestyle. Show Notes: Become a Patron of TVL for bonus episodes and many other rewards! Touring Families Podcast

Chapter One from the audiobook of Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus epodes and rewards! Becoming An Entrepreneur Audiobook on Audible Becoming an Entrepreneur on Amazon TVL 184 Becoming An Entrepreneur: Introduction

This episode is about managing and tracking investments, as part of your journey towards financial independence. I explain the calculations that I find useful to track my portfolio. I'm not a financial advisor and I've had to teach myself about money, so I'm explaining what I've learned as food for thought for other independent investors working towards FI. Show Notes: Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus episodes and rewards! Episode 181 Financial Independence Part 1: What You Need To Know About Your Money Episode 219 How To Do A Monthly Financial Review Episode 223 A Guide To Passive Investment Portfolios: Interview With Tyler From Portfolio Charts PortfolieCharts.com Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner by Jake Desyllas Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms by Jake Desyllas

Episode 02. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle Special Guests: Jake Desyllas Editor: Matt Carano News (10 min) Change the Voting system, Change the World (Mike) Approval Voting https://freecoast.org/2017/10/10/approval-voting/ Pence's pull out price: $88,000 (Matt) http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2017/october/10/mike-pence-s-expensive-stunt/ Hassan's attack on Israel (Nick) http://www.unionleader.com/article/20171008/OPINION04/171009384 Supporting argument http://original.antiwar.com/smith-grant/2017/08/02/69-oppose-aipacs-israel-anti-boycott-act/ Counter argument https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/07/27/israel-anti-boycott-bill-does-not-violate-free-speech/ More detailed analysis https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/07/25/theres-no-first-amendment-right-to-engage-in-anti-israel-boycotts-but-there-is-a-right-to-call-for-such-boycotts/ Heroin(e) documentary glosses over government blame (Mike) https://mises.org/blog/story-netflix%E2%80%99s-heroine-fails-cover Catalonia DOESN'T declare independence, but still on the table (Jake) https://qz.com/1098533/catalan-leader-carles-puigdemont-speech-on-independence-suspension-de-escalation-of-tension-article-155-mariano-rajoy/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/11/spanish-government-to-hold-crisis-talks-on-catalan-independence Events (5 mins) Powwow this Sunday... Feast of the Freecoast (but we'll ask ppl to contact us for when and where)... Special Segment (10 mins) Jake Desyllas of The Voluntary Life Podcast: http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/ This Week in Liberty (5 mins) 60 years ago this week Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged released October 10th 1957 Topped #3 on NY Times Bestseller list. 22 weeks on the list After the “Great Recession” Charted #1 in Fiction and literature on Amazon Influence Reason Magazine: Free Minds and Free Markets is taken directly from John Galt Walter Block credits Rand from turning him from a commie to libertarianism Alex Epstein, author of “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels” Penn Jillette Ron Paul Mary Ruwart credits Atlas Shrugged as her introduction to libertarian ideas. Even some mainstream people have said they're influenced by Ayn Rand Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice SCOTUS Jimmy Wales, Co-Founder of Wikipedia ran an email list discussing Rand's philosophy Glenn Beck Paul Ryan A 3 movie series which has been ranked horribly by critics. Part 3 was ranked 0% on Rotten Tomatoes Rand wasn't perfect and didn't even like the term “libertarian” Claim: Europeans and their descendants were justified in removing Indians from their lands because the Indians didn't believe in property rights Link Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question for NH listeners: We've made great strides towards liberty in the last 12 months. What's next to achieve, and how do we do it? Send us an Answer to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com and we'll read the best ones next week!

This is the keynote speech by Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life podcast at the Freecoast Festival 2017.  Sorry for the poor audio. The boat noise was unavoidable and the audio system on the boat was terrible. I have cleaned it up as well as I can.

Interview with Jake Desyllas - Freecast Bonus   Rodger interviews Jake to find out how he lives his voluntary life!

What can you do to help you live a voluntary life today? I talk to Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life podcast about just that. Thank you for joining me on the forty-first episode of The LAVA Spurt, Living a Voluntary Life Today. This episode is brought to you by Swarm City, a decentralized commerce meta-platform that allows people to participate in commerce without interference from a third party. Also brought to you by Wry Guys t-shirts, the makers of all of the Pax Libertas Productions t-shirts, including for this show. A wry wit for today's shit. In my role as one of the several organizers for the upcoming Freecoast Festival from September 8th - 10th, I had an amazing opportunity to interview and be interviewed by a podcaster I've followed for many years, Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life podcast. He and his wife, Hannah, will be our keynote speakers for the festival this year and I wanted to talk to him about some of the things that he does that lead to us choosing him for the keynote. After selling his business, in 2010, Jake quit the rat race to live job free at the age of 38. He wanted maximum freedom and the chance to spend every day doing only things that he loves. So far, that has included publishing two books, becoming a perpetual traveler, going minimalist, playing in a band, and doing his podcast. Starting and selling a business enabled him to live job free, so the emphasis of The Voluntary Life podcast is on entrepreneurship and financial freedom. He talks about how to overcome your employee conditioning and build your own kickass business with a purpose that you truly believe in.    I had a great time on the interview and I highly recommend checking out his podcast and his books. And, if you want to see him in person, catch him while he's in the states at the Freecoast Festival. You can get more information on the festival at freecoast.org/festival. 

On this episode of the Freecast, The Coat Lives, Coast Transportation is a Sieve, and the north country gets combative. Let's hit it. NEWS Coat of arms, staying or going? Seacoast online came out with an article on April 14th that caused a bit of a stir, claiming that the historic district commission approved the renovation and creation of a new restaurant where the coat of arms currently is. When Seacoast online tried to reach Coat of Arms for comment, whoever answered said we have no comment and hung up. And the Coat of Arms had a hilarious response on their facebook page the following day, April 15th saying that “If we ever decide to knock it on the head we will let you know.” and had the Monty Python's Holy Grail clip from the “I'm not dead yet” scene. Assuming this article is correct, the new design for the building would paint the exterior white and on the right facing side of the building there is a huge jackalope(a rabbit with deer antlers) Former city councilor Esther Kennedy questioned the art during public comment on the project saying she was “really discouraged” by the artwork. “I'm looking at this when I realized it was a bunny rabbit I was thinking ... is this the bunny palace or what is it we're promoting here? I'm having a hard time with that particular piece of art.” Portsmouth's recent fire on state street sparks the oh-so-predictable debate on whether the fire code needs to be updated. Portsmouth Fire Chief, Steve Achilles, told Portsmouth city council that a sprinkler system probably would have saved State Street Saloon. City Councilor Eric Spear referenced the lack of a sprinkler system in the State Street Saloon building and said “what might be good for other parts of New Hampshire, might not be good for Portsmouth.” In terms of requiring restaurants to use sprinkler systems, Portsmouth's ordinances are based on state fire code, Achilles said. The state code requirements are based on the type of building, what it's used for, the number of seats, and the number of people who visit the establishment. The state code didn't require the State Street Saloon building to be sprinkled. Due to the Dillon rule, it's improbable that the city of Portsmouth can pass an ordinance regulating sprinklers further than state law. Questions for Mike: What would happen in a stateless society if you owned an adjacent building? Would you have recourse? Rochester fairgrounds in financial trouble, may not have a fair this year Approximately $1 million in the hole $800k in mortgage debt and $150k needed for capital improvements The fair hasn't made money for at least the past 5 years The fair has been an annual tradition every September since 1874, this would be the 144th fair this September. Private funding for fair so that's cool... COAST bus looking for a free ride from the taxpayer The Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation, more commonly known as the COAST bus is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Their annual budget is $6.2 million partly funded from bus fares, advertising and federal and local dollars. About 60 percent of the government funding COAST receives is federal money. In all communities except Somersworth, most bus rides cost $1.50 regardless of boarding location or destination. COAST offers several ticket options, including a 15-ride punch ticket for $20 and a monthly pass for $52. Most routes are free for passengers displaying a valid University of New Hampshire or Wildcat Transit ID. Special Guest Kyle Mohney! Freecoast Festival information - “Living a Voluntary Life, Today!” Why can't we start living our principles today, without waiting for the government to get out of our lives? At Freecoast Festival, we will be talking about that. We will have a panel on parenting voluntarily headed by Ken Justice to talk about ways that we can raise our children without coercion and force. Our two main speakers, Hannah Braime and Jake Desyllas, will also be talking specifically about this topic and go more in-depth with how they live their voluntary life. Philosophy of Liberty Homeschooling vs Unschooling. What is the difference? How do Kyle and Rodger educate their children? Seacoast History Republic of Indian Stream Pittsburg Land border with Vermont Only town in NH to border Maine and Vermont More than double the size of the next largest town in NH, (Lincoln) Treaty of Paris 1783 resolving the American Revolution created an ambiguity, Typical government… Relevant text from the treaty, “... (westward) along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of the Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude; from thence by a line due west on said latitude ... " The surveyor of the 45th parallel put the line about ¾ mi north of the actual parallel giving more land to Vermont To be fair, the lands at that time were mostly inhabited by Indians and was most likely never visited by whites so the physiology of the rivers and tributaries probably wasn't known For those who don't know the geography, the Connecticut river forms the western border of NH and around the northern border of Vermont, the river has a bend eastward and then northward at the 4 Connecticut lakes. So the start of the Connecticut river starts about halfway between Vermont and Maine and the tip of the “cap” The key issue is what is the northwesternmost head, Is it the head of the actual named river? Or is it the head of the northwesternmost tributary? Both Britain and NH claimed both of these areas Most of the settlers of the area were from the US, only a handful of families were from Lower Canada(modern day Quebec). The area became de facto part of NH. And taxes were paid to NH from time to time. By 1830 a majority of the inhabitants said that it Indian Stream was part of the United States but not NH. The federal officers of NH and Vermont then countered in 1831, levying customs duties on their goods as they entered the states In 1831 British Canada forced some of the Indian Stream citizens to perform military duty July 9th 1832 Indian Stream declared independence and passed a constitution, I read it all. Very similar to the US constitution with exception of the branches of government. (Can elaborate if necessary) Most relevant part of the Constitution: “Part Second — Form of Government The people inhabiting the Territory formerly called Indian Stream Territory do hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each other to form themselves into a body politic by the name of Indian Stream and in that capacity to exercise all the powers of a free, sovereign and independent state, so far as it relates to our own internal Government till such time as we can ascertain to what government we properly belong.” The first couple of years there wasn't much incident. July 1835 the sheriff of Coös County asked for the militia to come. The sheriff preceded the militia and appeared before the assembly in August and issued an ultimatum saying we will occupy by force or “voluntarily” The assembly capitulated and gave up and ceded authority to NH. British not happy In October 1835 deputy sheriff of Coös county, Richard Blanchard and fellow “streamer” led a small party to arrest John Tyler(no relation to President Tyler) for an unpaid hardware store debt and escape arrest on the way to Lancaster to jail. Later on that month three men, one of whom was Tyler, came to Blanchard's house and arrested him on the ground that Blanchard had been concerned in an unlawful attempt to arrest Tyler, a subject of His Majesty. And brought him to nearby Hereford in Lower Canada. Blanchard's 14-year-old son, roused alarm throughout the town and the NH leaning men went south to alert the citizens of NH of the arrest. About 30 men came to Blanchard's rescue in Canada and retrieved him. A $5 bounty was awarded for the arrest of Tyler. Two of the thirty men went by horseback to Canadian judge Alexander Rea's house armed to arrest Tyler. Rea ordered them off the king's highway and one of the people tried to grab the horse by the griddle and the others started throwing rocks towards the 2 men. A warning shot from the NH party was fired and the rest of the thirty men came The Canadian judge went running for the woods with his party but was caught and fell then surrendered. One Canadian was shot in the groin but survived and Judge Rea had a saber injury to his scalp. This incident causes the NH militia to send 50 troops to occupy Indian Stream to avoid any further uprising. This caused a diplomatic crisis and both British and American governments decided a war started over an unpaid hardware store debt wasn't a good idea. Canada kept a hands-off approach until the border was resolved. 1840 residents petition to change the name of the town to Pittsburg, named after William Pitt, Prime Minister of England. 1842 Webster-Ashburton treaty is signed, ending the border dispute.   Social media Freecoast Fest will be here before you know it. We're always looking for sponsors to help fund the event. * Level 1 ($250) x50 * 2 general admission tickets * 1/4 page logo * Level 2 ($500) x5 * 5 minute presentation schedule TBD (build these into the Stone Church schedule at least 5 of them) * 2 cruise tickets * 2 t-shirts * 1/2 page logo * Level 3 ($2500) x1 * 15 minute presentation on boat * 4 cruise tickets (all inclusive) * 4 t-shirts * 1 full page logo (back page) And lastly, any sponsor will get a shout out right here on the freecast. To become a sponsor contact freecoastfreecast@gmail.com or Jessica Paxton at jessica@thepaxtonfamily.com Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Mike Vine, Nick Boyle and Rodger Paxton Special Guest: Kyle Mohney Producer: Rodger Paxton Editor: Matt Carano

On this episode of the Freecast, the Portsmouth plastic bag ban gets a reprieve from the man, but it's the man known as Jeb who wants to keep marijuana in perpetual prohibition. Is he that tone deaf to not know it's the people's volition to free ourselves from that submission? Is he just a shill for the po po and other special interest technicians? But on the bright side, FF17 tix are for sale son! Next on this transmission of the Freecast. News Update on the Plastic Bag Ban The city of Portsmouth have once again postponed a vote on a plastic bag ban and will not be brought up before the council again before being examined by Portsmouth's city manager. Former 3-term State Rep Fred Rice spoke in opposition to the ban saying the city if they proposed the ban said that by passing this ordinance the city would probably have a lawsuit against this as this ban discriminates against some businesses but not all. He noted as Matt did that businesses use the plastic bags because of economic reasons and would raise costs if they were banned. A related bill, HB 481 going through the state to delegate this power to ban plastic bags by municipalities was deemed inexpedient to legislate earlier this year. Hopefully, this will finally put to bed this insane ordinance proposal. Jim Boyle Toyota dealership update. Jim is appealing the government taking away almost 5 acres of his property due to Eminent Domain 5 alarm fire destroys State Street Saloon building in Portsmouth At 12:30 on Monday morning, Portsmouth Fire Department got a call in the Kitchen area of State Street Saloon. Within 2 hours the entire three-story building collapsed. Luckily everyone got out safely. The four-story brick building where part of the dining room was in an adjacent building is still standing and the fire dept says it is structurally sound. But may be torn down if the property owners decide because it suffered damage from the fires. The Red Cross has volunteers helping out the residents who were displaced by the fires. A GoFundMe page has been started for those affected by the State Street Saloon fire in Portsmouth at gofundme.com/state-street-residents-employees. Donations are also being collected at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth. BRGR Bar of Portsmouth is offering free food to residents of the building through April with a utility bill or pay stub. Shipyard brings in $756 million in economic activity in 2016. Nearly $500 million is in civilian payroll an increase in $14 million over 2015 200 more employees were hired in 2016. The total amount of employees is 6,914. New Hampshire's 2,535 civilian workers were paid $177,703,837 in wages with Rochester and Dover accounting for the yard's largest Granite State contingency at 413 and 365 employees respectively. Shipyard workers live in more than 58 Granite State communities. Here is statism at its finest. All these jobs are paid for with either stolen money or money printed out of thin air. When libertarians want to close these places down because they're immoral and unnecessary it draws criticism from both the political left and right. Crazy state senator tries to hijack marijuana decriminalization bill State Senator Jeb Bradley is calling for major changes in a Pot Decrim bill that passed the house 318-36 last month. The bill decrims pot possession up to 1 ounce from a misdemeanor to a violation, subject to fine only of $100, and prohibits police from arresting someone for it. Jebby wants to remove the non-arrest provision. And proposed reducing the decrim quantity to ½ ounce. How tone deaf can you be? Bradley says the amendments are a response to feedback from law enforcement, feedback, I might add they had plenty of time to give during the house bill hearings but refused to. What we're looking at is a small minority of people trying to hijack liberty for the entire state population. Poll on UL.com asks: “Does it make sense to continue arresting people for small quantities of pot, like Sen Bradley suggests? 1780 respondents. 80% say no. Local happenings HUGE NEWS!!! The Fourth Annual Freecoast Festival Tickets Available NOW! The Freecoast Festival is an opportunity for our local liberty community to come together and for prospective movers to see what life is really like on New Hampshire's Seacoast. Festivities begin with a Friday evening social gathering at The Praxeum in Portsmouth, where food will be provided. This will be where registration occurs and will give you an opportunity to network and meet all of the attendees and speakers. Saturday morning features a speaker series, a live broadcast of the Freecoast's own podcast "Freecoast Freecast", and ends with one of our keynote speakers, Hannah Braime from "Becoming Who You Are" at the iconic music venue, The Stone Church in Newmarket. The Saturday evening coastal cruise is the festival's banner event. We'll board the Thomas Laighton and make our way down New Hampshire's spectacular seacoast, while enjoying an included catered meal, and keynote speech by Jake Desyllas from, "The Voluntary Life". Sunday we will bring back by popular demand our Entrepreneur Day! Space is truly limited to reserve your place today. General admission tickets are required for entry to talks. Pre-paid add-on cruise tickets AND general admission tickets are required to take the cruise. Sorry, no refunds. Children under four years old, when accompanied by an adult, may attend for free. Tickets are $30 for general admission and a further $100 for the cruise. Bitcoin and Ethereum accepted. And don't delay, tickets purchased before June 1st get a complimentary T-shirt. Philosophy of Liberty Three Sirens of Tyranny.   Seacoast History Phillips Exeter Academy Did you know we have one of the most prestigious high schools in the world? Alumni include: Daniel Webster, Franklin Pierce, Daniel Dennett, Gore Vidal, Dan Brown and Mark Zuckerberg The academy was founded in 1781 by John Phillips, a Harvard graduate banker and merchant and originally from Andover Ma. His nephew founded Phillips academy in Andover 3 years earlier. March 1783 56 students started the first class with free tuition. 1795 Phillips died and granted ⅔ of his estate to the Academy. In 1818 “the golden Branch” society was formed at the school to help students public speaking skills, now known as the Daniel Webster Debate Society Abraham Lincoln's son Todd went to the academy and the future president visited in March 1860 the year he was elected In 1930 Oil magnate and philanthropist Edward Harkness wrote a letter to the academy just before making a $5.8 million donation “What I have in mind is a classroom where students could sit around a table with a teacher who would talk with them and instruct them by a sort of tutorial or conference method, where each student would feel encouraged to speak up. This would be a real revolution in methods.” This method is pretty cool, instead of an authoritarian approach where you just have to regurgitate what the teacher says on a test and forget about it. The teacher and the students are all equals and the teacher just provides the tools for the discussion and the students lead the way. In 1970 the Academy trustees changed to have co-ed, allowing women in that fall. PEA currently has a student to teacher ratio of 5:1. 2017-2018 1 year tuition costs $50,880 for boarding students and $39,740 for day students. There are $22 million dollars available in financial aid grants which are not loans and don't need to be paid back for students from poorer families who qualify. The complex takes up more than 600 acres of downtown Exeter. ____________________ Social media Freecoast Fest will be here before you know it. We're always looking for sponsors to help fund the event. * Level 1 ($250) x50 * 2 general admission tickets * 1/4 page logo * Level 2 ($500) x5 * 5-minute presentation schedule TBD (build these into the Stone Church schedule at least 5 of them) * 2 cruise tickets * 2 t-shirts * 1/2 page logo * Level 3 ($2500) x1 * 15-minute presentation on boat * 4 cruise tickets (all inclusive) * 4 t-shirts * 1 full page logo (back page) And lastly, any sponsor will get a shout out right here on the Freecast. To become a sponsor contact jessica@thepaxtonfamily.com or freecoastfreecast@gmail.com. Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Mike Vine, Nick Boyle and Rodger Paxton Producer: Pax Libertas Productions Editor: Matt Carano    

So you’ve followed the advice my previous talk with Jake Desyllas and set up your own basic productivity system. You know that a system like that is not a pedantic badge of honour, but is in fact the best way to add actions to your ideals – to LIVE your values. You also know the three components of any successful productivity system: Capture: Get things out of your head Review: Check everything regularly Organize: Put things in their right place You probably are in a happy place - so allow me to flame some dissatisfaction. At this phase, your system can be quite clumsy. That means more effort. More effort is more fragility - will you be able to keep things going when you a hit a lower motivation cycle?   I've invited Jake Desyllas of The Voluntary Life podcast once again to help us sharpen the edges of this new set of tools we are building together. Make Your Reviews Easier How do you make sure everything's covered in your weekly review? And how do you make sure you actually do it? A Handy Checklist Going through these steps will give you the confidence that you aren't missing anything: 1. Clear the decks Get all the emails, text messages (known as Inbox 0) and social media that slipped through. Everything relevant must be in your capture system (notebook, index cards, Evernote etc.) before you start. Remove old notes from the system itself if needed. 2. Look at your projects list A project is anything composed of more than one step. It's really helpful to keep a list of these so you know everything's moving forward. Looking through it weekly will generate most of your next week's tasks/to-do list. 3. Review your ideas Now that the past and present is under control, look towards the future. It's well-worth keeping lists of someday/maybe projects, to-read lists, ideas lists - this where things will go when the inspiration strikes for things you'd like to do in the future. Check on these as part of your weekly review - maybe the time is now for something and exciting! Jake likes to do step one and then step two and three separately, since they require a different mindset - one is a more administrative kind, the other a more strategic and visionary one. Making Sure You Actually Do It As with everything else, habituation is very powerful (maybe necessary) to get this done week by week. Pick the time and day that makes sense in your life. This could be a great time to put some great work music on, or even go to a nice cafe (just don't tell me about it). I like pleasant company, so I've got a running weekly appointment with my buddy Nick Hazelton the Anarcho-Yakitalist where we do a large part of this process together. This has been by far the most successful approach that I took and it made not missing weeks really easy. You can get some inspiration on how different people do this by looking up the early episode of the Getting Things Done Virtual Study Group podcast. Not Just Weekly Weekly reviews aren't meant to cover everything. Different intervals make sense for different parts of your life. Consider including a quick morning recap into your start of the day where you overview what you can accomplish today (if you are going to the city, check to see everything you need to get done there etc.) and pick out the most important tasks of the day (three is a popular number). Jake's and I both do financial reviews on a monthly basis - might as well have that in your system too! I also have month plans, prepared near the end of the month for the next one. Yearly reviews are also a very powerful tool for big picture overview. Even the dreaded New Year's resolutions are a form of recurring review. Better Tools There's always a risk when adopting something more complicated. In Jake's own words: “when you feel you can trust them" (19s) That said, there comes a time when you want something more organized and efficient than a simple notebook or note capturing software. In some cases, it's about learning to use what you have better, other times it's about learning about something entirely new. Paper-based I'm not a big fan of paper (my handwriting comes out pre-encrypted) but many prefer the simplicity, ease of use, and even elegance that comes with a physical, paper-based system. Probably the biggest downside of simple using a notebook is that is very hard to quickly and easily overview what's going on. Notebooks are designed to be used in a linear way, start to finish, where a good productivity system is more like Lego. Inbox 0   Index Cards ...to the rescue! They have been and are used to great effect - they're easy to add in or discard, they are sturdy enough to written on almost anywhere. If you don't mind a little bulk, consider transitioning your capture system to them. Hipster PDA Bullet Journal On the other hand, bullet journals solve the problem of notes being lost in a notebook by implementing a very clever system of transfer and review and push the medium beyond what I though was possible:   Digital Digital has some strong arguments for it too. Most people will have a smartphone on them at all times, whereas carrying paper has to be habituated. Your data in cloud is very unlikely to get lost, get wet or burned down. The truly powerful benefits get unlocked with more learning though (and that's a rabbit hole engineer-minded know all too well ;) ) #call #Nick about the #yaks when I'm #sad People who try contextual lists rarely go back. It's really, really convenient to be able to look with one click at everything you want to do: At a certain time (eg. everything I want to get done tomorrow) At a certain place ( eg. when in Rome, ask for their to-do lists) With a certain tool (eg. list of annoying neighbours when I'm driving my monster truck) With a certain person (eg. everything I need to talk about with a coaching client) In a certain mood (eg. things I can still make happen when low on energy after work) etc. The problem is, I don't want to copy and paste my yak consolation call idea on 5 different lists, digitally or otherwise. That's where something like Evernote's tagging system comes into play. I can take a single note, and add any number of contextual tags to it. Feeling better already! I got this idea from The Secret Weapon website. Brett Veinotte at School Sucks has also talked about his Evernote system. And Finally: All Singing, All Dancing If you are ready to take the leap, you could go all out and just purchase and learn to use a tool such as Omnifocus (Mac/iOS) or alternatives, such as MyLifeOrganized (Win/Mac/Android/iOS). These tools can be quite overwhelming, but have a very wide range of features, which you can see in their sales copy on their websites. If you are into systems building, you will probably really enjoy these apps. I've not yet tried these out, but Jake swears by Omnifocus. Continue With If you want a review of the basics of productivity as a laid out in conversation with Jake, you can choose to listen to p, or the audio-enhanced article based on it. David Allen is the creator of Getting Things Done, and also of Ready For Anything and Making It All Work. Jake recommends all three of these for further reading. Another book recommended by Jake is Manage Your Day to Day, as well as the Power of Less as a counterpoint to Getting Things Done. And of course, if you haven't already, see Jake's own The Voluntary Life podcast for concise, high value productivity. He'll teach you more in 20 minutes than others will in hours. It's All In Your Hands If you've been hitting roadblocks with running a consistent productivity system, this is your opportunity to make it better. Cycles in life are natural,  but having a system see you through them makes the downturns a lot more manageable - even enjoyable? I've found that the hardest times are not when I'm not creating as much as I'd like to, but when I lose my sense of being in control of my life. A productivity system that sticks with you even in the difficult times will help you take advantage of lulls, and turn them into great opportunities to relax and recreate without panic. If you take Jake's advice, you can improve what you are doing out of a desire for more efficiency and impact and also give a loving, caring gift to the future you that might need a little bit more help when the going gets rough.

Want to be more productive, achieve your long term goals, have work-life balance, and find meaning and purpose in your life? These things can be yours! David Allen's books are the tools you've been waiting for. In today's show, Jake Desyllas joins me as we do a book review of Making It All Work, the best seller from David Allen. Allen is the creator of the time management/productivity system called Getting Things Done (GTD for short). Making It All Work is a companion book to GTD. Where GTD goes more into the nuts and bolts and actionable items, Making It All Work focuses on the philosophy behind the system. GTD will help you empty your inbox.  Making It All Work will help you find meaning and purpose.   During the discussion, Jake and I detail our biggest takeaways from the book.  I think you will like it. Give it a listen!   Find more from Jake here: http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/  http://choiceconversations.com/financial-freedom-with-jake-desyllas  My conversation with David Allen: http://choiceconversations.com/getting-things-done-with-david-allen  Buy David Allen's books here: Getting Things Done - http://amzn.to/2nePuGB  Making It All Work - http://amzn.to/2nLQXql  Ready For Anything - http://amzn.to/2n1qnpt  Buy Jake's books here: Becoming an Entrepreneur - http://amzn.to/2mYXtpq  Job Free - http://amzn.to/2nePOoy    Enjoy great bonus content on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/ChoiceConversations   Help out the show with these affiliate links: Sitting Solution: http://affiliate.lxntracker.com/rd/r.php?sid=79&pub=240237&c1=&c2=&c3=  Amazon USA: https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=choicecon-20&linkId=1f6f703e9797258e86fd161ec82a2fb4  Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=choicecon-20&linkId=1f6f703e9797258e86fd161ec82a2fb4    Find me on the web: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChoiceConversations  Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2  Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast  Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1741413262765523  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo  Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/ChoiceConversations  Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/113389589018857326194/+ChoiceConversations  Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/choice-conversations   iheart Radio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Choice-Conversations/  Bumper music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiKiNecNBiY&list=PLoe-H2xJOW56v_XOx1oJnZXOfCIr4YfSy    

Jake Desyllas is an author, investor, entrepreneur and podcaster. He writes about entrepreneurship, financial independence, and freedom. He is the host of The Voluntary Life Listen to Jake's books for free. Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner Affiliates Save 10% and get free shipping! Reboot Your Body! Save $100 off the Profitable Urban Farming Course by clicking Or do the payment plan Start your own podcast! Download.

Jake's guide to the most helpful books on entrepreneurship, including why each book is recommend and what you can expect from it. As mentioned in the episode, if you want to get a free copy of Jake's book "Negotiate For Mutual Profit", sign up to the TVL mailing list here. Show Notes: Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner by Jake Desyllas The Lean Startup by Eric Ries The Founder's Dilemmas by Noam Wasserman The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber The Goal by Eliyahu M. by Goldratt Critical Chain by Eliyahu M. by Goldratt The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufmann Getting to Yes by Fischer and Ury  Negotiate For Mutual Profit by Jake Desyllas (free when you sign up to TVL email list) How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins  Drive by Dan Pink Discipline Without Punishment by Dick Grote Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type by Isabel Briggs Myers Built to Sell by John Warrillow Finish Big by Bo Burlingham Anything You Want by Derek Sivers Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson How To Get Rich By Felix Dennis

This is an audio recording of the article Go From Zero to a Fully Functional Productivity System, Today (with Jake Desyllas). In it, you will find encouragement and practical steps towards quickly and easily starting your first productivity/task management and goal management systems. Books mentioned: Goals! by Brian Tracy Eat that Frog! by Brian Tracy Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Job Free by Jake Desyllas Getting Things Done by David Allen The Power of Less by Leo Babuta

Starting and maintaining a productivity system is one of the most fulfilling and rewarding investments you can ever make. It can, however seem like a very daunting task. Jake Desyllas strips the complexity away and teaches you how to start a basic but powerful productivity system that you can build upon and evolve. Perhaps more importantly, we talk of the incredible power that this will give you to live your values and to lead a conscious live, encouraging you to get started today. Books mentioned: Getting Things Done by David Allen and The Power of Less by Leo Babauta as a balance to it. Jake Desyllas on Valiant Growth: 0034 - How Do You ACTUALLY Become an Entrepreneur? And Is It Worth Pursuing for Personal Development? - Interview with Jake Desyllas of The Voluntary Life Podcast 0011 - Book Review: Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race by Jake Desyllas Check out The Voluntary Life Podcast for a lot more great productivity content!

Why do people spend so much of their disposable income on consumption and save so little towards their own financial independence? This episode presents four competing theories that try to answer this question: Theory 1: People are brainwashed into consumerism by advertising. Theory 2: Spending escalates as people try to keep up with their peer groups. Theory 3: Central bank policies have undermined saving. Theory 4: Spending is the path of least resistance, so you won't save unless you have sufficient motivation. Which (if any) of these theories have merit? Is there a better explanation? Let me know what you think!   Show Notes: Job Free by Jake Desyllas

One of the most common questions we are asked when people find out that we’ve spent so long traveling is, what did you do with all your stuff? Possessions are one of the most common reasons people don’t go traveling. I don’t want to give up my apartment, I wouldn’t know what to do with my house, with my car, etc. The things that we purchase to enrich our lives end up trapping us from making positive changes. So when you are considering a long-term trip, what should you do with all your stuff? We share our story of renting storage units, moving out of apartments, selling everything, selling cars, holding garage sales, and interacting with creepy people on craigslist. Covered in this episode: Our story of moving four times in five years What to consider when you are debating selling vs. storing Best ways to sell things online Why you shouldn’t have a garage sale How to think about what you want to keep The emotional freedom of minimalism The hidden costs of storing your car Also make sure to check out our episodes with Jake Desyllas on our “The Path to Permanent Travel” episode where we discuss minimalism and objects with sentimental value, and our Sell All Your Stuff Episode with Al and Shelly McCullough ———— If you are learning or interested in learning a language make sure to check out the two for one special with show sponsor italki.com Check us out on Patreon. We have lot’s of cool rewards for supporters of the show Music credit: bensound.com

Jake was interviewed on World Wanderers Podcast about he sold a business, an apartment, and all of his stuff except one bag, to move to Panama. Jake shares what it has been like to live with less, and what the path to permanent travel has been like, including what has been done and what still needs to be done. He tells us what life has been like in Panama, and the pros and cons to life on the road. Show Notes: The World Wanderers Podcast Job Free by Jake Desyllas

If you could sit down with an experienced and thoughtful entrepreneur, and have an hour to talk about how to become an entrepreneur, what the challenges are, where one can draw ideas from, how it affects one’s psychology and how it can aid personal development - and KNOW that you’d get deep, informative and inspiring answers, would you go for it? Well, you are in great luck today as I have this exact talk with Jake Desyllas, former business owner and now financially independent investor and author, host of the Voluntary Life Podcast. Jake’s two books come with my highest personal recommendations. The first one, at valiantgrowth.com/becoming, is one becoming an entrepreneur, while the second one, at valiantgrowth.com/jobfree is on the four ways of achieving job freedom - reviewed at valiantgrowth.com/e11. Another powerful, and must-read book discussed in the podcast addresses the true roots of our (workplace and otherwise) motivation, and you can find it here. This episode contains affiliate links. Join the discussion!: http://facebook.com/valiantgrowth Website: http://valiantgrowth.com

This episode contains the introduction of the audiobook version of Jake Desyllas' latest book, Job Free. Whether you want to achieve financial independence and retire early, or simply never work for anyone else again, this book provides an essential guide to the different lifestyle-design strategies open to you. You can get hold of the audiobook on Amazon and Audible, and it will shortly be available on iTunes. If you prefer reading, you can also get a paperback or e-book version on Amazon. Show Notes: Job Free audiobook, paperback, and e-book on Amazon Job Free audiobook on Audible.com

In today’s podcast I review Job Free by Jake Desyllas, present the four ways of quitting the rat race, while providing ample resources for further exploration along the way. The four ways are: Extreme Saving Unjobbing Lifestyle Businesses Startups Which ones could be yours? Book and resources at www.valiantgrowth.com/e11 Like on Facebook!: www.facebook.com/valiantgrowth Website: www.valiantgrowth.com

Do you want to travel permanently? Are you wondering what to do with your stuff? Are you considering selling your stuff and becoming a minimalist? On this episode of the podcast, Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life shares what it was like to sell everything and move to Panama. Jake shares how he sold a business, an apartment, and all of his clothing and stuff, except one bag. If you're feeling stressed at the thought of that, you are not alone!Jake shares what it has been like to live with less, and what the path to permanent travel has been like, including what has been done and what still needs to be done.Enjoy!If you enjoy the podcast, join the community on Facebook, and sign up for the newsletter.

As part of adopting a minimalist lifestyle and becoming expats, we sold everything that would not fit into one suitcase each. The biggest part of our downsizing was selling our apartment and all the furniture in it. This episode is about the practical and psychological lessons from selling the flat, getting rid of all our stuff, and changing from being homeowners to travelling renters. Show Notes: Home Inventory App (mac) Episode 217— Panama: Our Adventure Begins Other Episodes on Minimalism Job Free  by Jake Desyllas

Kevin Koskella from the Freedom Lovin podcast interviews Jake about the ideas in his book, Job Free, as well as life in Panama, entrepreneurship, and the permanent portfolio. Show Notes: Freedom Lovin Podcast Job Free by Jake Desyllas (now in paperback and kindle)

Preparing for a life of travel involved getting rid of anything that I could not take with me in one suitcase. One big source of clutter to address was clothes. My clothes took up a lot of space, yet I hardly ever wore many of them.   As part of my extreme decluttering, I got rid of every item of clothing beyond a minimal set that would fit with my one-suitcase plan. The process included making an inventory, deciding what to keep or get rid of, and selling or giving away a huge amount of clothes. Whether you plan to travel or not, this episode will give you some food for thought about changing your approach to clothes. Show Notes: Previous Episodes on Minimalism Home Inventory App (Mac) Job Free by Jake Desyllas

Brian Sovryn of the Sovryn Tech Podcast interviews Jake about his lifestyle of perpetual travel and minimalism, and the technology that makes it possible. Show Notes: Sovryn Tech Episode 165 Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i Mobile Document Scanner Calibre E-Book Management Evernote VoiceDream AirBnB Uber Google Translate Keyboard Maestro Mac Power Users Podcast TripAdvisor Offline Guides TripIt Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Job Free by Jake Desyllas

Brett Veinotte from the School Sucks Podcast and Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life discuss the process of upgrading and maintaining positive habits. Topic covered include: Habits may seem trivial, but the are the most important part of a productivity system Two approaches to change: slow and steady vs. New Year's resolution Triggers for activating habits vs. friction against habits How do we do it? morning routine, 7 Weeks (Android app), Jake uses Way of Life (iOS) No matter what else is going on, do the simple things; even though these seemingly minor habits are the first thing that fall by the wayside when we're really busy Jake: "Habits dramatically reduce the amount of willpower and brainpower required to get things done. Once you have implemented a habit and can do it on autopilot, you conserve willpower and brainpower, helping you get more done." Willpower is a scarce resource; it degrades decision to decision Identifying resources beyond willpower Jake: "Habits are easiest to adopt when they are simple to understand, when you minimize any friction at the start of the action, when there are clear environmental triggers that tell your unconscious to start the habit, and when you have feedback (rewards) for completion." Show Notes: School Sucks Podcast Willpower by Roy Baumeister The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Manage Your Day-to-Day by Jocelyn Glei Job Free by Jake Desyllas Al Switzler Ted Talk

SSP Productivity Month! Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life is back to discuss the process of upgrading and maintaining positive habits. Covered: - habits may seem trivial, but the are the most important part of a productivity system - two approaches to change: slow and steady vs. New Year's resolution - triggers for activating habits vs. friction against habits - How do we do it? morning routine, 7 Weeks (Android app), Jake uses Way of Life (iOS) - no matter what else is going on, do the simple things; even though these seemingly minor habits are the first thing that fall by the wayside when we're really busy - Jake: "Habits dramatically reduce the amount of willpower and brainpower required to get things done. Once you have implemented a habit and can do it on autopilot, you conserve willpower and brainpower, helping you get more done." - Willpower is a scarce resource; it degrades decision to decision - identifying resources beyond willpower - Jake: "Habits are easiest to adopt when they are simple to understand, when you minimize any friction at the start of the action, when there are clear environmental triggers that tell your unconscious to start the habit, and when you have feedback (rewards) for completion." This month SSP has partnered with FEE, the Foundation For Economic Education. Are you between the ages of 14-26? Are you interested in Entrepreneurship? Learn More about FEE's seminars here. New Subscriber Geography Trivia Today's Show is also brought to you by Benjamin W. from Richmond, VA. Thank you Benjamin for your contribution to SSP! Look Closer: The Voluntary Life - Productivity Episodes Jake Desyllas On School Sucks Podcast Please Support School Sucks Our Amazon Wish List Donate With Bitcoin Or Join the A/V Club Your continued support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering this message. This subscription also grants you access to the A/V Club, a bonus content section with 200+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... Join the A/V Club! $6.00/Month Join the A/V Club! $9.00/Month Join the A/V Club! $12/Month

This week's episode comes from Joshua Sheats, host of the Radical Personal Finance podcast: "Most of us in the Radical Personal Finance community are pursuing our own financial independence. And most of us want to get there as quickly as possible. But, most of us only have one idea of one way to get there. Did you know there are a bunch of different ways to go job-free and gain financial freedom? I'm excited to bring you my interview with Jake Desyllas, author of "Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms."" Show Notes: Job Free by Jake Desyllas Radical Personal Finance Podcast

Most of us in the Radical Personal Finance community are pursuing our own financial independence. And most of us want to get there as quickly as possible! But, most of us only have one idea of one way to get there. Did you know there are a bunch of different ways to go job-free and gain financial freedom! I'm excited to bring you my interview with Jake Desyllas, author of "Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms." If you have any interest in ever being financially free, this book is a must-read book. (And this interview is a must-listen interview!) Jake has done an incredible job of distilling all the plans and strategies available into a simple, clear framework that you can use to design your ideal financial freedom plan. Enjoy! Joshua Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms www.thevoluntarylife.com $100 bonus when you open an account! www.Tradeking.com/radical Save money on your student loans! www.studentloanshow.com/radical   

Part 2 of the discussion between Brett Veinotte and Jake Desyllas about using Horizons of Focus for productivity and purpose. In this episode, we conclude our discussion by talking about how to identify your vision for your future, and how to find purpose in life. Show Notes: Episode 232 The Next Level — Horizons of Focus Part 1 School Sucks Podcast The Voluntary Life Productivity Episodes

Brett Veinotte from School Sucks podcast interviews Jake Desyllas about using Horizons of Focus for productivity and purpose. In this episode (part 1) we introduce the concept of horizons of focus and talk about the best ways to identify actions, projects, goals, and areas or responsibility. Show Notes School Sucks Podcast The Voluntary Life Productivity Episodes Automated Mindmaps Using OmniFocus Horizons of Focus  

SSP Productivity Month! Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life joins me to expand upon the two previous shows about goals. In this conversation we explore how to identify visions and purpose in life, and we discuss how goals, projects and even next actions fit into that picture. The concept of "horizons of focus" originally came from David Allen's book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. GTD provides a series of tools for getting control over your productive life. And once we have some control, we are able to gain perspective. Covered: This month SSP has partnered with FEE, the Foundation For Economic Education. Are you between the ages of 14-26? Are you interested in Entrepreneurship? Learn More about FEE's seminars here. New Subscriber Geography Trivia Today's Show is also brought to you by Paul I. from Whitehaven in the UK. Thank you Paul for your contribution to SSP! Bumper Music: Widespread Panic - "Stop Go" Look Closer: The Voluntary Life - Productivity Episodes - http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/search/label/GTD Jake's Automation With OmniFocus - http://mygeekdaddy.net/2015/09/07/update-to-exporting-omnifocus-to-ithoughtshd/ Horizons of Focus - http://gettingthingsdone.com/2011/01/the-6-horizons-of-focus/ Please Support School Sucks Our Amazon Wish List Donate With Bitcoin Or Join the A/V Club Your continued support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering this message. This subscription also grants you access to the A/V Club, a bonus content section with 200+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... Join the A/V Club! $6.00/Month Join the A/V Club! $9.00/Month Join the A/V Club! $12/Month

Show Notes Jake Desyllas is the host of The Voluntary Life, a podcast about entrepreneurship, financial independence, and freedom. In 2000, he founded Intelligent Space, an award-winning consultancy firm that led innovation in the field of pedestrian movement simulation and analysis. In 2010, he sold his business, quit the rat race, and retired early at the age of thirty-eight. He has a bachelor’s degree, a master's degree, and a doctorate and is dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship both as an effective personal liberation program that is available to everyone, and as a peaceful method of solving social problems. 2:23 - Background in Pedestrian computer modeling and simulation 4:07 - What is Pedestrian movement? 6:45 - Transitioning from University theory to becoming an Entrepreneur 10:23 - Graduated with PhD. Let’s build a business… 12:12 - Now that you control all of your time, what has changed? 12:26 - “Starting a business is the most intense personal development program you can put yourself through” 13:25 - Is entrepreneurial experience better than an MBA? 15:00 - You’ve GOT to be able to SELL. Without selling your product, you are nothing. 15:48 - Oh uh! Jake is burning through money while trying to learn how to sell and what his customers actually want 17:42 - Selling is Learning!! 19:29 - Exiting and selling his first company. What did Jake’s life change afterwards? 21:09 - Jake’s first book (and one of my favorites) “Becoming an Entrepreneur” http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Entrepreneur-Freedom-Fulfillment-Business/dp/1500242411/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450905640&sr=1-1&keywords=becoming+an+entrepreneur 21:50 - “What matters is the freedom that you can experience in your own life." 22:41 - You can’t control Politics, so don’t try! 22:53 - Entrepreneurship is an “incredible force” to solve other people’s pains and problems. 24:20 - Should you try to create freedom for other people, or for yourself? 25:47 - How has being a successful entrepreneur created more freedom in your personal life? 27:02 - BecomingWhoYouAre.net. Personal development and journaling. http://www.becomingwhoyouare.net/ 27:50 - Who is Derek Sivers? Why is he influential? 28:34 - What helped Jake take the risk of becoming an entrepreneur instead of staying in the Rat Race? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0195CE37O?tag=thevo08-20 32:21 - Entrepreneurs need to be resilient and not get embarrassed easily. You need to be an optimist to be a good entrepreneur. 33:21 - Seeing “obstacles as opportunities”. It’s a state of mind. 33:45 - What is an MVP in a startup? Why is it important? 34:23 - Should you go for financing or self-fund your startup? 36:32 - HACK: Forward cash flowing planning tools. A secret for success! 40:27 - TheVoluntaryLife.com Podcast 42:03 - Jake’s contact information

I'm not able to record and release a show for you today so I'm releasing an interview that I gave on the Voluntary Life podcast with Jake Desyllas regarding Tax Strategies and Financial Freedom. This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. The interview was originally released on June 21, 2015. Enjoy! Joshua Jake's site: http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/2015/06/210-tax-strategies-and-financial.html

I'm not able to record and release a show for you today so I'm releasing an interview that I gave on the Voluntary Life podcast with Jake Desyllas regarding Tax Strategies and Financial Freedom. This is Part 1 of a 2-part series. The interview was originally released on July 14, 2015. Enjoy! Joshua Jake's site: http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/2015/06/209-tax-strategies-and-financial.html

On this episode of The Sample Hour Drew is joined by entrepreneur, author and podcaster Jake Desyllas Jake and Drew discuss becoming a minimalist, investing, saving money and how to become free in an unfree world. Check out Jake's website. Listen to his podcast, and buy his book, Becoming an Entrepreneur Download.

http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/

Jake Desyllas recently invited me on The Voluntary Life Podcast to discuss conformity. Topics covered include: -How conformity to "normal" spending habits prevents people achieving financial independence -Solomon Asch's conformity experiments and what we can learn from them -How conformity can alter your perception -The importance of allies in resisting conformity -The role of privacy in reducing conformity -The danger of conforming to a subculture (and still being a conformist) -How exposure to different views can increase your independence of thought Look Closer: Jake's Site: The Voluntary Life - http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/ Asch conformity experiments - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments Solomon Asch: Opinions and Social Pressure (1955) - http://www.panarchy.org/asch/social.pressure.1955.html Milgram experiment - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment Neurobiological Correlates of Social Conformity and Independence During Mental Rotation - http://www.darkcoding.net/research/Berns%20Conformity%20final%20printed.pdf Jake Desyllas on School Sucks Podcast - http://schoolsucksproject.com/tag/jake-desyllas/ Amazon.com Widgets

In this episode, I interview life coach and author Hannah Braime (my lovely wife) about the relationship between self knowledge and entrepreneurship. Hannah is the host of the personal development website Becoming Who You Are. As a coach she helps people to develop their self knowledge and live a more authentic, fulfilling life. She is the organiser of an upcoming online symposium,  The Entrepreneur's Inner World. Topics we cover include: The role of self knowledge in entrepreneurship Key themes that came up when Hannah interviewed 24 entrepreneurs The benefits of entrepreneurship for personal growth Show Notes Becoming Who You Are The Entrepreneur's Inner World Symposium The Ultimate Guide to Journaling by Hannah Braime (free sample chapter here) Anything You Want by Derek Sivers Ep. 142 Extraordinary Time: An Interview With Augusto Pinaud Double Double: How to Double Your Revenue and Profit in 3 Years or Less by Cameron Herald The VIA Survey (Online Strengths Questionnaire) The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner by Jake Desyllas

Comedian Rosie Tran interviews entrepreneur, financial freedom advocate, and author of Becoming an Entrepreneur, Jake Desyllas. They discuss the psychology behind financial freedom and the baggage that many people have associated with money, the importance of being on the same page as your significant other, and why less is always more! Great tips on breaking out of the employee mindset and becoming a free thinker! Show Notes: Out Of The Box Podcast  

Comedian Rosie Tran interviews entrepreneur, financial freedom advocate, and author of, "Becoming an Entrepreneur", Jake Desyllas (@thevoluntary). Jake is currently working on his new book on getting out of the rat race to help people achieve their goal of financial freedom. This is a very interesting and fun podcast. They discuss the psychology behind financial freedom and the baggage that many people have associated with money, the importance of being on the same page as your significant other, and why less is always more! Great tips on breaking out of the employee mindset and becoming a free thinker! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/out-of-the-box-podcast/support

Why is there a lot of resentment towards entrepreneurs among intellectuals, white collar workers, extended members of successful business families, and artists? This episode is Part 2 of a discussion of "The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality" by Ludwig Von Mises.  In this episode, I explain Mises' own theories about resentment towards entrepreneurs from specific groups. Show Notes The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality by Ludwig Von Mises (free ebook) Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas  

Why do some people hate entrepreneurs? This episode explores some answers to this question put forward by Ludwig Von Mises in "The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality". Show Notes: The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality by Ludwig Von Mises (free ebook) Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas

Many people have searched and searched for the holy grail of investing: a portfolio that provides a good return with low risk that can weather the economic storms, no matter what they be. Some feel that they have found it in The Permanent Portfolio. The Permanent Portfolio is a concept that was designed by Harry […]

Today we have an interview with Jake Desyllas, author of “Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner” and host of The Voluntary Life Podcast. The primary interview is about entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurship is a really valid–if not the most effective–way to purse and find financial freedom and personal […]

Jeffrey Tucker interviews Jake Desyllas about his book Becoming an Entrepreneur. They discuss how to think like an entrepreneur and the amazing potential of entrepreneurship, both for personal growth and for a better world. Jeffrey is the founder and Chief Liberty Officer of Liberty.me, Distinguished Fellow of FEE, head of LFB.org, and founder of CryptoCurrencyCon.com. Show Notes: Liberty.me Becoming an Entrepreneur on Amazon.com Becoming an Entrepreneur on Amazon.co.uk  

Jake Desyllas returns to discuss his new book, Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner. July 4th is the last day to get a free copy! Follow this link: http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Entrepreneur-Freedom-Fulfillment-Business-ebook/dp/B00JLTUFSS/ Look Closer: Jake's Site: The Voluntary Life - http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/

This episode is a review of the book Built to Sell by John Warrillow. The book is about how to sell a business, including how to transform your business to make it sellable. In this review, I discuss a central idea of the book: productising your services so that the business can work without you (the entrepreneur). I compare this with Michael Gerber's idea of creating a "franchise prototype" and the idea in my own book of  "making yourself redundant" using proceduralisation and standardisation. Show Notes Built to Sell by  John Warrillow The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas  

Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life podcast joins me to talk about financial freedom.   What is financial freedom?  What are the different paths to get there?  How does investing fit in?  What about real estate?       We cover a great deal of ground in the conversation, dipping into related topics and not so related topics.  What are the economics of voluntarism?  Why does communism fail?  How does the family relate to government?  How does the family relate to a job you might take?  All of that, and much, much more!       Find more from Jake here:  http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/       His new book:  http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/p/books.html   Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz-dxV8VfPE           Choice Conversations is now on Facebook.  Stop in, say hi, discuss the shows, and more!  If you like Choice Conversations then "like" me on facebook, get notifications, and then share the page with your friends:  https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast       Help the Podcast!  I would greatly appreciate it if you went to itunes, wrote a quick review and rated the show.  This is a great way to increase downloads and to help the show grow.  The more downloads, the more easily I can book high profile guests:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764            Bumper music:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_jrvqMOxsY

Comedian Rosie Tran (@FunnyRosie) interviews financial freedom advocate, investor, and host of The Voluntary Life Podcast, Jake Desyllas (@thevoluntary). They discuss the various ways to escape the rat race. Jake talks about the different techniques he has discovered, including unjobbing, extreme savings, business ownership, investing, and more. Also, in depth discussion on the importance of personal and self development in the process of financial freedom. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/out-of-the-box-podcast/support

Comedian Rosie Tran (@FunnyRosie) interviews financial freedom advocate, investor, and host of The Voluntary Life Podcast, Jake Desyllas (@jakedesyllas). They discuss the various ways to escape the rat race. Jake talks about the different techniques he has discovered, including unjobbing, extreme saving, business ownership, investing, and more. Also, in depth discussion on the importance of personal and self development in the process of financial freedom.

Stephanie Murphy interviews Jake Desyllas on the Porc Therapy podcast. We talk about different strategies to escape the rat race, including unjobbing, intensive saving, passive income businesses and selling a business. The discussion focusses on some questions about pursuing financial freedom, including: What is financial freedom? College- is it worth it? Does having kids make financial freedom impossible? How does becoming a stay-at-home parent fit into the idea of quitting the rat race? Is "voluntary poverty" a viable strategy for financial freedom? Do you have to be a sleaze to start a passive income business? What's the role of Bitcoin in an investment strategy like the Permanent Portfolio? Why doesn't the Permanent Portfolio contain silver? How do intensive savers do it? Show Notes: Episode 124 (Original Talk on Four Ways To Quit The Rat Race) Harry Browne's book on the Permanent Portfolio Early Retirement Extreme blog and book Mr Money Moustache

This episode is a recent interview about Getting Things Done that I did on the School Sucks Podcast. The discussion is with Brett Veinotte and here is his summary: "This is the sixth and final (for now) installment in a series of shows inspired by my experience with and successes after reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen. Jake Desyllas joins me to discuss his experience with GTD, and to share his Eight Tools For A Freed Mind."

This is the sixth and final (for now) installment in a series of shows inspired by my experience with and successes after reading the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen. Jake Desyllas joins me to discuss his experience with GTD, and to share his Eight Tools For A Freed Mind. Discussed Today: -The importance of combining tools and habits -Jake's Background -Jake's Eight Tools For A Freed Mind 1. A Concentration Timer Your mind is not free if you are distracted and interrupted all the time. A concentration timer is a simple tool that helps your mind focus for short bursts of concentration and then give your brain rest periods. A concentration timer is just a stopwatch with an alarm. Examples include a stopwatch app or a simple kitchen timer. The habit needed to make the most of this tool is to forgo multi-tasking, take regular breaks, and protect your concentration when working by managing interruptions. To learn more about the best practice habits for using a concentration timer read about The Pomodoro Technique. 2. A Journal Writing is an amazing ability unique to humans. Getting your thoughts out of your head by writing them down gives your mind far more freedom to explore them and view them objectively. A journal can simply be a pen and paper, or a dedicated physical journal, a digital journalling app like Macjournal or web based journalling service like 750 Words. Use a password protected journal app (or a lockable one if paper-based) to give your mind full freedom to express anything. The habit required to make the most of a journal is to maintain regular journalling every day. Read more about journalling in The Ultimate Guide to Journaling. 3. A Ubiquitous Capture Tool A ubiquitous capture tool or mobile thought and information capture tool gives you the opportunity to have potentially useful ideas anywhere but still allows you to get on with your day (and not have to remember everything). Examples of a capture tool can be a simple pen and paper, a Hipster PDA, a note taking app like Drafts or Evernote, even the voice memo or camera feature of your phone. Read more about capture tools in Getting Things Done by David Allen. 4. A "Stuff Funnel" A stuff funnel is a system of discrete inboxes to funnel new information into one location where it can be processed. All kinds of stuff shows up in your life (letters, emails, receipts, manuals, downloaded files etc) and clogs your mind. In order to mentally 'process' the stuff and identify what you want to do with it, you need a complete set of inboxes. Since most people have both a physical inbox and various digital inboxes (email inbox, download folder, task manager inbox etc), you can think of the full set of your inboxes as a funnel for information coming into your life. The habit needed to make good use of this tool is to make sure you put all the stuff that comes into your life into a designated in-box that is part of your funnel and clear the funnel regularly (empty all the in-boxes). Read more about processing stuff in Getting Things Done by David Allen. 5. A Task Management Tool A task management app is a tool to organise and work with all your "to-do" items, projects, goals and other task management information. If you don't use a tool for this, these to do items remain constantly on your mind, taking up mental effort. At the simplest level, a pen and some paper can serve as a task management tool. Various software apps can also be used, such as Things, Omnifocus and Evernote. These tools are only effective when combined with the habit of organising all your project and task information in the tool and working with it daily. 6. A Reference Material Store A reference material store allows you to put information that you might need in future in a safe place, freeing your mind to forget about it. A filing cabinet is a physical example and Evernote is a digital example. The habit needed to make use of this tool is ensuring that you put all the information you might need into your reference store. 7. A Mind Mapping Tool Mind maps free you to be conscious of all the intuitive connections that your mind can make. They are bubble and stick diagrams of your thoughts and their connections. A mind mapping tool can be as simple as a pen and paper, or a specific application like iThoughs HD. It can take some time to develop the habit of doing mind maps and allowing yourself to make those intuitive connections, but it is well worth it. 8. A Media Queue System A media queue system is a set of tools to allow you to save media to consume later, so you can avoid being distracted when someone sends you a link. You might see an interesting article online and use a tool like instapaper to save it to read later. Similarly youtube has a watch later feature and Amazon allows you to make wish lists for things you may buy later. Look Closer: David Allen, Getting Things Done - http://www.davidco.com/ Jake's Site: The Voluntary Life - http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/ tragedyandhope.com - http://www.tragedyandhope.com/ The Pomodoro Technique - http://pomodorotechnique.com/download/pdf/ThePomodoroTechnique_v1-3.pdf The GTD Virtual Study Group - http://gtd-vsg.blogspot.co.uk/

This episode is a recent interview I did on the Nomad Capitalist Report radio show. The interview is by Andrew Henderson and here's his summary: "Live from Mexico, Jake Desyllas of The Voluntary Life podcast talks entrepreneurship and freedom. He shares tips to building a location independent business, being a global entrepreneur, and prospering anywhere in the world. He shares suggestions from his jet-setting life, talks about the best countries in South America, and dispels myths about Mexico “they” don't want you to know." Podcast Episode

These are selected segments from Hour 2 and The After School (Sucks) Special on 6-19-12. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST. 1. Pam the Public School Teacher -NCLB -The Federal Takeover of Local Education, DoE -Education Vs. Schooling -Intro to the Prussian Model -A Good Education, Compared to What? -Unions 2. Jake Desyllas, The Voluntary Life -Tips For Emerging Entrepreneurs -Fighting the Training In Dependence -The "Free" Market Vs. the Public Sector 3. Cody Hall, Tragedy and Hope Communications -What Is T&H? -The Word "Conspiracy" -Historical Context -Corporate Media -The Trivium -The Ultimate History Lesson Help School Sucks, Tragedy and Hope and John Taylor Gatto: Enter the coupon code: "SCHOOLSUCKS"

Topics: At Porcfest, I talk for about 20 minutes on surviving government schooling experience, addressing the frequent question from parents: what should I do if I have to send my kid to public school? Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life Podcast then joins me to discuss overcoming our schooling, entrepreneurship and financial freedom. Look CLoser: The Voluntary Life http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/

(Part 2 of 2) On February 26th 2011, I took part in a discussion about John Holt's book, Instead of Education. Other participants included Stefan Molyneux, Jake Desyllas, Luke David, Michael Demarco, Thomas Bell, Debbie Harbeson, Ivan Ivanov and Cheryl Hulseapple. Special thanks to Greg for setting up the conference on Skype. Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

(Part 1 of 2) On February 26th 2011, I took part in a discussion about John Holt's book, Instead of Education. Other participants included Stefan Molyneux, Jake Desyllas, Luke David, Michael Demarco, Thomas Bell, Debbie Harbeson, Ivan Ivanov and Cheryl Hulseapple. Special thanks to Greg for setting up and managing the conference on Skype. Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.