Tynan

Looks like there were a few followups after that: https://tynan.com/?s=Island

Obligatory link to Tynan's excellent blog: http://tynan.com/?sort=rank

A blogger I read, Tynan ( http://tynan.com/ ), writes a blog post every day, however he posts only the best ones, in order to maximize quality (i.e. both from being selective and from the practice of writing).

I hated small talk traditionally. It was very much a learned trait. One of the best conversation openers is “what keeps you busy?” and then ask open ended questions. Ask about their favorite travel destinations or even what are some interesting things about where they live. On the other hand, step outside your comfort zone and try something different so you have something to talk about interesting. https://tynan.com/letstalk/ You didn’t become a software developer overnight. You won’t become a great conversationalist over night either. “How to Talk to Anyone” https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Anyone-Success-Relationships-ebook/dp/… (not an affiliate link)

https://tynan.com Been writing for almost 20 years, at least monthly, but for most of that time weekly.

I keep thinking about that article, working on a cruise ship. Here's a search of his blog about cruises, it looks like he stopped two years ago[༆] [༆] - http://tynan.com/?search=cruise

A cruise might be your best bet! Read this: http://tynan.com/cruisework FYI, wifi is now a bit cheaper on some cruise lines. Last time I was on Royal Caribbeans they had an unlimited wifi package that wasn't so outrageous.

Mentioned on http://tynan.com/cruisework - Why Cruises are a great place for development/focus.

A few years ago I ditched all of my belongings and bought the stuff outlined in tynan's gear posts [0][1][2]. I highly recommend his suggestions. It's nice to see people waking up to the idea that destroying your twenties by working in front of a computer is an unhealthy thing. Take the long view. Life is short. [0] http://tynan.com/2010gear [1] http://tynan.com/2011gear [2] http://tynan.com/packing2012

This is totally what you need to read. http://tynan.com/lovework

Good article I especially like the perspective about one months income to one years travel. If your thinking about doing this one thing I would recommend is a much smaller backpack. With a 90L pack you are lugging it around everywhere, you will also look like a tourist everywhere you go. See http://tynan.com/2010gear, Tim Ferris also has a post on light packing I believe. A 22l can be done (although prob not with an SLR). An added benefit is you will not need to check luggage for flights.

Check out this guy that lives in an RV and loves it: http://tynan.com/living-in-a-small-rv-introduction He's got the perfect sized RV that fits into standard sized parking spaces. It must be pretty nice being rent free.

I would go even further than you and say "have a plan by 25" myself. Why dick around and be a fool for longer than is absolutely necessary? :) I am all for learning by making painful mistakes, but one should cut the failure iteration cycle as short as possible. Learn the lesson by scraping your knees, not by breaking your legs, is my analogy. This is good reading for those who, like me, are in their mid-20s: http://tynan.com/youngpeople I look at my age peers and I am flabbergasted that they seem to spend all their free time on fashion, computer games, going to clubs, Facebook, etc. I spend basically all my free time reading, engaging in self-improvement activities, and plotting for my eventual world domination (heh). Sorry for ranting, but this is a topic that is close to my heart :)

There is a little bit more. Look up the concepts of social proof and compound interest. Here's a helpful piece on compound interest: https://tynan.com/thekey/ As for social proof, here's the concept: your reputation consists of your greatest achievements, not your greatest failures. I'll use Jonathan Blow as an example. He's the creator of Braid. He will always be known as the creator of Braid. One huge massively loved breakout hit is all you need to cement your reputation as an outstanding programmer. You could work on a dozen things nobody's ever heard of before and after that breakout hit and it doesn't matter. The tricky thing is you never know what's going to be big and successful and what's going to be forgotten. That's why most outstanding programmers swing for the fences. They make things that are BIG. They're ambitious. You're not going to become recognized for outstanding work by making yet another ECS system in Rust. It has to be a step above in some way. That said, to make a big, ambitious, impressive ECS system in Rust, you need to understand the problem extremely well. You do that by making unimpressive ECS systems in Rust. See previous point about compound interest.

And a follow up article here: https://tynan.com/tokyo

Some people use cruises as a productive work retreat: https://tynan.com/cruisework/ But yeah, it's nice to be disconnected on vacation.

Tynan recently shared how he manages finances with his wife, plus the rationale: > We keep our finances mostly separate. The primary reason is we both have enough that we don’t need the other’s money, and we both like having the freedom to buy whatever we want. I don’t want to ask when I’m buying pinball machines or random stuff for my next project, and she doesn’t want to ask me when she goes shopping or sends money to family members. We both invested enough money to cover house expenses and the interest goes into a joint account that pays the bills every month. Of course if she needed some of my money for some reason she’d be welcome to it, and vice versa, so it’s more like we have combined finances that we manage separately. Source: https://tynan.com/having-a-good-marriage/

Very nice article, I appreciated both the game/technical detail and the personal touches in the text. Not knowing about the author, I checked the About page [1] which states that Tynan is a "minimalist nomad", but perhaps that label is somewhat outdated? I mean ... owning three full-size pinball machines seems somewhat incompatible with both properties. Perhaps they are only minimalist when in nomad mode and not when at home, or something. Also, I have little clue about "nomadism", that is not my cup of beverage at all. :) [1]: https://tynan.com/about/

Not the first person to think it. Cruise ships offer wifi packages and so it's possible. http://tynan.com/cruisework https://medium.com/@wouthermans/what-i-learned-when-i-quit-my-corporat…

I have not reached that goal yet. I still own more things than I should. If you want inspiration, you can find it there: https://www.reddit.com/r/onebag/ Here's a good example: http://tynan.com/gear2017 I live in Canada, so it's not going to be as easy as if I lived in California.

> Bit OT, but I remember some guy who went minimalist after the macbook air came out. Like just shirts, MBA, and a kindle. I remember the blog being pretty popular in tech circles, does anyone know what I'm thinking about? This one? http://tynan.com/gear2016 (there are other years, that's just the most recent)

There was also a good previous post on a developer who lived on cruise ships for about $1000 a month. http://tynan.com/cruisework But at the time (3 years ago) WiFi was a problem which meant it is not a good option to many of us who have the freedom to travel but not without internet access.

I have relatives in Liberty ME and we Kayak (usually on the coast) quite often. We'll have to add this to our spots and check it out... Also, there was an article a while back on HN about some friends who bought an island: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6395148 Wonder how that's going... http://tynan.com/island2

I share this preference at times. At times I disappear somewhere quite for months to learn, focus, get stuff done. Most people I know doing that have a) no pets, b) only what's truly necessary. Have a look at some examples of packing lists below. It's a great experience on it's own to learn how little you truly need. The couple behind http://8milesfromhome.com/ is traveling with a dog and the couple behind http://almostfearless.com/ and http://thewirelessgeneration.com/ are traveling with kids. So are the Bakers of http://manvsdebt.com/ and many many others. So it seems possible. [1] http://tynan.com/gear2014 [2] https://levels.io/the-100-thing-challenge/ [3] http://www.tropicalmba.com/digital-nomad-packing-list-2014-living-sinc…

It hit me tonight that I had read something very similar recently... It was this guy talking about taking a cruise to get work done! There are several west-coast cruises, to Alaska, Hawaii, Baja, Central America, even Chile. http://tynan.com/cruisework https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6697416

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around: he wouldn't be launching a cruise deal aggregator site if he weren't so gung ho about working on cruise ships. http://tynan.com/cruisesheet

> There's probably some much cooler stuff I'm forgetting, but hey it makes perfect sense he'd be part of an island buying crew. He mentions these and more on this page: http://tynan.com/about

And here's a couple of post he's made about his RV: http://tynan.com/rv2012 (2012 Walkthrough) http://tynan.com/living-in-a-small-rv-introduction His book about his RV-lifestyle: Tynan Smith - How To Live In Luxury on the Side of the Road in an RV http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006XLK2LW

Does anyone recongnize the Famous Pickup Artist? http://tynan.com/how-i-became-a-famous-pickup-artist-part-1 Note that he garnered this reputation prior to living in an RV.

Canada does this too. [http://tynan.com/ohcanada] Probably every country with the technological capability does this when they feel like it. You have no rights at an international border. And if you're non-white, you have even fewer rights.