EDGE of DAVID

Life Advice

Toxic Positivity - The Recluse of the Untalented

10 years. 10 years I've been watching this guy waste his life on his personal development blog. Starting when he was 24 to now 34. It's a real tragedy: "I help emergent creatives, leaders and change makers refine and align their authentic story through self

Expat Travel

8 Reasons Why Connecticut Sucks

I was watching this YouTube video of Joe Rogan talking about why Connecticut sucks and I nearly spit my coffee out all over myself laughing because it was so funny and so spot on (but obviously over the top). "CT sucks" and "Connecticut sucks" are pretty

Money

Inflation is Theft. Don't Like It? Do This Instead

Inflation is theft. You'll hear that a lot and some think it's just a hyperbolic statement but it's a very true statement about our current money system. That dollar you have to work for. You have to spend your time and energy to earn

Life Advice

Being an Entrepreneur is "Hard"

I constantly read posts about how tough it is and how much you have to sacrifice as an entrepreneur (aka Gary V - or 1DV as in one dimensional as I call him). This is so silly and it's often bastardized by 2o year old, wanna-be pretend entrepreneurs

Life Advice

How to Turn Your Life Around (Zero to Hero)

Ever wonder why some people are doing better than you? They have better everything. Better lives, better relationships, more travel, more money, more sex, fun and happiness? Ever really wonder what they are doing differently? You should because success is predictable and you can create it it for yourself as

Expat Travel

The Ha Giang Loop Vietnam - Yep It's Really That Incredible

Ha Giang is a stunningly beautiful, northern most province in Vietnam where you can find the border with China. It used to be quite a dangerous drive through the mountains, but over the last 5 years it has developed into one of the most beautiful, scenic motorcycle adventures I'

Tools & Gear

No, the Canon SL3 is Not a Good Vlogging Camera

The Canon SL3 [https://amzn.to/2MCWtdu]is an excellent camera for creating tutorials, online course creation for Skillshare or Teachable and making any sort of talking head video. It's also a good camera for stills, nothing to write home about but it can get the job done

The Edge of David "Shorts" Experiment

Alright, so I decided to try out YouTube shorts. They are simple, 1 minute or less videos you post to YouTube. Record your video in portrait mode and upload it. I went ahead and created "Edge of David shorts." A dedicated channel to my iPhone videos. Basically, whenever

Life Advice

The Homeless States of America

The following was not written by me. It's a comment by Alvan Karpas [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMbUIf48lDyRrqFmqD95LQ/videos]on Nick Johnson's video: "The 10 States Where Homelessness is Out of Control and Beyond Repair." I found it insightful so I wanted to

Money

How to Invest Money - The Monetary Ranks

Welcome to your free crash course on how to invest your money. This guide is going to cover everything you need to know as a total beginner. It starts off with assuming you're in debt and goes through what to consider doing as you start to make money

Life Advice

Don't Waste Your Life (A Warning)

I remember listening to this monologue on happiness by Ben Stein. Why are some happy and other not? Why are some living in a default state of joy and others wishing “if only”. The answer was brilliantly simple. The ones that are unhappy are people who let their parents or

Tools & Gear

The Best Vlogging Camera Ever - The Sony X3000

So you want to start vlogging about your incredibly exciting (or boring) life? You'll need a camera for that. The best vlogs are engaging, tell a story and have an interesting perspective. More important than the video quality is the actual story to be honest. Sure, if you’

Tools & Gear

Exploring the iPhone Mini 13 For Vlogging - Pros and Cons

Every single tech reviewer for phones assumes everyone wants some giant phone with 8 cameras to play videos games on or whatever. It's quite annoying as there is a large audience of guys like me who want a good, small phone which I think is why the iPhone

Life Advice

8 Ways You Can Focus on the Important

Identify four areas of your life that are important to you. For most of use the most important things can be compressed into family, friends, work, health and _____? I find that in your select priorities to have only one be of a professional aspect. For me right now, my work

Expat Travel

What's a Full Moon Party Like?

So what's a full moon party like? This post will break down your basic full moon party in Thailand in a few different ways. Consider this your "what to expect" guide. Please note I went in 2017. In a nutshell a full moon party is like

Life Advice

Friendship Purgatory - When It's Okay to Have No Friends

When you’re growing as a person, you’ll find yourself alone at some point. This aloneness I call friendship purgatory. A period of time where you’ll have no real friends. For the socially awkward, I’m sure they’re quite familiar with this. You can find yourself here

Life Advice

40 Hour Work Weeks Are Dumb

It’s time to acknowledge that hours spent doesn’t equal results. Results come from one thing, and one thing only: making work that matters. I don’t care if this takes you one hour of your day, or twelve hours a day. If you’re not creating work that

Money

How To Open a TIMO Account in Vietnam

Are you going to be living in Vietnam? You’re going to want to open a TIMO account then. TIMO is an online bank where foreigners who have a valid VISA for 1 year are able to open an account. If you’re American, you’re in luck as you

Expat Travel

Vietnam Visas for Americans

Update: This post was first written in 2019 when Vietnam offered a 1 year tourist visa for Americans. I'll update this periodically to keep it accurate. You can apply for a 30 day e-visa. This is currently the only option unless you intend to get a job in

Life Advice

Breaking Patterns: What Your Life Needs

Where are you? Do you even recognize yourself? Your life has patterns. It repeats and repeats. You feel the friction and the pain when you break a pattern. When you break away towards something unknown. It’s scary for sure, but that friction is a sign of personal growth. It’

Expat Travel

3 Things You’ll Love (and Hate) about Living in South Korea

I love South Korea. So far it’s been one of my favorite countries to visit. After a few years of getting a little to stuck with Thailand (Thailand has a way of hooking you in), it was wonderful to and refreshing to see a new place. Refreshing because the

Expat Travel

Cost of Living for Bangkok Thailand

Alright alright, I’ll get the generic statement out of the way first. Yes, your cost of living depends on your spending habits, your current debt and any credit card payments. It also depends on what you would find acceptable and what you would consider to be a sacrifice. Done.

Money

How To Work For Yourself as an Expat

It’s the best of times and it’s the worst of times. It’s the best of times because you can live a life that was impossible even 20 years ago. With enough luck, hard work and intelligence, you can live better than any king. It’s the worst

Life Advice

Understanding Men: What Drives Us

Trying to understanding men always boils down to understanding what drives us. If you want to understand the men in your life and why they do what they do, then keep these two points in your head: First, men are simple. Second, do not project how you think or feel

Life Advice

26 Reasons Why You Should Never Have a JOB

I used to watch this show called The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch while at University (I’m dating myself now!). I loved the stories of people doing something creative to make more money than they ever did before. This show was a source of hope and inspiration for me