Lifestyle Archives – Page 2 of 6 – Trajan King

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We are rich. We just don’t believe it.

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In A.D. 26 the Roman Emperor Tiberius, the successor to Augustus Caesar (yes, that Caesar, of Caesar Salad fame.), semi-retired to the small island of Capri, Italy. He was tired of the politics of Rome and fearful of the assassination rumors. So he left for Mediterranean island life and most of the governing duties were left to Sejanus and the Praetorians. He built himself 12 palaces on the...

Intermittent fasting changed my body and mind

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Intermittent fasting has gotten a lot of attention over the past few years and for good reason. The proponents of fasting offer all sorts of benefits: weight loss, decrease in body fat, longer lifespan, longer health span, increase will power, improved brain function, etc. I wanted to give it a try and test out the benefits, so I started intermittent fasting and have been doing it for 2 years. I...

Learning a Language Makes Your Trip 946% More Amazing!

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Trajan King is an entrepreneur who has founded several companies, worked in Silicon Valley, has visited over 40 countries, lived around the world and speaks 7 languages. He writes about entrepreneurship, effective learning and language. The first word I ever learned in Italian was “uscita.” I arrived in the Rome airport in 2012 with a good friend, not knowing a single word. My friend and I had to...

Everything is F*cked: A book about hope

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Summary: The world is better than ever before, yet people feel less hopeful than ever. Why? This book has a catchy title that disguises the fact that it’s a discussion about philosophy and the meaning of religions in our lives. We’re all in multiple religions and they’re the foundation of our culture. Religions include Christianity and Buddhism, Capitalism and Communism, Monday...

Trending Towards Shorter Workdays

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A couple of years ago I was in a French class in Paris with students from all over the world, learning about the work habits of countries around the world. The teacher went around the room asking us each to tell us about the vacation habits in our countries. I soon became quite embarrassed of the work-life imbalance of American culture. Everyone in the room shared their country’s standard 10...

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Trajan King

Hey hey. I'm Trajan. I'm a minimalist entrepreneur who loves exploring the world (42 countries), learning new things (7 languages) and trying to get better every day (working on my backsquat).

I write about entrepreneurship and building an optimized and happy life through systems, good habits and scientific research.

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