A one year project to become a better man in America's south
DAY 3 – Please do not think I’m one of those “social media gurus” trying to sell you on lifestyle design. Unless you are running for office or promoting a cause, I don’t want your money. I tweet and FourSquare my life, but I’m not one to share the more intimate parts of my life.
So why am I doing this?
People need accountability. I need you to hold me accountable. I want to help hold you accountable.
DAY 2 – For years people have criticized the “scowl” on my face. They ask why I am so unhappy. I mean, I don’t know. I’m not unhappy. I guess I just don’t show it that much. I want that to change that, which is why I’ve started this one-year project.
Now is a good time to introduce you to the term “lifestyle design.” Made famous by author and lifehacker Timothy Ferriss, lifestyle design is the art of creating the ultimate lifestyle for yourself. In the book The Four Hour Workweek, Ferriss lays out the principles of work productivity. He says from the start that the title is more of a gimmick than anything based on his ability to only work four hours a week. He explains how to minimize? the amount of work you have to personally do while taking mini-vacations throughout the year to enjoy the things you love to do.
We were sitting in Adirondack chairs. Elizabeth was drinking a margarita lightly salted. I was enjoying a Blue Moon with an orange. The sun was going down over the Beaufort County inlet when she looked at me and said, “we can travel the world, but there is no place like the South Carolina lowcountry.”
