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Fivefingers: beyond the first week.

July 28, 2010

Our first week wearing Vibram Fivefingers made for an interesting experience, and while we intended to post an immediate followup, the delay may have been fortuitous, since we’re now four months in and have more insight into the journey we embarked on. The shoes look no less weird now than they did back in March, [...]

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Laziness as a productivity tool.

April 7, 2010

Great article by Jason Fried on minimizing one’s workflow for better productivity. The article time-stamp bears the mark of April Fools Day, but the advice is no joke: Most of the stuff you agonize about just doesn’t matter. Truth is, things are pretty easy and straightforward — until you make them hard and complicated. As [...]

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A Five Fingers journal.

March 19, 2010

We randomly came across mention of Vibram Five Fingers over at the Mnmlist blog, where author Leo bought a pair despite his “less stuff” philosophy. Curiosity piqued, we had to check them out, and so we started to do our research on the Five Fingers, and the barefoot philosophy that’s earned a very strong niche [...]

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Keeping Nike’s grubby paws off my $29.

December 30, 2006

I hate running. It’s a boring, uncomfortable routine that months of practicing didn’t make any more enticing. Though, being out of shape is no fun either, so contemplating a quasi-routine to build up my cardiovascular strength has been on my mind. How to stay motivated, though? Apple and Nike signed a deal to cross-brand an [...]

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