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		<title>Learning Sabbaticals &#8212; My Own Case Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ What would you do with your time if you didn&#8217;t need to work? This is really an interesting question. Because that&#8217;s the situation I&#8217;m in at the moment.
It&#8217;s no secret that I have a lot of free time. Last year I saved enough money to take an extended vacation (a Mini-retirement) of at least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dice Travel: An Experiment</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/southeast-asia/dice-travel-an-experiment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/southeast-asia/dice-travel-an-experiment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An inspired hour of hunting around the sweaty market and nothing. one last time I showed the piece of paper with the scribble of Laotian script on it: &#8220;Do you sell dice here?&#8221; the paper asked. &#8220;No, no, no&#8230;&#8221; said the woman shopkeeper, waving her hand. There were no dice in her shop of plastic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Music Project</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/travel/the-big-music-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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The last big trip around Southeast Asia with Kim was AMAZING – the best time of my life. Beautiful beaches, an amazing travel partner, awesome adventures. My only complaint is that it lacked any sort of sustained focus. Just ride the motorcycle until tired, find a hotel, and search out something cool to do. Spend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Reasons Vibram’s Five Finger Shoes Will Rock Your Socks Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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“I’m not being seen in public with you if you’re wearing those – things.”
– A friend’s girlfriend to her boyfriend about his Vibram Five Finger Shoes.
So why would you wear them? My five favorite reasons:
1) They will make you run faster than Kenyans. Or at least, faster than you already run.

As hunter-gatherers for hundreds of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ultralight Backpacker and Musician: Mutually Exclusive?</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/travel/ultralight-backpacker-and-musician-mutually-exclusive-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/travel/ultralight-backpacker-and-musician-mutually-exclusive-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Backpacking Guitar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Martin Backpacker]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Music and Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Musician Traveler]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Portable Multitracking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Portable Recording]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate hitting the $10,000 savings mark last month (remember, I was in debt almost that amount this time last year) I made two new purchases. And damn are they fun.
Two super portable toys created with traveling musicians in mind. Having played with these toys for the last month, I’m having trouble remembering how I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dip: Why Quitting Is Good For You</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/personal-development/the-dip-why-quitting-is-good-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/personal-development/the-dip-why-quitting-is-good-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dip

Business Week once called Seth Godin &#8220;the Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age.&#8221; His e-book, Unleashing the Idea Virus is the most downloaded e-book of all time.
Seth Godin is undoubtedly the best in the world at what he does.
But if I have no interest in marketing or entrepreneurship, why should I care?
Because he’s the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February = Fail, March = Mornings</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/personal-development/february-fail-and-marchs-mornings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/personal-development/february-fail-and-marchs-mornings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fail]]></category>

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It&#8217;s time to honestly look at the results from the Power Of Less Habit Challenge in February. Because as fun as it is to pat yourself on the back for a job well done, it&#8217;s often more rewarding to look at why we didn&#8217;t achieve our goals.
For the first half of February, I did great. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reunited And It Feels So Good&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/awesome-stuff/reunited-and-it-feels-so-good/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/awesome-stuff/reunited-and-it-feels-so-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bearcat]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Guitar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Playing Guitar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Snowmobiles]]></category>

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After a long hiatus, I&#8217;m getting back into music. Playing, writing, creating.
The other day, sitting down with the guitar and playing for a few hours, I realized that I NEED to play music. That music needs to be a bigger part in my life than what it&#8217;s been in the last few years. Another realization: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February means French</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/accountability-lists/february-means-french/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/accountability-lists/february-means-french/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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February is my month of French in the Power of Less Challenge. I committed to studying French at least 30 mins per day for the month. This goal in particular, is really important to me, as I want to come away from this job with a working ability in French.
But first, a quick thought about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acheiving Your Childhood Dreams: Randy Pausch&#8217;s Last Lecture</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/personal-development/acheiving-your-childhood-dreams-randy-pauschs-last-lecture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/personal-development/acheiving-your-childhood-dreams-randy-pauschs-last-lecture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inpirational Video]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Last Lecture]]></category>

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Technology is an amazing thing. As a medium, the internet is neutral &#8212; neither good or bad. And as users of this medium we have a choice on how to use it.
Today I used it to become absolutely INSPIRED.
I came across this video, and could not, not share this with my readers/friends. (This is from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screw New Years Resolutions: A BETTER way to make change in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/accountability-lists/screw-new-years-resolutions-a-better-way-to-make-change-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/accountability-lists/screw-new-years-resolutions-a-better-way-to-make-change-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tim Ferriss]]></category>

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“I’m going to quit smoking, lose 20 pounds, give up drinking hard liquor and run at least an hour every day.”  How many people out there have ever actually succeeded with New Years Resolutions? Why does it always fail? My theory is that it’s too much all at once. It becomes more painful to continue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Email: If You Haven’t Heard Back From Me By Now, You Never Will</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/lifestyle-design/dear-email-if-you-haven%e2%80%99t-heard-back-from-me-by-now-you-never-will/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/lifestyle-design/dear-email-if-you-haven%e2%80%99t-heard-back-from-me-by-now-you-never-will/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clean Email Box]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eliminating Email]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Email Box]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Empty]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FHWW]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Inbox]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Protecting Time]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Simplicity]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Time Wasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncluttering]]></category>

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EVER. Okay, so that’s a little harsh and not completely true. But here’s what I did. It being the New Year and all, I’ve been doing a lot of reading about making changes. Seemed like an appropriate time.  And in all this reading I came across some great stuff.  Notably, I discovered this blog and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Is Gonna Rock (Plus: Christmas French Lessons)</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/awesome-stuff/2009-is-gonna-rock-plus-christmas-french-lessons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/awesome-stuff/2009-is-gonna-rock-plus-christmas-french-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2009]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Best of 2009]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FHWW]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Goals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vagabonding]]></category>

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(photo: New Years 2007 in Nha Trang, Vietnam)
2009 is going to be fantastic. But first, a cliche look back at 2008:
Most important lesson learned in 2008
The number one rule: Do what you love. Don’t give a damn about what anyone else thinks about you.
Top Non-Fiction reads of 2008
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts and The Four Hour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Music Is NOT Created Equal</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/lifestyle-design/all-music-is-not-created-equally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/lifestyle-design/all-music-is-not-created-equally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael Franti]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Positive Music]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Social Dynamics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[RSD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tool]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vibe]]></category>

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After writing the last post about hitchhiking to Montreal to see TOOL, I got to thinking. How could I be so obsessed with a band and a genre of music so much eight years ago, and yet now when I listen to the same band I feel overwhelmed. Overwhelmed in a bad way. Like the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montreal Rock City: Part 2, The Road Warriors</title>
		<link>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/stories/montreal-rock-city-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projecthitchhiker.com/stories/montreal-rock-city-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Read Part 1 here)

On The Road Again
Day 2 on the road. Dylan and I officially consider ourselves hardened road veterans. With an early start thanks to the sketchy House of Nazareth, we catch our first ride before 8am: an old, bright orange VW van. I didn&#8217;t know hitchhiking could be so cliche. Dylan sat in [...]]]></description>
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