PinnedAdam Novak·Aug 21, 2021Three Months of Meditation and Monkhood: How Disciplined Self-Observation Can Make You a Better…As I wake up to an echoing gong from the hallway, I roll over and check the clock: 4:01 AM. It’s only Day 3 of this 10-Day meditation…A response icon1A response icon1
Adam Novak·Oct 18, 2023When should you eat at home vs eat out? Exploring the unit economics of mealsI’m personally not a foodie nor a chef. I’m happy with eating just about anything, and I don’t particularly enjoy the grocery shopping or…
Adam Novak·Aug 27, 2023The language learning method even better than “active listening” that no one talks aboutAfter experimenting with a number of methods for learning Korean, I’ve stumbled upon one that works really well.
Adam Novak·Mar 28, 20235 months -> 5 weeks -> 5 days: How we launch products 30x fasterAfter just 5 days of working on the Language Cafe, it’s already available to the public.
Adam Novak·Mar 27, 202330,000 teachers, 40,000 custodians and 2 college studentsSirens were blaring. People were yelling. Noise machines I had never heard before were noising. A crowd of thousands of teachers and…
Adam Novak·Jan 9, 2023Blogposts are better than essaysI recently finished my final class in college requiring essays. That means I will not have to submit another traditional academic essay for…
Adam Novak·Dec 1, 2022How I turned an apartment into a monasteryImagine locking a monk in a room for a week with just a couch, a shower, and a fridge. Now imagine that monk is you.A response icon1A response icon1
Adam Novak·Nov 6, 2022Spreading kindness through cardboard at USCA few weeks ago, I spent all day, everyday for a week straight holding up cardboard signs around USC.
Adam Novak·Aug 15, 2022Tinder sucks. Let’s talk.Imagine strolling through campus on a warm Tuesday afternoon when suddenly…
