The #1 question that I find myself getting asked is “How can you manage school, work, side projects, and a personal life”

I hope to shed some light on this.

I have had to give up many of the frivolities of my high school life. Back then, I would just sit and watch TV, or play video games.

Now, I am rarely without my laptop, do not own a TV, and getting little sleep.

The best answer to how I do it all is not a productivity tip or trick (although I do swear by, and live by, Getting Things Done by David Allen).

The best answer is because I love the web, and because I am hungry. I have never been the type to sit back and have things handed to me, I have always wanted to be on top.

This makes all the late nights, all the missed social events, and all the headaches so worth it. To think that I can have 3000 people read what I want to say, to think that I get asked to speak, train, and teach about things I love, to know that my websites, (and hopefully my webapps once they are done) are seen by that many people make it all worth it.

I have always been very competitive. That also makes it easy to hustle this hard.

There are tricks and tools. I carry a Moleskine and a pen everywhere I go. My laptop is always with me, for the 30 minute openings when I can crush out a few tasks. I live and die by the service on my Blackberry.

But, in the end, I can do this all because I am driven, and because I have people who believe in me, and people who I have made commitments to.

Also, if you have ever complimented me on my abilities to get everything done, I am very grateful. Its people like you that keep me going.

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