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Start here -- the posts that capture who Shaggy Eells is.

How Reading The Four-Hour WorkWeek Changed Everything : Shaggy Eells reads The Four-Hour WorkWeek at 19 and rebuilds his life around it: going minimalist, questioning everything, and choosing freedom over stuff.
Van Life Reality: What Instagram Doesn't Show You : After six years on the road, Shaggy Eells shares what van life is really like behind the filtered photos: the real costs and the trade-offs.
Remote Asian Villages And An 800 lbs Albino Gorilla : A digital nomad tale from Shaggy Eells: a chance friendship in a Bali hostel leads to a wild motorbike ride through remote villages on the island.
Trail Running a Marathon With 4 Days of Training : Shaggy Eells decides to run a mountain marathon for his birthday with barely any running shape, training a few weeks and trying to recruit his friends.
1,000+ Days Of Travel (What I Learned) : After 1,000+ consecutive days traveling as a digital nomad and skiing, Shaggy Eells shares the fears he faced and what living this lifestyle taught him.
How I Learned To Think Exactly Like My Hero : Shaggy Eells explains how studying legendary copywriters like Gary Halbert and Claude Hopkins taught him to adopt their thinking and write like them.
8 Things You Have To Do To Ski Forever : After plenty of injuries, Shaggy Eells shares 8 habits for skiing hard and healthily for the long haul, from body gear to how you fall.
SLC Event #1 : Shaggy Eells recaps his first Salt Lake City event: 22 guests, a free co-working venue, standing-room setup, and rounds of simple icebreakers.
Where I Started : Shaggy Eells tells how he went from a remote IT consulting job and van life to starting freelance writing with no professional writing experience.

Business

My business posts cover everything from losing money to making it. I write about the actual numbers, the failures, and what I learned. Posts range from "I Lost $22k On An Events Business" to building a Christmas light installation company that did $52.5K in 63 days. "I Lost $22k On An Events Business" is exactly what it sounds like. I recap my favorite event and how the numbers told a very different story than the vibes did.

$52.5K Revenue in Just 63 Days: Our Christmas Light Installation Journey : Shaggy Eells and a partner built a Christmas light install business from scratch, hitting $52.5K revenue and $27.3K profit in just 63 days.
SLC Event #1 : Shaggy Eells recaps his first Salt Lake City event: 22 guests, a free co-working venue, standing-room setup, and rounds of simple icebreakers.
Where I Started : Shaggy Eells tells how he went from a remote IT consulting job and van life to starting freelance writing with no professional writing experience.

Fitness

I write about staying active, pushing limits, and doing stupid-brave things with my body. Trail running a marathon on 4 days of training, tips for skiing into old age. That kind of thing. "Trail Running a Marathon With 4 Days of Training" started with a simple dare: "Let's run a 100-mile race before we die." It escalated from there, and I wrote about what happened when I actually showed up.

Trail Running a Marathon With 4 Days of Training : Shaggy Eells decides to run a mountain marathon for his birthday with barely any running shape, training a few weeks and trying to recruit his friends.
8 Things You Have To Do To Ski Forever : After plenty of injuries, Shaggy Eells shares 8 habits for skiing hard and healthily for the long haul, from body gear to how you fall.

Personal Growth

I write about the books, people, and experiences that changed how I think. If a moment or an idea shifted something in me, it ends up here. "How Reading The Four-Hour WorkWeek Changed Everything" goes back to when I was 19. That book rewired how I thought about work, time, and freedom. It still holds up.

How Reading The Four-Hour WorkWeek Changed Everything : Shaggy Eells reads The Four-Hour WorkWeek at 19 and rebuilds his life around it: going minimalist, questioning everything, and choosing freedom over stuff.
How I Learned To Think Exactly Like My Hero : Shaggy Eells explains how studying legendary copywriters like Gary Halbert and Claude Hopkins taught him to adopt their thinking and write like them.
The Man Who Stole The Brooklyn Bridge : The story of George C. Parker, the New York con man who sold the Brooklyn Bridge and other landmarks to gullible buyers and became a legendary scam artist.

Travel

Travel stories from the road, the van, and the places most people skip. I write about what it's actually like out there, not the Instagram version. "Van Life Reality: What Instagram Doesn't Show You" is the honest take after nearly six years of living in my van. The lifestyle went from fringe to full-blown social media trend, and the reality is messier than the hashtags suggest.

Van Life Reality: What Instagram Doesn't Show You : After six years on the road, Shaggy Eells shares what van life is really like behind the filtered photos: the real costs and the trade-offs.
Remote Asian Villages And An 800 lbs Albino Gorilla : A digital nomad tale from Shaggy Eells: a chance friendship in a Bali hostel leads to a wild motorbike ride through remote villages on the island.
1,000+ Days Of Travel (What I Learned) : After 1,000+ consecutive days traveling as a digital nomad and skiing, Shaggy Eells shares the fears he faced and what living this lifestyle taught him.