Jonathan Greene is a Father, writer, podcast host, guest expert, unwitting polymath. Creator of Redoubtable & Uncalendared. Purveyor of wit. Advocate of sarcasm. Believer in zen.Jonathan Greene Vroom Veer Stories

Currently writing everyday on medium working up steam to write a novel; he already wrote to screenplays which was really catharticTest questions that are looking for the "best answer" vs. the right answer drive both of us a little bit crazyBorn and raised in Brooklyn Heights in New York until 8th grade; moved to North Hollywood, CA during the "Valley Girl" thing; lived in the Valley for 4 years; finished High School in boarding school in New JerseyFish out of water in 8th grade--showed up to the first day of school in blue corduroy pants and a Yankees Jersey; the valley kids wore OP shorts and Quick Silver T-shirts with cool haircutsWe both have come to love moving; Jonathan's father would sell homes just as they were finished fixing everythingStandardized school system is broken; it is stuck in the pastWent to college to play basketball thinking he was going to be the best; not so much; ended up failing out of college after two yearsWent to a new college and took classes that were interesting; graduated with honors 3 years laterWasn't concerned so much with grades in law school; more interested in learning to become a great lawyer; got a job within a day of passing the bar examDuring 9-11 he was working in a government office building which was evacuated after the 2nd plane hit; this sparked a move to a job with a lower volume of crimeFirst day of new job; the files were a mess--because "this is just how we do things"; nope, that won't flyThe one question that derailed his career with the FBIVeered away from working in the law after his dad died; Spent 5 years working in the art world; didn't want to continue in the criminal justice while raising kidsLearned to embrace the "veers" in life and to keep moving to the next thingMentioned the blog Mr. Money Mustache who talks about reducing expenses and saving more money to retire as soon as possibleYes meditation is discussed as we both have a practiceMentioned the Michael Pollan episode of Tim Ferriss podcast about how learning to shut of the ego part of your brain can help big problems like climate change and tribalismSpent 3 years working in real estate; was required to answer his phone; so he quit that gigMentioned the Ryan Holiday Book "Ego is the Enemy" that is my Amazon affiliate link

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