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2025

May I interest you in a rose salad?

Snack on Roses / Did Claude Trip? (AI Song Edition) / $5 Buffet + Pet Sanctuary = Heaven / Morning Sun Magic / Free Airline Mini-break / Spider-Verse Sucked Us In / Strolling Paris with John Baxter / Count Time Like Peanuts / Four Elements Walk into a Game

MAGS     MAY 26

Homemade Retreats, Baby AI, and some very rude Cossacks

Osage Murders & Tornado Alley Gardens / Smartest AI, Talking Baby & Cute Coach / DIY Digital Detox Surprises / Wizard of Oz & Adrenaline Junkies Hit the Big Screen / Stay Alive for 10 More Years / 100k Chase Sapphire Bonus / French Film ‘Driving Madeleine’ / Ted Chiang’s Sci-Fi Gems / Procrastination Gets a Pass / Hilarious Historical Letters 

MAGS     APR 28

Bacon, Bonuses, and the Women that made it all work

Chandler Bing Was Wrong – Route 66 in Tulsa / Two AIs Discuss My Stories / Fitia App vs. Bacon / Sneak Peek at Japan’s World Expo / $2,900 in Bank Bonuses / Binging British ‘CB Strike’ / Women’s Daily Rituals / What Makes Life Worth Living? / Crack a  Mysterious Manuscript

MAGS     MAR 31

 AI Fixed My Water Heater (and Other True Stories)

Texas-shaped Surprises on Rt 66 / AI Saves me $13k and a Water Heater / A Year of Radical Honesty / Ikea as Cultural Exploration / Protein vs. Muffins / Neil Patel on the AI Gold Rush / “Her” (2013) in 2025 / Grief and Hope in Apeirogon / What is Forgiveness? / Learn through Pictures

MAGS     FEB 24

 Adventures in Minimal Effort

“Hemingway’s” take on AudioDiary App / Just 3 Things on Your To-do List / Party Like a Hobbit! / Make Your Workout Fun / The Magic of Compounding / The French Classic – Amélie / James Clear’s Atomic Habits / How to Pick a Job / Gif-ed Doodles

MAGS     Jan 27

2024

Mappy December! 

Grab your favorite holiday beverage and let me tell you about a year that somehow involved $5 flights (not a typo), 10,000 mile road trip, medieval Christmas treats, AI therapy sessions, and one very particular pup.

MAGS     DEC 30

Mappy November! 

 Route 66: New Mexico / I Talked to My 80-year-old Self / 5 Days of Sauna for Back Pain / Check out European Christmas Markets / Better Heart, Eyes, and Skin with Astaxanthin / Marvelous Gifts and the Card to Buy Them / Documentary “My Octopus Teacher” / No Doggie Bag for Bad Memories / French vs English Booty Call   

MAGS     NOV 25

Mappy October! 

 Make $450 in 25 min with Citi Bank bonus /  See Slovak Fatra Mountains in the Fall /  Drive Route 66 through Arizona /  Learn Languages with the New ChatGPT Advanced Voice /  Walk 10k Steps /  Take Calcium the Smart Way /  Make the Main Thing the Main Thing /  Give Better Gifts /  On Halloween, watch “A Quiet Place” 

MAGS     Oct 28

Mappy September! 

 Quirky but Tried Travel Hacks  / 10 AI Apps to Play With / Cost of Our 73-day US Roadtrip / Booger-busting NAC / The Future of Tech / Drunk Mal Gibson Arrest Diorama / Side-effects of Habits / Gen Z vs Boomer Emojis 

MAGS     Sep 30

Mappy August! 

 Hyatt Mexico City Walkthru Video / 10 AI Apps to Play With / No-Snap Challenge update / $25 per Month Travel Insurance / Stretch-sit to Fix Your Back / Chase $400 Referral Bonus Ending / Read “Invisible Man / How Your Mind Distorts Reality / Watch Young Ukrainian Violinist

MAGS     Aug 26

Mappy July! 

 Survive a Long Road-trip with Your Partner / AI Makes Non-PC Jokes / Take the No-Snap Relationship Challenge / Choose: Yellowstone vs Yosemite / Talk About Sex / Invest Fake Cash / Read A Man Called Ove / Access Your Right Brain / Roll a Perfect Joint / Sum Up Long Text with RecastAI  

MAGS     July 29

Mappy June! 

 Sleep in “Hotel Prius” / Create with Magic Switch / Visit Crazy Horse and Mt Rushmore /Try Thai Yoga Massage / Watch Great Stand-ups / Read about One Night Stands / Procrastinate with Fredrik Backman / Get 4 Types of Wealth

MAGS     June 24

Mappy May! 

 The First Ever AI Computers / Path Less Traveled in Ancient Maya Mexico / Traveling the Route 66, Backwards! / How to Sleep for Free Roadtripping the USA / Attia’s Rule: Don’t talk about food until… / Watch “The Holdovers” movie / Read “The Egg and I” / Can ADHD be a feature? / In The Spaghetti Tower Test, Kindergartners Win 

MAGS     May 29

Mappy April! 

 DIY Yucatan Trip / Car Rental in Merida / Vegas’ Fontainebleau Hotel / Dexa AI – ask Huberman a question / I’m Not bossy! / 12k–point Flights to Europe on FlyingBlue / Your Heart and Microdosing / Read Naval Ravikant’s Almanack, for free / Poor Things Movie / Deep Web (Literally)

 

MAGS     April 29

Mappy March! 

The Outdoorsy Issue! 
Tim’s Patagonia / Nature and Brains / AI on Hiking / Slovakia’s Wonderland / Save on Hyatt now! / Bill Bryson’s Appalachia / Wild Life doc / The 3 Hobbies / 2-year-long Hike 

MAGS     March 18

Mappy February! 

We Touched Pyramids! / Stunning AI videos / Teeth affect Brain and Heart / Housesit! / Watch Limitless Thor / Read about Elegant Murders / Do Self-love meditation / Check out Ancient Mind Maps

MAGS     February 26

Mappy January! 

Radical Honesty / Yale Happiness Course / Cruising Cabo with No Cash / Earthquake in Mexico City / Mayan Pyramids / Year in Slovakia / AI: Clone Your Voice, Podcast Snips / MLK biography / Montessori 

MAGS     January 29

2023

Mappy December! 

2023 has been a rollercoaster of a year but there’s also a lot to be thankful for. Have a peek at a few of my favorite things of the last 12 months.

MAGS     December 25

Mappy November! 

We stayed at a $3200 All-inclusive Hotel Suite for Free / See the First Ever Smiley / Shush About the Past (an Experiment) / AI-made Commercial in 2 min / Writing on the Go – Minimalist Gear / Brain Health and Exercise / Black Friday Lies / Petite Maman Movie / How I Got my Travel Bug

MAGS     November 27

Mappy October! 

Free DALL-E 3 / Allulose Sweetener Lowers Blood Sugar (and tastes great) / The Fallacy of Time Management / My AI-generated Dream Home / Happiest Moments Experiment / We Booked  a 21-day Trip for $300 / Read Gonzo Capitalism / Sam Harris on Mindfulness / Last Minute Halloween Ideas

 MAGS     October 30

 

Mappy September! 

The New, Amazing Vegas Venue – The Sphere / Learn How to Lucid Dream / What is a Silent Meditation Retreat like? / AI is joking / Month Of Sticky Situations (an Experiment) / Watch Samsara movie / Get Back to Health Basics / Read Unreasonable Hospitality / Use CTRL+SHIFT+V to paste without formatting

 MAGS     September 26

 

Mappy August! 

 The Hubby ended his 1611-day-streek on Duolingo / How to Sleep Better / Chat GPT-generated Riddles / How We Travel for Free / How to Seemingly Slow Down Time / Acroyoga Therapy / Can You Shop Smarter? / Watch Alma’s Not Normal / The Beautiful Opuntia Juice / Watch the US Congress UFO Hearing
MAGS    august 28

Mappy July! 

Trip to Coral Pink Sand Dunes / Get 5.3% APY / Kangaroo Sausages? / Make Quick Cash with Credit Card Bonuses / Epic Vegas to Denver Road-trip / Yoga and Trauma / Movie about Death and Mushrooms / Read “Think Again” / Do This Before you say “Yes” / Create Your Personal Soundtrack / Read about the Biggest Psychedelic Gathering in Denver, Colorado

MAGS     July 31

Mappy June! 

In this letter:  We volunteered at the biggest Psychedelic Conference in the world. What a trip! 

In lieu of my regular Mappy Monday Monthly, I’m dedicating this issue to the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver, Colorado. 

MAGS     June 29

Mappy May! 

In this letter: 90 y. old’s Longevity Secrets / Psychedelic Conference / Vietnam trip 2&3 / Last Minute Campsites / Meditation and productivity / Book: Outlive by Attia, MD / $400 Chase Referral Bonus / Sylvia Plath

MAGS     May 29

Mappy April! 

In this letter:  Workaway: Eat, Sleep, Help for Free / Skiing in Vegas / Vietnam Trip / Outsourcing to Bangladesh / Camera Pill vs Colonoscopy / Avoid ATM Fees abroad / Are you mad? / Rick Rubin‘s new book / The Gentlemen, film by Guy Ritchie / Mac Premo’s mesmerizing videos

MAGS     Apr 24

Mappy March!

In this letter: A month in Chiang Mai, Thailand, post and a video / 6 weeks volunteering at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary post and 2 videos /  Betting on our weight loss to earn credit card points and cash / Auto-dumping period discs / Dr Attia and Tim Ferriss on new longevity science / Make $400 Chase referral bonus / Earn 4.8% APY / Female pleasure documentary / David Sedaris‘ funny book / Breathing against anxiety / The comedian Ron White got clean using ayahuasca

MAGS     Mar 27

Mappy February!

In this letter: Life as a Travel Destination / How I travel hack with US credit card points / 28 days of Panchakarma cleanse in India / Morning sun exposure / Cheap flights to Kauai / AloMoves 30-day free trial / 4.55% APY on your savings / Read The Tao of Pooh / Discover your Sparketype / Historic figures as Modern people

MAGS     feb 27

Mappy January!

In this letter: A Penthouse Suite for free / A city-wide water fight / Exercise like a baby / Visit Best Friends Animal Sanctuary / Waking Up free trial / Get 4.3% interest on your savings / Eat at a vegan buffet   

MAGS     Jan 30

2022

Mappy December!

In this letter: My Favorite Things of 2022 / Favorite Experiment / Trips /  Money moves / Books / Movies / Apps / New favorite furry friends 

MAGS     Dec 26

Mappy November!

In this letter: Death Valley video / Get Your Best Sleep / Ideal daily schedule, according to me 🙂 / Dark Sky Festival in February 2023 /  Chase card’s $900 bonus / The Gut-Brain connection / Colum McCann book for aspiring writers/ Decisions: Am I the kind of person who…? / The passionate Ben Zander  won’t sleep until you love classical music

MAGS     oct 31

Mappy October!

In this letter: The Best Seconds of Summer / We spent a month in Bali on $25 a day /  We tried 2 Meal kit delivery services /  9 days in Yosemite, last minute / Saturated fat and protein, Eggs vs EVOO / My four favorite recipes from Hello Fresh and Blue Apron / The Crown series / Ask for what you need /  Penny the talking cat

MAGS     oct 31

Mappy September!

In this letter: The folly of Time Management / 2 new videos –  Venice Beach and Mt Charleston / Thai Lantern Festival / The most effective charities and how to boost your donations / Liver dumpling soup / The Uncommon Reader book / Test how present you are / 52 wacky ways to stand up (video) 

MAGS     SEP 26

Mappy August!

In this letter: New Zealand part 2 (South Island) / Taking a break from health talk / AirBnB news / Wealthfront for savings / Keto granola / You are living a dream life / 33 unique maps that make you see the world differently
MAGS     Aug 29

Mappy July!

In this letter: The one where we car-camped New Zealand / 30 days of No Negativity / Freebies at Grand Hyatt San Diego / How Trauma affects the body / Split your money into buckets with Wealthfront / Make Gremolata / Watch ‘Gavin and Stacey’
MAGS     JUL 25

Mappy June!

In this letter: Make  an easy $1100 or How to get started with Credit Card Bonuses / We asked the 36 questions that make you fall in love / Dr Sarno on psychological causes of chronic pain / Get $300-$750 for opening a Chase account / Andrew Weil’s kale salad / 3 options mental hack

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Mappy May!

In this letter: Can you do a meditation retreat for free? And a video of desert blooms up close. /  Sleep mouth taping / Covid / Make Slovak National dish / 80k points Sapphire card bonus ending / Mental hack Choose-Want

MAGS

MAY 23

 

Mappy April!

Mark went silent for 14 days / Collagen as a dessert / Bali is reopening, prices are low / Watch Britcom “Mum” / How we got paid for losing weight /  Have a look at Time-lapses of Earth

MAGS   

APR 25

MappyEverAfter Launching, shockingly, on time.
A Welcome Letter

MappyEverAfter.com launched on April Fool’s Day 
MAGS   APR 1

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