PJRVS

My name is Paul Jarvis. I am basically a scientist with a mathematical mind — but for as long as I can remember I have pursued wholly unscientific endeavours. Currently I'm a designer, musician and author living in Tofino, BC.

An intentionally unfinished manifesto for everything

Always be authentic. Do what you love, and if you don’t love it — stop doing it immediately. Actually listen. Be strong in your beliefs, but challenge them daily.

How to hire a web designer

There are no shortage of individuals or companies that can create a website for you — the trick is finding the best one for you and your project. So how do you do that when you might not know what to look for or how websites technically work?.

I’m not interested in being part of the vegan community anymore

To start with, although I’m typically a loner and gravitate away from groups, I really did make an effort to engage the vegan community in my life, on my blog, at events, and on especially twitter. I just realized last week that involving myself in the daily minutia of “large groups of vegans talking” that I had become something I wasn’t happy with. I got completely caught up in being reactive, whiny and judgemental — and those are not characteristics I want to foster.