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I Give Myself Permission To…

Oh, I can’t do that. It would be rude. Oh my god, there’s that awkward silence. My parents really want me to at least finish school so I can have “security”. I…

Oh, I can’t do that. It would be rude. Oh my god, there’s that awkward silence. My parents really want me to at least finish school so I can have “security”. I can’t quit this job right when they are going into the busy season. If I leave my job to start a business I […]

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Einstein's Secret of Productivity

A producer at [well known television show] said to me, “whatever you do – don’t ever ever say ‘I don’t know’. If you say that, we’ll never ask you back.” Then, thrust…

A producer at [well known television show] said to me, “whatever you do – don’t ever ever say ‘I don’t know’. If you say that, we’ll never ask you back.” Then, thrust into a dark room, miked up, camera pointing at me, the producer in my ear, “anddd…GO!” and six of us arguing about the […]

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The Moment It All Happened

I was sick of it. Another day in suck city, daytrading. It wasn’t so long ago. But now it was forever ago. I always was fooled into thinking I was smart enough…

I was sick of it. Another day in suck city, daytrading. It wasn’t so long ago. But now it was forever ago. I always was fooled into thinking I was smart enough to daytrade. But I hated it. And that day I had lost a lot of money. Where had it gone? Why was I […]

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10 Habits To Be Happier and More Productive

What a goddamn shitty title. That’s the sort of BS that is everywhere on the Internet these days. Like, someone gets on a pedestal and teaches people how to be happier and…

What a goddamn shitty title. That’s the sort of BS that is everywhere on the Internet these days. Like, someone gets on a pedestal and teaches people how to be happier and then that same person goes to a motel owned by killers and smoke crack with hookers. Then go to their kids school plays. […]

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How To Find Success Late In Life

When I was ten I wanted to be an astronaut, a writer, a spy, a superhero, and an advice columnist. I wrote a play. I did spy on people. But I couldn’t…

When I was ten I wanted to be an astronaut, a writer, a spy, a superhero, and an advice columnist. I wrote a play. I did spy on people. But I couldn’t figure out how to be a superhero. I read collected columns of “Dear Abby” (an advice columnist) every day. The only advice I […]

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If You Have Your Cake You Might As Well Eat It

I was tired so I went to lie down on the sidewalk. I went up against the side of the building so people could walk around me. I know this is where…

I was tired so I went to lie down on the sidewalk. I went up against the side of the building so people could walk around me. I know this is where people pee when they are drunk late at night. But I wanted to lie down so I did. I’ve been doing this for […]

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20 Ways To Deal With The Regrets That Will Kill You

I regret the most not spending more time with my children and thinking that killing myself would be a better option for them. I was depressed. I was afraid I had let…

I regret the most not spending more time with my children and thinking that killing myself would be a better option for them. I was depressed. I was afraid I had let them down even before they were two years old. I regret the girl I left because I thought I was going to go […]

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