How can you tell if someone is lying? I was on a plane from LA. The guy sitting next to me was drinking mini-bottles of vodka the entire way back. We started…
How can you tell if someone is lying? I was on a plane from LA. The guy sitting next to me was drinking mini-bottles of vodka the entire way back. We started talking. He once worked for a three initial agency that must be kept private. Then he worked for another one and another one. […]
1) If I see two people having sex in an apartment across the street, I can’t look away. I want to see from beginning to end. It would be appropriate and ethical…
1) If I see two people having sex in an apartment across the street, I can’t look away. I want to see from beginning to end. It would be appropriate and ethical to look away. It’s none of my business what they do in their private lives. I’m not even turned on by it. I […]
When I was suicidal, I was doing all of the below bad habits. When I was going broke, I was doing all of the below bad habits. I’ve gone from rich to…
When I was suicidal, I was doing all of the below bad habits. When I was going broke, I was doing all of the below bad habits. I’ve gone from rich to dead broke so many times I’m like a one-man scientific experiment in what works and what doesn’t. Or I’m just an idiot. Either […]
I used to cry because of my hair. When I was in high school, all the girls I liked only wanted to date the guys who were into sports and had straight…
I used to cry because of my hair. When I was in high school, all the girls I liked only wanted to date the guys who were into sports and had straight blonde hair. If you were a guy on the football team with blonde hair and blue eyes you could date anyone in my […]
I used to watch comedy. And I had a totally different list. Now I’ve been doing standup for almost three years. Now I see so many more of the subtleties. But still…
I used to watch comedy. And I had a totally different list. Now I’ve been doing standup for almost three years. Now I see so many more of the subtleties. But still my list changes every day. Today this is my list: A) Dave Chappelle. Watch how he tells a story. He uses his voice, […]
The choices you make today determine your autobiography tomorrow. So I gave up. I threw out all of my belongings. I didn’t sign any new leases. I didn’t officially live anywhere. I…
The choices you make today determine your autobiography tomorrow. So I gave up. I threw out all of my belongings. I didn’t sign any new leases. I didn’t officially live anywhere. I started moving around in Airbnbs. I had to clean ship. Clean out. Clean up. People would smile around me and I couldn’t understand […]
I am an anxious person. Anxiety leads to bad decisions leads to bad futures. In 60 seconds I try to describe how I deal with my anxiety. Watch the video here. …
I am an anxious person. Anxiety leads to bad decisions leads to bad futures. In 60 seconds I try to describe how I deal with my anxiety. Watch the video here. A post shared by James Altucher (@altucher) on May 4, 2018 at 6:24am PDT In the morning, I tell my daughters, “Give.” And […]
