Blog Category: Featured

WHY THE STOCK MARKET DROPPED: MY TWO CENTS

I hate writing about stocks. I used to outsource my happiness to the moves of the stock market. Day by day, minute by minute. I was miserable. But I’m seeing too much…

I hate writing about stocks. I used to outsource my happiness to the moves of the stock market. Day by day, minute by minute. I was miserable. But I’m seeing too much BS in the news so I just wanted to make some comments and point out things not typically in the news. This is […]

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How I Overcame Rejection

One time I was crying and my mom, quite reasonably wanting me to stop, threw a knife at me. It missed. She had poor aim. But it did stop me crying. It…

One time I was crying and my mom, quite reasonably wanting me to stop, threw a knife at me. It missed. She had poor aim. But it did stop me crying. It was a long time ago. I was 12. I don’t remember too many things from when I was 12. But I remember the […]

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How To Improve Yourself In 6 Months

You can’t. It’s really hard to change. I’ve been an addict. When you’re addicted to a drug you can’t just say, “Well, this is bad for me. I’m going to stop.” Just…

You can’t. It’s really hard to change. I’ve been an addict. When you’re addicted to a drug you can’t just say, “Well, this is bad for me. I’m going to stop.” Just give up now or be ready to go through a world of pain. Or… You can. But it’s really hard and few people […]

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THE EASIEST WAY TO AVOID MEDIOCRITY AND BE A SUPERSTAR

The average office worker works for two hours and 53 minutes in an eight-hour work day. About 180 minutes. On average they spend 65 minutes reading news websites. And another 44 minutes…

The average office worker works for two hours and 53 minutes in an eight-hour work day. About 180 minutes. On average they spend 65 minutes reading news websites. And another 44 minutes on social media. What do they do on social media? I guess they argue with people who are around the world also sitting […]

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One-Minute Life Hacks

A) WAITER’S PAD HACK There are two uses: BUSINESS MEETING: Everyone pulls out their fascist Moleskine notebooks and you pull out your waiter’s pad. First thing that happens is the alpha male…

A) WAITER’S PAD HACK There are two uses: BUSINESS MEETING: Everyone pulls out their fascist Moleskine notebooks and you pull out your waiter’s pad. First thing that happens is the alpha male in the room says, “I’ll take fries with that burger”. This bad joke happens 100% of the time. Homework assignment: come up with […]

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A Message To My Younger Self

I regret. I regret a lot. I wish I could have been different. I wish I could be 17 again and know these rules. There’s nothing wrong with regret. There’s nothing wrong…

I regret. I regret a lot. I wish I could have been different. I wish I could be 17 again and know these rules. There’s nothing wrong with regret. There’s nothing wrong with wondering how your life would have been different and better. This is what I wish I knew: A) DON’T DEPEND ON OTHERS […]

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The Best Advice I've Ever Received

“The way you do anything is the way you do everything”. My podcast producer, Steve Cohen, only speaks in quotes. He remembers every quote from everyone. And he rhymes. He doesn’t speak…

“The way you do anything is the way you do everything”. My podcast producer, Steve Cohen, only speaks in quotes. He remembers every quote from everyone. And he rhymes. He doesn’t speak in “normal”. I told him to send me quotes every day and I will make a book out of it: “The Tao of […]

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