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I wanted to make my brain better so I took drugs. I took Klonopin, Amatryptiline, Adderal, Percocet. Alcohol. Often at the same time I took Adderall to be smarter. The Klonopin to handle the anxiety that comes with Adderall. The Amatryptiline to sleep because I can’t sleep on Adderall. The Percocet to feel happy when […]

1. DIGNITY > RESPECT When I was in my 20s often people didn’t respect me or give a shit about anything I said or did. And now that I’m 50, often people treat me with even less respect if I say something that doesn’t fit their world view. But it doesn’t matter whether someone hates […]

I could’ve made a million dollars at my very first job. A MILLION DOLLARS! A few months earlier I had been kicked out of graduate school. I had failed all of my classes for four semesters in a row. So they sent me a note: “Please leave. Come back when you are more mature.” At […]

In the beginning of 2017, 1.5 years ago, I had great goals for myself. I was going to achieve those goals, be very happy, and be a huge success. ZERO of the goals happened. I failed at all of the goals. Today, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. I wanted to write a novel when […]

“You are stupid.” This one piece of advice has made me millions. That sounds like bragging. “Millions”. Blech. But I have to use the word. Because this is the most important advice ever. Without this advice I almost certainly would be dead. Or crying. A lot of crying. Like I did for many years. It’s […]

I bought two Lululemon shirts and a Lululemon jacket. I wear them everywhere and never really wash. It makes me feel like I’m working out. Like I leave my apartment in the morning, dressed in Lululemon, and I feel like I’m supposed to immediately start jogging. Sometimes, I even feel like I already jogged. I […]

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. […]