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9 Things I Can’t Look Away From…

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 […]

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What Habits Lose Focus

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 […]

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It's Time To Talk About My Hair…

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 […]

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The Best Comedian of All Time…

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, […]

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The Most Motivating One-Liner Ever…

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 […]

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How I Deal With My Anxiety…

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 […]

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12 People Who Found Success Later In Life

This is what happens at 50: Nothing. Nothing changes. And I’m still ambitious. And I still worry about tomorrow. And I still want to learn to be more peaceful. I still want…

This is what happens at 50: Nothing. Nothing changes. And I’m still ambitious. And I still worry about tomorrow. And I still want to learn to be more peaceful. I still want to choose myself. For health. For success. For good people in my life. You have more experiences to create art, write a book, […]

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