(in a book store on Lincoln Road in Miami earlier this month) My 20s sucked. In the mornings I would take a suit out of my one garbage bag and put…
(in a book store on Lincoln Road in Miami earlier this month) My 20s sucked. In the mornings I would take a suit out of my one garbage bag and put it on and walk to work. I smelled. My roommate smelled. And I was bad at my job. And then I started reading. […]
One day last year the police were banging on my door, “Open up!” and the owner of the Airbnb I was staying at texted me, “Don’t open!” Another time I was staying…
One day last year the police were banging on my door, “Open up!” and the owner of the Airbnb I was staying at texted me, “Don’t open!” Another time I was staying in an apartment owned by the head of the Central Bank of a major industrial country. I would try to figure out what […]
Aubrey Marcus’s step-dad invented an artificial vagina. His step-dad’s pregnant wife wasn’t having sex with him. This made him very unhappy. So he refitted a flashlight with some wet, spongy thing and…
Aubrey Marcus’s step-dad invented an artificial vagina. His step-dad’s pregnant wife wasn’t having sex with him. This made him very unhappy. So he refitted a flashlight with some wet, spongy thing and called it a “fleshlight”. I love this story because it takes something that felt very upsetting to me for some reason and made […]
You know who you are. I hired you/helped you/made you money/supported your efforts/donated to your charity/paid your rent/whatever. Then, when you had a chance, you trashed me. I wrote to you, “why?”…
You know who you are. I hired you/helped you/made you money/supported your efforts/donated to your charity/paid your rent/whatever. Then, when you had a chance, you trashed me. I wrote to you, “why?” Or I wrote, “I can’t believe you did that.” That was my mistake because you were never going to apologize. I never heard […]
I tried to teach my kids how to fly a kite. To fly a kite you need a wind going against you. The pressure against the wind cause it to rise. Success…
I tried to teach my kids how to fly a kite. To fly a kite you need a wind going against you. The pressure against the wind cause it to rise. Success is a constant battle against that wind blowing against you. So forgive yourself when the kite falls. Pick it up. Wind up the […]
I have to say No. I’m feeling hate. And despair. But I’m scared to say “No”. “No” feels like I’m saying, “I will never succeed”. I’m scared to say it. To say…
I have to say No. I’m feeling hate. And despair. But I’m scared to say “No”. “No” feels like I’m saying, “I will never succeed”. I’m scared to say it. To say “No” means: maybe hurting someone who will then trash me. Am I turning down opportunity? Will the gods of good fortune no longer […]
Then he said, “Don’t quit your day job”. This is supposed to be a funny way of saying, “You shouldn’t get out of your comfort zone. You shouldn’t try to better yourself.…
Then he said, “Don’t quit your day job”. This is supposed to be a funny way of saying, “You shouldn’t get out of your comfort zone. You shouldn’t try to better yourself. You shouldn’t strive for more. Don’t try to be rich.” This is supposed to be a cruel way of saying, “Let other people […]
