So many people told me in the past few weeks, “Don’t worry. It’s just a number.” Yes, it’s a number. It’s “50”. I turn 50 today. Last year I wrote an article,…
So many people told me in the past few weeks, “Don’t worry. It’s just a number.” Yes, it’s a number. It’s “50”. I turn 50 today. Last year I wrote an article, “49” about what I learned at “48”. Everything changed in my life at age 49. I went from being a minimalist with no […]
I killed myself every day. Non-stop torture. For decades my “self” was a deadly mixture of anxiety about money, pain about relationships, petty jealousy, fear, wanting people to like me. I was…
I killed myself every day. Non-stop torture. For decades my “self” was a deadly mixture of anxiety about money, pain about relationships, petty jealousy, fear, wanting people to like me. I was thrown out of graduate school, failed at business, failed at jobs, lost a marriage, a house, then two. Always jealous. Always crying. Always […]
Tim wrote to me, I wrote back, then he never wrote back. Finally we met and he said, “I owe you an email”. No problem. Always no problem. We became friends after…
Tim wrote to me, I wrote back, then he never wrote back. Finally we met and he said, “I owe you an email”. No problem. Always no problem. We became friends after that. I’ve been on his show, he’s been on mine, we email, talk, have a billion mutual friends, etc. Every day I learn […]
“Why are we addicts?” I asked my friend. “What do you mean?” “My kids don’t’ even know who the Beatles are. Everything you write, everything I write, will be forgotten within three…
“Why are we addicts?” I asked my friend. “What do you mean?” “My kids don’t’ even know who the Beatles are. Everything you write, everything I write, will be forgotten within three days of us dying,” I said. I’m addicted to my past. Afraid of my future. The past is often too painful. It’s an […]
After divorce, I moved back into the Chelsea Hotel. This was ten years ago. Robert was behind the desk in 2007. Robert was behind the desk in 1995 when I had originally…
After divorce, I moved back into the Chelsea Hotel. This was ten years ago. Robert was behind the desk in 2007. Robert was behind the desk in 1995 when I had originally moved in. I hadn’t seen him since I moved out in 1998, about three months after I had been married. Which already tells […]
Here’s the problem: Most people who know a lot about Bitcoin can only speak “tech.” I was at a conference recently. I was the keynote speaker but had zero talk prepared (as…
Here’s the problem: Most people who know a lot about Bitcoin can only speak “tech.” I was at a conference recently. I was the keynote speaker but had zero talk prepared (as usual). It was a crowdfunding conference so I “crowdsourced” my talk. I asked the audience: I can talk about entrepreneurship or I can […]
Around 5000 years ago, the aliens landed and handed out little calendars to everyone building those statues on Easter Island. “Here”, they said, “look here.” And they pointed to a box labeled…
Around 5000 years ago, the aliens landed and handed out little calendars to everyone building those statues on Easter Island. “Here”, they said, “look here.” And they pointed to a box labeled January 1. “Wha,” said the Easter Islanders. “Wha? Wha? Wha????” “It’s the first day of the year, you idiot. From now on, when […]
