Blog Category: Impression Technique

How Minimalism Brought Me Freedom and Joy

I have one bag of clothes, one backpack with a computer, iPad, and phone. I have zero other possessions. Today I have no address. At this exact moment I am sitting in…

I have one bag of clothes, one backpack with a computer, iPad, and phone. I have zero other possessions. Today I have no address. At this exact moment I am sitting in a restaurant and there’s no place for me to go to lie down. By tonight I will find a place to lie down. […]

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You Are What You Consume

At my worst, this happened: I drank all night until I would pass out. I’d show up late for meetings, do deals with people who would rip me off, run away from…

At my worst, this happened: I drank all night until I would pass out. I’d show up late for meetings, do deals with people who would rip me off, run away from good opportunities, invest in bad opportunities. Have friends for what they can do for me rather than because I felt good to be […]

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10 Ways I Deal With My Own Procrastination

It’s important I address several things first before I really start into the meat of this article. First, when I tweet about this post many people will respond, “I’ll read it…later” or…

It’s important I address several things first before I really start into the meat of this article. First, when I tweet about this post many people will respond, “I’ll read it…later” or some variation of that. That’s a funny joke. I get it. Second, while I was writing this post, I procrastinated pretty heavily. No […]

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How To Be a Great Photographer (and Maybe Everything Else)

I suck at photography. I take a photo and, to me, it looks like puke. It looks dead. I wish I were better.  Chase Jarvis is a great photographer. He’s won all…

I suck at photography. I take a photo and, to me, it looks like puke. It looks dead. I wish I were better.  Chase Jarvis is a great photographer. He’s won all sorts of awards. I wanted to talk to him. So I lied. He asked me if he could interview me for Chase Jarvis […]

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Don't Put Your Life On Hold

I thought I had to put my life on hold until I wrote and published a novel. Then I can finally take the job I wanted. First I need to be something…

I thought I had to put my life on hold until I wrote and published a novel. Then I can finally take the job I wanted. First I need to be something special, I thought. Mistakenly. I turned down three great jobs. I was more and more miserable. I wrote four novels. Nobody would publish […]

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Why We Should Abolish the Presidency

The other day, two potential leaders of the free world were insulting each other about the size of their hands (and the sexual tendencies that hand size might predict.) So…. Are these…

The other day, two potential leaders of the free world were insulting each other about the size of their hands (and the sexual tendencies that hand size might predict.) So…. Are these masters of intelligence, with their grasp of world issues and sexual euphemisms really needed in our modern society? Did the Founding Fathers have […]

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Started From the Bottom Now I'm Here

If you were my boss, I was constantly trying to kiss your ass. I would try to impress you every day. I was not me anymore. I was a reflection of what you…

If you were my boss, I was constantly trying to kiss your ass. I would try to impress you every day. I was not me anymore. I was a reflection of what you wanted me to be.  This was when I hated myself the most. “Why don’t you just write the truth! Your boring life growing […]

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