Blog Category: Impression Technique

How to Hire People to Love

One time I hired a friend to help me with a writing job. Then I fell hard for her. Then she got pregnant. Then she got an abortion without telling me. Then…

One time I hired a friend to help me with a writing job. Then I fell hard for her. Then she got pregnant. Then she got an abortion without telling me. Then I found out she also had another boyfriend. And, by the way, she did a horrible job for me. — In my first […]

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Murder, Reinvention, and Someone is Watching You Right Now

I didn’t want to ask him about the murder. At least not yet. Maybe later. Let’s see how it goes. I was talking to John McAfee. You, at least know his last…

I didn’t want to ask him about the murder. At least not yet. Maybe later. Let’s see how it goes. I was talking to John McAfee. You, at least know his last name because it’s annoying to everyone on the planet who owns a computer. I looked it up. I don’t know how they get […]

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Why I Hate Labor Day

Today is Labor Day. It’s supposed to celebrate the workers who built America and fought for their rights, etc. For instance, we can no longer hire nine-year-olds to work 60 hour work…

Today is Labor Day. It’s supposed to celebrate the workers who built America and fought for their rights, etc. For instance, we can no longer hire nine-year-olds to work 60 hour work weeks. Nine-year-olds were really bad at building bridges, for instance. And I’m glad that workers made railroads, buildings, bridges, etc. For the life […]

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Financial Fridays: How To Deal With A Big Boss

I constantly sat on the toilet. My boss always yelled at me. I couldn’t say anything. And when I left I went straight for the bathroom. I couldn’t go to the bathroom…

I constantly sat on the toilet. My boss always yelled at me. I couldn’t say anything. And when I left I went straight for the bathroom. I couldn’t go to the bathroom in the same building (what if he was in the stall next to mine? We’d both be making music right after his yelling […]

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13 Things Wayne Dyer Personally Taught Me

I was scared to death. Wayne Dyer was going to come on my podcast. I read about ten of his books. I watched five or six of his PBS specials. The man…

I was scared to death. Wayne Dyer was going to come on my podcast. I read about ten of his books. I watched five or six of his PBS specials. The man has sold over 150 million books. He’s inspired millions. He’s already given 100s of interviews. What could I possibly ask him? I watched […]

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The Key To Success: Friendship. Here's Why.

First off, Claudia was naked. I mention this because I have a new podcast. It’s called “Question of the Day” and I do it with Stephen Dubner (Freakonomics co-author). We analyze questions…

First off, Claudia was naked. I mention this because I have a new podcast. It’s called “Question of the Day” and I do it with Stephen Dubner (Freakonomics co-author). We analyze questions we find on the site Quora.com and have fun with them. I mention in the first episode that when Claudia found out she […]

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The 1% Rule for Creating All Habits

She kept throwing food at me. I was 19 and bought two tuna bagel sandwiches for myself for breakfast. That was the way I rolled. We were arguing. She took a sandwich…

She kept throwing food at me. I was 19 and bought two tuna bagel sandwiches for myself for breakfast. That was the way I rolled. We were arguing. She took a sandwich out of my hands and threw it all over the street. Tuna everywhere. I bet the Old Man and the sea never knew […]

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