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Being Consistent Won't Make You Successful Anymore – And It's One of the Greatest Lies Ever Told
Social media is full of success p0rn. It makes me cringe. Every time I read an essay, book or viral post about success, it always contains some basic b*tch version of “just be consistent.” Before AI
Know Your Chronotype, It'll Change Your Life.
The science shows that when you work matters more than how much you work, who you work with, or how hard you work. That sounds backward. We obsess over effort, hours, and team dynamics. But there's
I'm Scared.
This is a feeling that is very hard to put into words. Even sitting here writing this now, I'm still unsure of how to articulate this because it's hard for me to wrap my head around. But I'm going to
I Stopped Caring About Results (And Started Getting Them)
The week after my first book came out in 2012 was rough. I mean, it wasn’t actually rough. I was twenty five. My rent was $900 a month for a beautiful two room apartment in the Garden District in New
How to cure your anxiety in the next 24 hours
Anxiety nearly took my life. I became so nervous I couldn’t sit in a meeting room with the door shut. This became my worst nightmare. My hands would shake constantly. It was such an embarrassing way
If you can spare me 7 minutes, you'll get 10 years of your life back
Most people unconsciously waste years of their lives. It makes me emotional. I wasted 10 years of my life, that I can never get back, stuck working in a bank treading water until I magically felt
if you're in your 20s and below, read this!
we live fast. one minute you’re excited about turning 20, the next minute you’re almost 25 and thinking, damn… when did this happen? the truth is, time doesn’t care. it doesn’t care about me nor does
Clearing Your Allostatic Load Makes Laziness Impossible
It's 11 AM. You're getting bombarded from seven directions: Slack, email, a call from your boss... You're underslept and over-caffeinated. Every interruption pinches you harder than it should. You
This Is The Most Important Thing For These Crazy Times
It’s the hardest thing. Especially right now. Not making money in this economy. Not climbing a mountain. Not running a marathon or writing a book or building a business. Not dealing with the high
Finding Purpose in Life ( A Practical Guide for Gamers, and Crypto Folks)
We are standing on the edge of a precipice, witnessing a silent but violent transition in the human experience. It is not being broadcast on the news, because the cameras are pointed at the wrong
Doing hard things is the price you pay for a meaningful life
There’s a hidden pandemic no one is talking about. It’s the avoidance of doing hard things. Modern life has become so convenient and easy that any little bit of friction isn’t tolerated anymore. AI
You're Not Elite
Somewhere along the way, the word elite lost its meaning. Across social media, especially in the fitness space, I keep seeing the same pattern: people defining “elite” in comparison to the everyday
Successful People Disappear for Months at a Time like It's Normal. You Should Too.
Disappearing for months without a trace is supposed to be bad. Experts claim this way of life leads to loneliness. Psychoanalyst Robert Waldinger says, "Loneliness kills. It’s as powerful as smoking
My phone was stolen, my banks were hacked, and I lost the draft of my first book
“Dude, are you on a motorbike?” Those were the last words I heard in my headphones as I watched the robbers speed away. I stood stunned. I had just answered my friend’s call as I walked toward my flat
How To Stop Getting Disrespected
"They disrespect you because you let them." Read that again. Let it sit. Let it burn if it needs to. This will always be true. It was true a thousand years ago when kings lost their thrones to
You Should Be Building Your Own Thing for the First 2 Hours of Every Day
Quitting your job for your dream is reckless. This idea needs to die. It’s unrealistic to go from a regular salary to $0 and build some business, movement, or not-for-profit based on hope. The way I
How to Get Ahead of 99% of People in 12 Months
Worshipping successful people is overrated. So is reading endless Elon Musk-style biographies. The reason to join the top 1% isn’t to become successful. It’s to avoid the life the masses live which is
29 Life Cheat Codes I Know at 36 That I Wish I Knew at 26
I’m about to share something that will either change your life or make you angry. Maybe both. Most people will scroll past this. They’ll dismiss it as “too long” or “too much.” Those people will still
Why You’re Addicted To Self-Improvement (But Never Actually Improve)
You’ve saved 47 posts about productivity. Bought 6 courses on building a business. Read 12 books on mindset. And you’re still in the exact same place you were a year ago. Most people think they just
Zero to Hero in a year
Doing a full 180 wasn't easy but it was entirely necessary in my case, without it I'd be dead. I was going nowhere fast. BOOKMARK THIS!!! Especially if you are stuck. This is my story, but I am
The solitude of greatness is a feature, not a bug
You‘re scrolling at your desk. Pretending to work. Dreaming about quitting. Building that business on the side. Telling yourself “one day”. You want out. You want greatness. You want to be the person
I'm 38. If You're in Your 20's or 30's, Read This.
Getting old sucks. The one positive is that as we age, we mature. That’s been the case for me. Not much fazes me anymore. I’ve been part of so much drama – personal bankruptcies, homeless friends, my
How to Restart and Reset Your Life in 2026
I’m going to tell you something that will piss you off: Every restart you’ve ever attempted failed because you were trying to change the wrong thing. You’ve been trying to change your behavior. But,
Happy wife, happy life. THE ORIGINAL SIN and how it's still killing marriages and men.
I always assumed Adam was tending to the garden, corralling wild animals, and doing some cool MAN STUFF while the serpent took advantage of Eve in the garden of Eden. I figured then Eve came
7 steps to design the life you want
What do you actually want out of life? Pause for a second. Think carefully about this. For years, I struggled to even imagine what my dream life looked like. Growing up, most days felt like a struggle
How to fix your approach to losing
If you are anything like me, you don't start something because you want to lose. Most people get hit with a loss, and it ruins their mood. Losing a trade makes you want to trade again immediately.
I work in AI and I'm scared
I'm scared shitless. Not of the big existential threats everyone posts about for engagement. Not whether AI ends the world or takes every job. Not that we're six months from AGI for the hundredth
How to know what you're meant to do in life
Every day, you’re bombarded with glimpses of opportunity on X. Someone just dropped a post on how to get rich using AI. Another person just shared their thoughts on why selling shovels will retire
How to Learn Devops Engineering in 6 months
Yes you read it right you need 6 months to master devops not 3 months, you cannot learn devops within 3 months, you can watch tutorials in 3 months and complete it but you will not learn it in 3
Stop trying to feel ready.
I was 23 years old, standing in a fluorescent-lit bathroom at a 24 Hour Fitness in California, gripping the edges of a sink, trying not to throw up. In ten minutes, I was supposed to walk out and
How to Disappear for 6 Months
Everyone tells you to disappear for 6 months to change your life. But they never tell you what to do in those 6 months. If you didn't know, the 'Disappear for 6 months' trend is basically where you
Everyone is exhausted. Here’s why it’s not burnout.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably said the same sentence more times this past year than you can count. “I’m exhausted.” Not as a joke. Not as a complaint. Just as a quiet truth. What’s
22 life-changing things I bought in 2025
I don't go nuts with money and I don't live in a massive house. I don't have a beach house. I don't have a mountain house. No car collection and no Rolex watches. But I have spent a lot of energy
It's never too late...
BOOKMARK THIS if you've thought of giving up "It's never too late to be what you might have been" No matter where you are in life, it's never too late to start again... Pessimists will tell you that
How to design your dream life in 1 hour
Most people do not hate their lives. They just never chose them. They followed a path that looked reasonable. They said yes to opportunities that felt responsible. They stayed busy enough that
The power of delusional self-belief (and why every iconic brand is built on it)
Not so fast. Before you decide whether “delusional self-belief” is dangerous. Before you write it off as ego, arrogance, or motivational fluff. Let me start by telling you a story. The First Delusion
Closed mouths don't get fed
if you don't express what you want or need, no one will know to provide it for you. A simple premise that most seem to fall short on... BOOKMARK THIS and let it change your life. My life changed
If only someone had told me this before my first startup
Ten years of failures Over twenty startups 28 lessons learned by sweat & tears 1. Validate first. I wasted a decade building stuff nobody needed. Incubators and VCs served to me as a validation, but
How to get dialed with ADHD
Good morning friends. Lets get Dialed. If you have ADHD, Its likely that doing extraordinary things is effortless and ordinary things are impossible. This is a feature, not a bug. “I don’t how you can
If the Average Person Did This for 6 Months, They'd Be Unrecognizable to Their Friends & Family
Being average is hell on Earth. It’s a boring, lifeless, pandering, people-pleasing disaster that leads you to a dead end, and shortly after, off a cliff. Don’t do it, it’s a bear trap. You can do
Lessons I wish I learned in my 20s
I’m 39. If you’re in your 20s, this isn’t advice in the “do this and you’ll win” sense. It’s more like perspective you don’t get until you’ve lived a few cycles and watched a lot of things you once
The most important skill to learn in the next 10 years
Most skills will be irrelevant in 10-20 years. Well, maybe... That's what everyone's saying at least, and it definitely feels that way. But if you are a high agency individual, that doesn’t matter.
Why Keep Going?
**My wife convinced me to publish this letter I wrote for us a couple months ago, on my birthday, because she believes many people might be struggling with questless lives.** My love, I am 35 years
Embrace The Warm Colors Of Life
Introduction "The Prison Of Financial Mediocrity" went places I didn't expect. I had meant for the piece to be a diagnosis of crowd behavior, a framework for understanding why an entire generation is
Random Quality Of Life Improvements That Will Change Your Life
Bringing you a random list of things (activities, protocols, items) that will improve your life. Prepare yourself… 25 min reading time. Basics On Improving Your Quality of Life (Everyone Should Know)
Risk Management (Part 1): Protecting "Mental Capital" & Drawdown Discipline
"THE SIZE OF YOUR DRAWDOWN IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONATE TO THE SIZE OF YOUR EGO." This series will cover risk management in theory and practice, beginning with philosophy, mindset, and trading
So you want to be a trader?
Most people here that trade don’t actually want to “trade for a living" if they knew what that meant. They want to trade, hit a big number, and then coast. Different thing entirely. If you’ve done
Early beginnings - 100% True.
This is the tale of how I made 75 million dollars at 33 during the crash of 1929, and how it wasn’t luck, and it wasn’t magic, it was structure, discipline, and the refusal to believe what everyone