Here’s a quote from author Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short) on the stories we tell ourselves: “As I’ve gotten older—I would say starting in my mid-to-late 20s—I could not help but notice the effect on people of the stories they told about themselves. If you listen to people, if you just sit and listen, […]
Self-Improvement
Joseph Campbell and Following Your Bliss
Joseph Campbell was a man of many interests. He was most famous for his work on mythology, but he also loved to study dreams, art, psychology, literature, and anthropology. He didn’t follow the path that society laid out for him. When the Great Depression hit, he retreated to a cabin and read for over 9 […]
Waking Up and Sitting Down
I have this theory about my day. From a productivity standpoint, I win or lose it in an instant. I wake up immediately, or I don’t. It’s binary. There is no “hit snooze once and see what happens” option. The earlier I get started, the better. In the morning there are no distractions and I […]
Repetition
If you’re like most people, there are probably only a handful of books that you’ve picked up more than once. That’s kind of crazy when you stop and think about it. When a book is powerful enough to move us or make us think differently, why wouldn’t we pick it up again and again? This […]
Hand Them Back
I create more content than the average person. I write for multiple publications and newsletters and have created hundreds of videos and podcast episodes that you can find around the web. When you publish things online, you’re bound to get some negative feedback – and typically, there’s nothing wrong with that. In some ways, it […]