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On Composure
This past week was stressful. Immediately following Thanksgiving, I got very sick. I had a fever that lasted six days; I vacillated between sweating through my clothes and violent, teeth-chattering chills. I coughed so hard that bile flew out of my mouth and onto our ottoman. That was fun. Between
Getting Lucky
Luck isn’t a constant, it increases with surface area: be in the right places, have lots of conversations, put yourself out there, ask for what you want and be optimistic and positive. See. Nabeel S. Qureshi, "Principles" I don't know what to do. My business,
More, Better, Different
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: CRITICAL PATH 2024 IS LIVE! Every year for the past few years, I've taught a pay-what-you-want class about the most interesting or important thing I learned that year. This year is a doozy: we're diving into the work of Alfred Korzybski, creator of General
The Horror Of Wanting
I’m writing this from 40,000 feet in the air, on my way to California for a networking event. If I am being honest, I am dreading it (just a little bit). But I’ve been pumping myself up, trying to get excited for all the possibilities a trip
Abstraction Diseases
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please take 2 minutes to fill out this form, it would really help me out. I'd like to understand what kinds of content you're looking for and make the blog even better. Thank you so much! -d I have been lying to you all
Playing The Meta, Pt.3: Power Rituals
HEY - if you're a business owner, read this. My partner and I are leading a live workshop all about one of the most critical (and under taught) business secrets of all: Unit profitability. Understanding this number (and how to calculate/use it) is key to knowing how
Playing The Meta, Part 2: How To Kill Sheep
"Turkish shepherds watched in horror as hundreds of their sheep followed each other over a cliff, say Turkish newspaper reports. First one sheep went over the cliff edge, only to be followed by the whole flock, according to the reports. More than 400 sheep died in the 15-metre fall
Playing The Meta
A single drop of sweat dripped into my eye. I'm going to die. I felt the pit forming in my stomach. I clenched my fingers. There's nowhere to go. I looked at the person across from me. I knew it was over. They knew I knew.
A Formula For Certain Success
I am going to teach you my secret method for rapidly becoming an expert in any topic. If you follow this simple formula, you will know more about your chosen subject than 95% of the world's population. Even better, you'll know significantly more than most professionals
"No Rule of Dog-Eat-Dog"
Four days after fighting erupted in what would eventually be known as the Korean War, a strange broadcast appeared over the radio in Seoul. It featured the voice of an American officer, captured only 48 hours earlier. It said: "Dear friends, we, all prisoners, solidly appeal to you as
