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Another trip to Brooklyn (pt. 3)
Yesterday, I gave a synopsis of my weekend in NYC. Give that a read before reading this blog. Here are my takeaways: 1) Getting sexually...
Dillan Taylor
Dec 8, 20211 min read


A weird key to success
It’s strange to claim that I’m successful. But I certainly feel like I am. As we’ve heard many times before, the word “success” means...
Dillan Taylor
Nov 29, 20213 min read


It’s not a “gift”
During Thanksgiving lunch this week, one of my family members complimented me when asking about my business. The past three months have...
Dillan Taylor
Nov 27, 20212 min read


No one cares where I went to school
In early 2020, I wrote a shitty blog ranting about college. I still hold all the same opinions. But today I’d like to briefly discuss one...
Dillan Taylor
Nov 24, 20212 min read


I went too far
I like to create rules. Boundaries and guidelines for living a healthy and principled life. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve added two...
Dillan Taylor
Nov 23, 20212 min read


The value of heartache
Life can fucking hurt. Between people dying, hearts breaking, and a million other things which make us physically ill…we’re guaranteed to...
Dillan Taylor
Nov 19, 20212 min read


I really don’t want to have a baby this week, but I’d be fine if I did
Whenever we want to do something cool or useful—travel to a new country, create a business or a piece of content, or have a difficult...
Dillan Taylor
Oct 20, 20212 min read


How good am I at chess?
The answer: I am both an expert and have no idea what I’m doing. It just depends on who we ask. Last week, I was playing and tutoring my...
Dillan Taylor
Oct 19, 20212 min read


How this daily blog saved my life
I was a fairly negative person until I was 23. People did shitty things and it felt as though life was happening to me, not for me. I...
Dillan Taylor
Oct 14, 20213 min read


Things I never learned in school
What “work hard” actually means and how to do it. How to build strong habits and break bad ones. How to seek failure, mistakes, and...
Dillan Taylor
Oct 5, 20211 min read


Strengths or weaknesses?
An older picture of me. I’ve heard people say it’s vital to improve one’s weaknesses. I’ve also heard people argue we must instead build...
Dillan Taylor
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Are you defective?
Almost everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, scared, and yet designed for joy. Even (or especially) people who seem to have it more or...
Dillan Taylor
Sep 28, 20211 min read


A secret skill
There’s something one of my best friends does that pisses me off in a delightful way. She’s infuriatingly good at asking follow-up...
Dillan Taylor
Sep 24, 20212 min read


How to beat confirmation bias
Confirmation bias: “The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one’s existing beliefs or theories.” No matter how...
Dillan Taylor
Sep 15, 20212 min read
An important skill
Most people are willing to have difficult conversations, be vulnerable, and put themselves out there. The problem is, most people are...
Dillan Taylor
Sep 9, 20211 min read


Asking for feedback
This week, my best buddy and I did a feedback exercise. It’s where we send something like this to the people—friends, family,...
Dillan Taylor
Sep 3, 20211 min read
Running group calls
I held a workshop last night open to a bunch of my friends, family, and colleagues. Few things delight me more than connecting people who...
Dillan Taylor
Sep 1, 20211 min read
Thursday swims
My best buddy and I did a triathlon a few months ago. Prior to that, I could barely swim a single lap without gasping for air. Since...
Dillan Taylor
Aug 19, 20211 min read


Why you don’t need confidence
I coached a fellow coach yesterday who said she wanted to leave the session with enough confidence to do x, y, and of course…z. We...
Dillan Taylor
Aug 17, 20212 min read


Fulfillment formula
Here’s an overly-simple formula to ensure a level of fulfillment in our lives: Step 1: Find something we like to do that’s difficult Step...
Dillan Taylor
Aug 2, 20211 min read
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