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The other day I was playing chess against a friend. The week before, I had beaten him three times in a row. Naturally, I concluded that I...

There are two people who both want to become amazing piano players. Person 1 spends weeks researching and buys one of the nicest...

I just finished The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber. It was a super helpful, albeit cheesy book on running a business. Here are my...

The inside of my brain. We all have a system for doing things. Some of us reject the the word system. That’s fine, but we all have a...

For the first time in my adult life, we lost power at my place. We lit candles and reminisced over the good days when we could sit on our...

I started playing chess last summer. Since then, I’ve played almost every day. One of the main reasons I got into it was because one of...

(Not me.) I completed a sprint triathlon yesterday morning with my best friend. A quarter-mile swim. A 12-mile bike. Then a 5k run. I...

The past month has been the best month I’ve ever had financially. It’s also been the worst month I’ve had mentally in 2021. I’ve felt...

A real photo of my senior thesis. I got coached by a friend yesterday. I came into the session with the past two weeks containing more...

Last night was my friend’s first day of jiujitsu. She learned a submission and we rolled for a few minutes. For someone who had never...

People often say: “It’s cliche but it’s true.” That’s always confused me. Of course it’s true! That’s why it’s a cliche. Here are a few...

Me when reading the book. I just finished Adam Grant’s newest book Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t. In it, Adam...

In the self-improvement world, saying something like that is sacrilegious. But let me explain what I mean with a story. In the past year,...

Until a few years ago, I was certain I hated The Biebs. My reasons: • He probably doesn’t write his own music • Pop lyrics are basic and...

Yesterday, my coaching friend was venting to me about a shitty prospective client experience. Also…my car died. The engine completely...

1) Whether you’re working on a project or watching Netflix, leave your phone in the other room and on airplane mode. Do what you’re doing...

In the past month, I’ve experienced an increase in skill in Brazilian Jiujitsu. As a white belt, these confidence boosts are incredibly...

Here are all the things I’m proud of at the moment: • The strength of my relationships • My fitness • My coaching business • The fact...

A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Tim Ferriss...

Two of the hardest things I’ve ever done have been: • getting myself to stop saying “like” as a filler word, and • getting out of the...