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Updated 12/31/2022 — My Top 5 Most Viewed Articles On Medium Are You Too Self-Aware? This Is Why Buddhism Bothers Me 4 Books That Will Help You Become a Modern Polymath I Was Average at Everything I Did Until I Learned How to Do This Why Traveling the World Won’t Make You Happier My weekly newsletter: Every Friday, I share a free article in…

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My Top Articles By Topic
My Top Articles By Topic
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Published in Mind Cafe

·23 hours ago

A Short Story on Life, Death, and Inspiration

Overcoming the blank page. — When I was 18, a friend of mine was doing a research project for a class at school. The topic for their research project was “inspiration”. Their assignment was to collect a series of images that inspired people, and each interviewee was supposed to explain in a sentence or 2…

Life

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A Short Story on Life, Death, and Inspiration
A Short Story on Life, Death, and Inspiration
Life

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Published in Better Humans

·2 days ago

If You Don’t Want to Wake Up At 5 AM or Take Cold Showers, Do This Instead

This simple strategy has been the key to maximizing my learning over the last 2 years. — I don’t have a problem with waking up at 5 am. If that’s what you want to do and you like getting up at that time, then that’s what you should do. But this sentence drives me crazy. “Doesn’t waking up early make you more productive?” No. It doesn’t. Unfortunately…

Self Improvement

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If You Don’t Want to Wake Up At 5 AM or Take Cold Showers, Do This Instead
If You Don’t Want to Wake Up At 5 AM or Take Cold Showers, Do This Instead
Self Improvement

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Published in Better Advice

·2 days ago

10 Skills That Have Completely Changed My Life Since the Pandemic

Learning is the way out. — The Covid-19 pandemic was a huge wake-up call for me, as it was for many people. When the world “ended” in 2020, I was a college senior finishing up my senior year, and I was sent home to live with my mom and dad. I finished my college degree online…

Life Lessons

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10 Skills That Have Completely Changed My Life Since the Pandemic
10 Skills That Have Completely Changed My Life Since the Pandemic
Life Lessons

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Published in The Startup

·3 days ago

How to Get Your First 1000 Email Subscribers

And how those subscribers can help you build your online business. — I’ve been writing a newsletter for about a year and a half, and if there’s anything I’ve learned, it’s that building a newsletter is harder than it looks. The big guns in the writing world seem to find a way to make everything seem easier than it actually is. They…

Newsletter

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How to Get Your First 1000 Email Subscribers
How to Get Your First 1000 Email Subscribers
Newsletter

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Published in The Post-Grad Survival Guide

·6 days ago

How Running a Business F*cks Your Life Up

I wasn’t ready for this. — When I was in college, I dreamed of being an entrepreneur. I wanted the unpredictability, the excitement, the thrilling victories, and even the agonizing lows. I was prepared to not make any money for a while trying to do what I love. I was prepared to try things and fail…

Work

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How Running a Business F*cks Your Life Up
How Running a Business F*cks Your Life Up
Work

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Jan 25

7 Odd Life Lessons From Traveling the World and Doing Jiu-Jitsu

Remember when Meryl Streep said that martial arts were not arts? Yeah, that pissed me off. — Whenever I go on trips, I’m usually hungry because I’m cutting weight. I usually have a scale in my backpack and I’m monitoring how much water I’m allowed to drink over the course of the trip. If I’m not cutting weight, I’m anxious because I know I’m about to get…

Life Lessons

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7 Odd Life Lessons From Traveling the World and Doing Jiu-Jitsu
7 Odd Life Lessons From Traveling the World and Doing Jiu-Jitsu
Life Lessons

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Jan 21

How to Get Past a Quarter-Life Crisis

Being 25 shouldn’t be this exhausting. — When I was 22, I told everyone that I wanted to do Jiu-Jitsu and write for the rest of my life. Most people didn’t say anything, but those who did have comments said things along the lines of “oh nice, have fun being broke and broken for the rest of…

Philosophy

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How to Get Past a Quarter-Life Crisis
How to Get Past a Quarter-Life Crisis
Philosophy

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Jan 20

10 “Normal” Habits That Are Proven to Make You Less Intelligent

I can’t believe that people consciously do this stuff. — As a writer and martial artist, I spend pretty much all day everyday learning. These are 2 activities that require constant self-evaluation, exploration, and repetition. I read books and write articles to test my mind and make it more effective. I study Jiu-Jitsu techniques and test them in the gym…

Learning

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10 “Normal” Habits That Are Proven to Make You Less Intelligent
10 “Normal” Habits That Are Proven to Make You Less Intelligent
Learning

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Jan 19

Things To Remember When You Feel Stuck in Life

You’re probably doing better than you think. — I thought I had it figured out. For a stretch of about 9 months last year, I was thriving — at least, I thought I was. I was making money doing what I love, I was having the best relationships (with others and myself) I’d had in years, people were…

Life

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Things To Remember When You Feel Stuck in Life
Things To Remember When You Feel Stuck in Life
Life

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Chris Wojcik

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