Everything is amazing and I don't care

The emotional side of good old financial advice

Why I stopped writing and a key lesson I learned since

Two cheat codes for life.

Here's a few years of hiring and firing lessons, condensed down into a blog post.

2023 has been gangbusters. We’ve sold out of every collection we’ve dropped within days, sometimes even minutes. How can this be? Two words: product strategy.

Layered winback flows are an email retention strategy that I wish someone would've told me years ago. Here's a quick guide on how to get them set up in just a few hours for your ecommerce business.

Builders are next-level entrepreneurs. Builders ask the question “How do I make this happen without me?” The answer to this question always involves a system.

If there was a competetion between me today and me from 2017 to see who could accomplish the most in 6 months, I would shit all over 2017 version of me. It wouldn’t even be a contest. Mike Tyson vs. your grandma. 👵

If I could go back and talk to myself, here’s some bits of advice I would give.

A simple language change to make life 5% better.

The death of any venture is preceeded by emotional defeat. In this post, I'll define it, explore the paths that branch off from it, and talk about how to navigate feeling defeated so you can get what you want.

There are ways you can “spend once” and benefit forever. In this blog post, I'll walk you through a conceptual framework for how to think about where you spend your time, energy and money.

Using mental models for wellbeing, you can improve your life by changing how you think. In this article, I describe one of the most powerful ones.

Premeditatio malorum is Latin for “the premeditation of evils” and refers to the practice of imagining bad things that could happen in the future. While that may sound like a recipe for misery, it actually has the opposite effect: it provides you a sense of peace and calm when bad things do eventually happen.

“If you could only work 3 hours today, what would you do?” I actually tried this, limiting myself to 3 hours of work per day to see what results it would have on my overall productivity and business.

I recently figured out how to almost completely eliminate pain and sensitivity from whitening teeth. This is a big contrast to my previous whitening experiences, where my teeth became so sensitive that I gave up on whitening. Here's how I did it.

Limbo is the state that you enter when you fail to make a decision. It's an unpleasant place to be. Without a clear decision, you may find yourself simply following the path of least resistance, or in some shitty middle ground between options.

I’ve spent years studying Stoicism and I’ve read most of the popular books on the topic, including source material from Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus. If you’re looking for the best books on Stoicism, look no further.

Lungs burning, legs like lead weights, a voice in your head screaming to throw in the towel. Whether you’re new to running or not, learning some strategies on how to keep running when you want to stop will definitely help you achieve your running goals.

You used to run, but you haven’t in a while. Maybe it’s been 6 weeks. A busy time of life put you out of commission. Maybe it’s been 16 years. You were an athlete once upon a time and want to reconnect with that fitness.Now you’re wondering how to start running again.

So, you’ve got something on your mind. The playback seems to be stuck on repeat, and it’s getting pretty old. Fortunately, it’s entirely possible to get some relief from this situation so read on for the permanent solution.

Reading now produces more value for me than when I first started reading. Here are some basic principles I wish someone had shared with me at the start of my journey.

What would your experience of life be like if it was easier for you to see & appreciate the good parts of life? Or if you could bounce back faster after a bad day? Or if you just simply got frustrated less often? How much better would your life experience be, and how might those around you benefit from that?

How many times have you heard something like this? "It's about the journey, not the destination". Seems like solid wisdom. But easy to forget & hard to put into practice.

My brother (and business partner!) John shared this video with me a few months ago, and I'm really glad he did. He has a reminder to watch it monthly - it's that important to him.

It's 4AM and you wake up to use the bathroom, get back into bed. While you wait for sleep to come again, your mind starts to churn away...

Some of these essays I've been tempted to delete. I don't want to be judged on them, I think I have much more to offer. Here's why I'm hitting publish anyways.

In my experience, some discomforts creep up in size, or hide their bulk in the dimness outside the spotlight of attention. Not every big discomfort that has a cataclysmic event associated that triggers a reflection.

Everyone wants to be good. And when you’re calm and rational, you can hold yourself to a communication standard. You’ve probably had the experience of not saying that retort that popped into your mind, and later being glad that you didn’t.

The more mental toughness you have, the greater the likelihood that you can stick it out through the challenging parts on your road to doing something awesome. Fortunately, it’s also a characteristic that can be built, and there are some great books out there to help & inspire you.

I’ve written elsewhere that mental toughness is a mixture of resilience, strength of will, and internal discipline. A mentally tough mind is one that is callused to discomfort, yet flexible to a variety of circumstances. If you’re looking for inspiration, check out these quotes!