Picture the person I’m about to describe and make a prediction about the way his life ended up. Thief, convict, drug dealer. Known for hanging out in seedy clubs, ‘pimping’ women, getting into brawls, and even going so far as allegedly mugging people at gunpoint. With stints in and out of jail prison, he became […]

I agree with the basic criticisms of self-improvement. You don’t need any of the common goals, status markers, or achievements promoted by the industry. In reality, you don’t even want them. We think we want the goals and material items themselves, but we really want the underlying feelings they provide. It’s a tricky battle. On […]

“Investing is not the study of finance. It’s the study of how people behave with money. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. You can’t sum up behavior with formulas to memorize or spreadsheet models to follow. Behavior is inborn, varies by person, is hard to measure, changes over time, and […]

When someone asked Michaelangelo how he sculpted the statue of David, he said “I removed everything that wasn’t David.” The process of living your life on your terms often happens when you learn to let go and give certain things up so you can be free to do what you really what. Think of how […]

“The economy is rigged against the little guy.” I’ve seen a sentence like that in tons of blog post comments. When you write an article, you can’t account for every little nuance and detail in life. You understand these people come from different backgrounds and circumstances, all of which do affect their ability to succeed. […]

I’ve found the hill I want to die on. Personal responsibility, self-improvement, and mental toughness have all become counter-culture. Personally, I won’t stand for it. Even if that means I make less money because I don’t write in a way that agrees with “the narrative,” even if I’m part of a dying breed of people […]

You’ve heard all the tropes when it comes to dating, relationships, and how life treats you when you’re a “nice guy.” ‘”Women only want to date jerks. Why can’t a nice guy like me get a girl?” “All the things I do for my woman and she still treats me this way.” “You have to […]

Some employees at Random House Publishing asked the company not to publish Jordan Peterson’s new book. Apparently, several employees broke down crying. One employee had this to say about Peterson: “He is an icon of hate speech and transphobia and the fact that he’s an icon of white supremacy, regardless of the content of his […]

Have you ever noticed that when you’re a little bit too eager to get a result, that result eludes you? You need to have the desire for an outcome to put in the effort to try to achieve it, but if you force the situation too much,  you won’t get what you want. Or you […]

The questions you ask yourself determine the answers you get. The answers you get determine the decisions you make. The decisions you make combined with the circumstances you start from create the life you have now. As Socrates said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” So, examine your life. Don’t just let life happen to […]