Category Archives for "Philosophy"

  You have a major problem. This problem keeps you stuck, keeps you from getting what you want. It’s not that you don’t have talent, you do. It’s not that you don’t have intelligence, you do. In fact, smart people tend to suffer from this problem the most. You have many problems in your life […]

Breaking news: no self-help writer on planet earth can tell you exactly what to do with your life. With 7 billion humans on planet earth, it’s impossible to create an exact description of success that works for everyone. Often, I’ll write an article about using ambition to improve your life. Someone will reply back with […]

There’s one variable self-improvement gurus fail to highlight when it comes to being successful. No matter how hard you work, how smart you are, or who you know, there’s one factor to your success that’s out of your control. Luck. Actually, luck puts too much context on what can simply be called chance. Chance is […]

It’s interesting. You’d think we’d see an explosion in articles about stoicism, mental toughness, and self-improvement during these trying times. After all, the stoics created these teachings to help you deal with life when things aren’t going well. But since March, I’ve seen a growing trend of people abandon these ideologies altogether. I’ve seen writers […]

I just turned 31 a few days ago. Like many others, I’m going to continue a yearly tradition of sharing the pieces of wisdom I’ve gained along the way. This will change and grow every year because I’m a student of life, just as you should be. I’ve learned some of these lessons from books, […]

You spend a ton of time in your head, but how useful is that time? Mental chatter throws you off, constantly, doesn’t it? Sometimes you feel like you have little to no control over your mind at all. Instead of trying to fight your racing mind, try using it to your advantage. Make that time […]

You know what your problem is? You think you understand other people, but you don’t. In many ways, you don’t understand yourself. You operate under the assumption that people should behave a certain way. You have a vision of what the world should be like instead of focusing on the way it actually is. Think […]

Beliefs are powerful, both negative and positive. Beliefs can dramatically improve your life, spark positive change for the collective, start wars, cause anxiety, help you find love, help you destroy relationships, make you a ton of money, make you broke, make you happy, make you sad, help you find purpose, or push you to aimlessness. […]

Every single morning of my life, I wake up with anxiety. I’m thinking about the future — what I need to get done for the day, what I want my week to look like, my grand plans for the future, everything. I’m thinking about the past — mistakes, things I wish I could change, beating […]

You’re dumb. So am I. The difference between me and you? I know that I’m dumb, but you don’t. You spend far too much time trying to make sense of the world and make everything fit neatly into your little box — your narrative of the way things should be. This gets you in trouble […]