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One of the cornerstones of “woo” spirituality suggests that we’re in the world to learn to turn towards love, away […]

My “toxic trait” is that I sometimes pretend I’ve been asked to give a high school graduation speech. It’s an […]

I think it’s fair to say the FIRE movement (Financial Independence/Retire Early) has largely fizzled out. In part, people have […]

When I say, “meditation” I mean transcendental meditation (aka TM). TM is the variety where you try to keep your […]

My high school wrestling coach used to talk about “the 2% factor,” which separated victory from defeat. I had no […]

I was listening to a podcast from Dan Sullivan and he dropped an utterly nauseating comment, “The definition of hell […]

I used to think I needed some grand strategic vision, some ambitious endgame to work backward from. Like if I […]

Meditation, for me, is learning to get out of my own way. I sit and try to empty my brain […]

This last Friday night I had a few friends over for a potluck dinner. And in a moment of giving […]

What I wish I could share with people during bear markets… If you think your life is about your money, […]