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5/3/2022
14 : 14

The truth about great people.

(That nobody can seem to wrap their head around...) Good + Good + Good + Good = Great The short story... Great people are "good" over and over again. Don't break the chain is your chance
5/3/2022
6 : 54

You up?

It's okay, I'll just catch you in the morning. I love the flowers on the corner. The TL;DR... Being that I'm just now sitting down to write –– it's 2 am here in New York –– I'm
5/1/2022
19 : 24

Don't break the chain.

The writing advice that changed my life. Don't break the chain. Don't break the chain. Don't break the chain. The short story... Don't break the chain is a 29-day writing course taught
4/27/2022
18 : 44

Arigato.

I was going to respond to these one by one but... What'd the fish say when he ran into the brick wall? Dam. After I sent yesterday's email, the responses started pouring, slowly at first and
4/26/2022
20 : 24

I need your help.

Which of these sound most interesting to you..? I can't make up my mind... The TL;DR... I'm in the process of writing my next guide. The problem is that I can't make up my mind on what to
4/22/2022
20 : 34

Don't 💩 the bed.

This is very likely the first and last time I will use an emoji in a subject line. New York, New York. Before we jump in... If you haven't pre-ordered my third and final book of poetry & prose,
4/19/2022
16 : 54

Relax, this won't hurt a bit.

Candid, unfiltered thoughts on the end of an era. God save the queen. God save the queen. God save the queen. Here's the short story... My third (and final) book of poetry and prose under the alias
4/16/2022
22 : 24

Why did they ban Jesus from the NBA?

Hint: It's not because he refused to wear sneakers. C'est la vie. The trick to getting cold brew out of clothing, quickly, is diluting the stain while it is still wet with water and then
4/6/2022
17 : 34

Why are you speaking?

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles... Up to this point in my life, this feels like one of the more important things I've been a part of. When I
4/2/2022
22 : 54

You're out.

Don't look at me—I don't make the rules here. One, two, three strikes you're out. Coach Teddy had a list of one-liners that stretched for miles and a speech impediment that made him talk
3/30/2022
22 : 14

I made you something.

But, you better not be caught dead with it. Let the tigers through the door. Let the tigers through the door. Let the tigers through the door. Here's the TL;DR... For the past couple of months, I
3/25/2022
16 : 4

How to reinvent yourself.

(And, the best newsletter I'm reading right now...) Here's how to avoid ending up on Cameo. Early on in your career, before you've had the chance to make any sort of name for yourself,
3/18/2022
18 : 4

Write about it.

Hard-hitting, brain-rattling advice from my boxing coach. "This isn't boxing. This is life." Over the past two weeks, I've noticed my body change and with it, my mind, as I've
3/11/2022
20 : 4

I had a gun pulled on me last Sunday.

It was early. 9 am A part of me saw it coming. A part of me didn't. I'm no Bruce Lee. I had a gun pulled on me last Sunday. I'll get to that here in a moment. But, first, let's rewind..
3/7/2022
22 : 34

You've got 24-hours...

My cold email course is now 25% off. You're one well-written cold email away from a fistful of lady luck's hair... The short of it... How to become the Don Draper of cold email is an afternoon
3/2/2022
19 : 14

My best friend got the attention of an Olympic Gold Medalist.

Hint: the athlete shares the same name as NASA's mission to Mars. Apolo Ohno. Apolo Ohno. Apolo Ohno. Apolo Ohno. Apolo Ohno. Something I really admire about my friends is that they tend to do the
2/21/2022
17 : 34

SMFD

So, I got torn apart on Reddit yesterday. WARNING: EXPLICIT MATERIAL Late last night, around 11 pm, I found myself staring at a glowing screen, red-eyed, warring with hot tears fogging up the corners
2/20/2022
1 : 24

Ouch.

When you really take a moment to think about it, it makes absolutely no rational sense to go on a ski trip. Here are all the reasons you shouldn't go skiing... If I were some sort of therapist
2/13/2022
20 : 24

Here's how to blow a $36,000 sale.

(And, in less than 5-minutes to boot...) Buying a rug is dirty business. There's a long list of shit I wouldn't want to do hungover: sell guitars in a guitar store, can sardines, work the ball
2/7/2022
1 : 44

An ex Navy Seal kicked my ass last night.

Fortunately, I somehow managed to live to tell the tale. This is a short story about an ex Navy Seal kicking my ass in the basement of Madison Square Garden. I get a sick, masochistic pleasure out of