For the entirety of January this year, I stopped sleeping. I don’t fully know why. All I know is that I it felt like it would last forever. I would lie awake for hours. Sleep wouldn’t come. If I got a quick snatch of restless sleep, less than twenty minutes later I was bolt upright and wide […]
Werner Herzog MasterClass Review (Week 5 – WOW!)
This Werner Herzog Teaches Directing MasterClass review contains affiliate links, which means that, at zero cost to you, I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking one of my links. Werner Herzog’s MasterClass is the best creative course I’ve taken in a long time. I’m always careful to moderate my enthusiasm when writing reviews. I don’t want to overhype […]
13 Things I Learned From Aaron Sorkin’s MasterClass Q&A
I’ve just finished listening to Aaron Sorkin talk live and give valuable screenwriting writing advice to me and hundreds of other committed budding screenwriters. The Q&A was just one of the many high-quality goodies students of the Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting MasterClass have access to. You may have already read my reviews of the entire […]
3 Outstanding Customer Service Lessons From David’s Tea
David and Herschel Segal both deserve Nobel Prizes in “Damn Fine Tea” and knighthoods from the King and Queen of Outstanding Customer Service because their company blows me away with more force than a visa-starved Bangkok hooker. I paid a visit to DAVIDsTEA in Toronto’s Eaton Center this week and I left with more than just […]
New Year’s Resolutions Suck. Do This Instead.
New Year’s Eve is 5 weeks away. That’s another 5 weeks of people postponing their dreams and waiting to make New Year’s resolutions. The big glittery ball will drop. Fireworks will explode across the sky. Loved ones will kiss and cuddle and shake hands. And 45% of people will pledge that 2017 is the year […]
How Being An Underdog Helps You Get Into Oxford University
On paper I was an underdog. In reality, the very things that made me an underdog gave me a huge helping boost in getting into Oxford University. Many people bemoan the fact that they didn’t have a good enough upbringing or they didn’t know the right people or didn’t go to the right school or […]
Do You Take Your Life & Loved Ones For Granted?
So my girlfriend’s dog just had a seizure. I thought she was going to die. She’s a beautiful 17-year-old dachshund (about 84 in human years) who I’ve completely fallen in love with over the last few years. She loves to eat cabbage and satsuma. She makes funny sounds when she sleeps or is hungry or needs a […]
Why You Should Use Your Real Name For Your Website (Integrity Lessons From Tony Montana)
Wondering if you should use your real name for your website? I was too. I registered benjaminmcevoy.com in 2013. But the first post wouldn’t appear until 2016. Just a few months ago. So what changed my mind? And what took me so long? I’m gonna lay out my reasoning here and tell you the two reasons […]
Feeling Stuck? Do This…
Did you hear about the constipated mathematician? He worked it out with a pencil. If you’re feeling stuck, the best thing to do is to be like that constipated mathematician. Work it out with a pencil. Feeling stuck is usually the result of being dissatisfied with one or more of these 3 key areas of […]
Difficult But Useful Lessons To Learn In Your 20s
A thoughtful question popped up on my Quora feed the other day: What are the most difficult and useful things people have to learn in their 20s? Over a hundred wise men and women from all over the world and in many different fields of expertise chimed in. So I thought I’d chug a triple […]