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 […]

Your body and mind are intertwined. But, as writers, our craft demands that we spend alarmingly large portions of our life being sedentary. I love pounding out stories but I don’t like making sacrifices in order to do it. Sciatica, psychosis, and stiffness (not the good kind) are common companions when you spend too much […]

Being grateful is hard, damn it. Don’t we deserve everything we get and more? Aren’t we entitled to clean water, iPhones, medicine, ten thousand TV channels, Tinder, Netflix, automobiles, internet, and the support of people around us? I’ve been actively practicing gratitude for almost a decade and sometimes it can be difficult to remain grateful […]

Caffeine withdrawals SUCK. Sure, they’re no match for smack withdrawals with the projectile missiles coming out of both ends. And they’re not as bad as alcohol withdrawals where you’re in constant danger of a stroke. But they do suck. Caffeine is a drug. A socially acceptable drug but a drug nonetheless.    When you abuse […]

You don’t complain enough. Why didn’t you curse out that driver? He just cut you off. Money’s tight at the moment. Why aren’t you bitching about it? You know who said those words? No one.  No one that has their head screwed on right. I can be insanely positive and optimistic even at the bleakest […]

Life is basically like a video game. Except there are consequences to your actions. And debt. Boredom. Depression. Disease. Crime. Okay, maybe life isn’t totally like a video game. But you certainly can “level-up” and make things more interesting by taking a 30-day challenge. 30-day challenges are a great way to break out of a […]

People think I’m crazy when I say a breathing and cold water therapy course is my secret to insane writing productivity and creativity.   You can call me crazy. But I am 10 times more productive than I ever was. And all it took was a couple of months of the Wim Hof Method. Writers measure […]

Are you in the early stages of your start-up? Maybe you’re just starting out as a writer and you need some extra cash for covers, editing, marketing, and all that stuff. Or maybe you’re a full-time student and just need some super simple ways to make money so you can buy beer and books. I got […]

Although statistically we live in the safest time in human history, this one fact still remains: the world is a dangerous place. Accidents are the number four leading cause of death in the U.S. What causes accidents?  Carelessness. Complacency. Human error.  The difference between death and survival is often a tiny little habit. One small […]

I’m gonna teach you how to stop a cold in one day. This is the technique I literally used 2 days ago. I did the things I’m about to talk about and when I woke up the next day… BAM! My cold was gone. I haven’t seen this “technique” anywhere else. This is just a combination of stuff […]