I have doubled down on any knowledge I could find online around “what I wish I knew when I was 20 (or 21 or younger).” Why am I such a fanatic about “advice to my younger self” content? Most people (99%) don’t care to take the time to learn from others’ mistakes. If you don’t… Continue reading The Ultimate “Advice To My Younger Self” Compilation
Category: Happiness
A Review and Demo of Rick Hanson’s Foundations of Well Being Course
Rick Hanson is a neuropsychologist and the author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence. Since a lot of what we do is ultimately to become happier (we make money to have freedom to be happy, for example), I figured how can I get a head start and just jump… Continue reading A Review and Demo of Rick Hanson’s Foundations of Well Being Course
10 Ways To Stay Positive No Matter What Negative Bullshit Comes Your Way
People are confused, they count in the short term, mark my words, negative vibes and pulling people down is how you can sometimes be leading at half time but I promise you those motherfuckers get blown out in the second half. -Gary Vaynerchuk Staying positive and upbeat is tough. I do it because it feels… Continue reading 10 Ways To Stay Positive No Matter What Negative Bullshit Comes Your Way
Habit Stacking: A Secret to Small Changes to Improve Life [Podcast]
I want to share with you a concept called “habit stacking” that I discovered from James Clear’s book Atomic Habits (affiliate link). He didn’t originate the term, but I found it incredibly useful for building good habits. Listen to the podcast episode now. Get a free audiobook of your choice from Audible here.
The Life Changing Art of Staying Organized (How To Stay Tidy)
One of my readers wrote in, and asked me for help staying organized. Organization just makes things more efficient, pleasing to look at, and relaxing. There’s many benefits for your career — or even your relationships, people judge you poorly if you’re messy. The secret is partial minimalism. Things look cleaner and more organized when… Continue reading The Life Changing Art of Staying Organized (How To Stay Tidy)
How To Deal With Haters and People Who Don’t Like You
“Say it in the street, that’s a knock-out But you say it in a Tweet, that’s a cop-out… But I’ve learned a lesson that stressin’ and obsessin’ ’bout somebody else is no fun” -Taylor Swift, You Need To Calm Down I have been making YouTube videos for over a decade. I’ve made over a thousand.… Continue reading How To Deal With Haters and People Who Don’t Like You
Why the Best Things in Life Are All Backwards
Many things in life aren’t as simple as a minimal wage job. In such a job, the relationship is linear. The obvious, common sense model here is that the harder you work, the more you make. And in most situations, hard work is the answer. Outwork others. But is it always? I mean who gets… Continue reading Why the Best Things in Life Are All Backwards
How To Find Your Passion: The Ultimate Guide
There is great advice out there about finding your purpose scattered among hundreds of books, interviews, and speeches from successful people. I’ve compiled the best of what I’ve learned, what makes the most sense, and what actually has worked in the real world — not theory. Here’s the guide I wish I had for myself… Continue reading How To Find Your Passion: The Ultimate Guide
How To Improve Emotional Intelligence
Countless studies have found that emotional intelligence is just as important, if not more important, to your success than your IQ. If you’re unfamiliar, emotional intelligence or EQ, is described as the level that you can be aware of interpersonal emotions of others and yourself and express yourself socially in the best way to achieve the… Continue reading How To Improve Emotional Intelligence
10 Scientifically Proven Ways To Make Yourself Happier
We’ve all heard about surrounding yourself with successful people to be more successful. We’ve heard that we are the average of the give people who hang around most. But how about surrounding yourself with happy people? In many YouTube videos, in happiness books, in TED talks, and other scientific lectures, it is clear that happiness… Continue reading 10 Scientifically Proven Ways To Make Yourself Happier