This happened many years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was on a junket in San Francisco. I had foisted myself into a corner suite on the upper floors a few blocks…
Posts published in May 2021
If you struggle with mood regulation or suffer from chronic fatigue, you can do something about it. I don’t take supplements all the time and I don’t recommend taking the same supplement in perpetuity. If you’re…
People have asked me many times about the impact of alcohol on performance, health and longevity, so let’s talk about all that. I love alcohol. I like bourbon. I like single-malt scotch. I like cocktails –…
Most people be-LIE-ve that intellect and drive is fixed by age and genetics. That’s the lazy way out. If you want razor-sharp focus and the drive of a heathen berserker, you can have that and more.…
When you get over your infantile control issues, few things are as gratifying as someone making a proper effort to manipulate you – and doing it well. This young gentleman is making a magnificent job of…
The purpose of this missive is to indoctrinate you in the two most important components of effectiveness. I was taking a walk earlier today. As usual, it got me thinking, so let’s talk about one of…
The purpose of this missive is to help you understand why you keep facing the same issues and what you can do about it. If you want it, you’ve got to work it. Not just your…
The purpose of this missive is to brainwash you to take the lead when you face uncomfortable choices, with specific examples. Here’s a situation: I found a lady’s wallet. Got it back to her, she offered…
Pain is a powerful motivator. I don’t write about ethics much because it’s a “boring” subject. It’s boring in two ways. If you’re poor or your brain is broken from abuse with seed oils and refined…
How do you set priorities when you are as motivated as a coke fiend and yet paralyzed by choice about your next action? Failure to execute effectively is driven by one of two broad paradigms –…
Why are you alive? Do you expect your life to get any better? Einstein did his most groundbreaking work in his late twenties. People in the most intellectual disciplines such as physics and mathematics “peak” at…