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Motivation

The purpose of this missive is to outline the biochemistry behind Devotion, the same biochemistry that makes you feel motivated – or demotivated, passive and depressed. As a bonus, also included are not one but TWO…

War!

The purpose of this missive is to make you realize why you can’t make meaningful change in your life, and what you can – and should – do about it. There’s always something we can improve…

Action

The purpose of this missive is to give you a simple frame of mind that will help you avoid wasting your life in moping and inactivity. We all have to face intractable situations at some point…

Father’s Day

It’s Father’s Day this Monday in the United States. Listicles are lazy but reminders are good for the soul. Some principles serve well at every stage in life. Today I share 21 things I wish my…

Devotion

The purpose of this missive is to help you make discipline not only palatable, but also something you want to think about and do all the time. I’ve been using this over and over while dealing…

3 simple methods to vet partners

These vetting methods work for both business and personal partnerships. They are cheap and easy to set up. No questionnaires, spreadsheets, matchmakers or consultants. No special skill or effort is required except paying attention – to…

Why you will want to give up

I will tell you why you will want to give up, so that you know what to do when it happens. You will want to give up because you gave up on your relationships. Not the…

Army of 1

The purpose of this missive is to give you a simple blueprint for structuring your life and career for maximum effectiveness and minimum burnout. No app required. Said Napoleon: “In war, three quarters turns on personal…

A personal note about pain

For the past year I’ve been having intermittent back pain and even joint pain at times. No workout, massage, bed, alcohol, secks made much of a difference. Recently, I started a long fast. Hadn’t been fasting…

7 critical ways to motivate your team

Empowering the people on your team is how you get them motivated and get them to do their best without much prodding and micromanaging. Here are 7 essential ways to do that. They work best when…

How fear eats your life

Fear response isn’t what pop “culture” would condition you to assume. It’s not fight or flight. It’s freeze, fight or flight. Most of us, in most cases, stay stuck in that first phase of fear response…

7 ways to beat inflammation and senescence

Chronic inflammation is the probable cause of the most widespread neurodegenerative and overall chronic diseases: cancer, Alzheimer’s, ADHD, hypertension, diabetes etc. Understand. Many of the psychiatric and chronic conditions that have spread among more recent generations…

Victim infection

Avoid people with victim mentality like the plague – because it is the plague. Inevitably, it will infect your life and you will become a victim too. Understand. Victimhood is just another control game: the control…