How to become an expert on the way. — It’s okay not to know what you’re doing because that’s how everyone starts anything. We often make the mistake of thinking that we need to be an expert before we can even begin. But the only way to become an expert in anything is to start learning and experimenting. One small thing anyone can do to grow is to start a podcast. Doing so…

Being socially distant has led to other transformations — I woke up certain it was going to be a great day. That’s when my girlfriend called me to break up. Yikes. My intuition isn’t always the best. Then came the extended conversation — five great years coming to a close. The story of us, done. …

You wouldn’t be you without them — Maybe you like staying up till 2 am watching Rick & Morty. Maybe you party on weekends. Perhaps you don’t put effort into your goals every day. That’s all okay. It doesn’t matter what you do in a cosmic sense, but every action you take creates an effect that you…

Embracing purpose over productivity has transformed how I do everything — If you think you’re the first person to feel like they’re not doing enough, you’re wrong. Even Leonardo DaVinci has been called lazy. The great author Leo Tolstoy was considered a poor student. History often smiles on the most unlikely of idiots. You can be one of them. All it…

The trick is disconnecting from the Internet and embracing spontaneity. — Set Tangible Goals I used to balk at word counts. I thought they were silly and that I was too good for them. Ridiculous. You’re never too good to try something new. Employing a word count has done wonders for my writing. …

What is obvious to you might be revolutionary for someone else — One of the biggest mistakes you can make is taking your knowledge for granted. One line in your story can transform the consciousness of a reader. You don’t know who’s depressed and needs to hear the perspective you have to offer. Mentioning that app that you think every person has…

We tend to see ourselves as separate individuals, but we share innumerable ties with everything around us — Separation is the dream that we are far more complex than others. Having full, backstage access to only one perspective is why we’re often unable to imagine that there are forces shaping other people’s behavior. This is why it sometimes looks like the world is full of devils and dimwits…

A laudatory lilt for our comic lord and savior — this sestina poem is dedicated to Eric Andre, a stand-up comedian whose website conveys everything you’d ever need to know about living. your shit is hilarious and by the prayer that is your website i once cried laughing for 15 consecutive minutes — — i had expected a schedule. tour dates…