Writing

Every essay I've written, newest first.

Being Cringe In A Small Town To Get What I Want (Mega Worth It)

Being Cringe In A Small Town To Get What I Want (Mega Worth It)

How To Induce An Obsession

How To Induce An Obsession

The Absolute Thrill Of An Entrepreneurial Leap

The Absolute Thrill Of An Entrepreneurial Leap

 It's Time To Quit Playing House And Start Playing For Keeps

It's Time To Quit Playing House And Start Playing For Keeps

Heart-Bloom: From Having My Mind Blown To Opening My Heart

Heart-Bloom: From Having My Mind Blown To Opening My Heart

How I Just Had An Ego Death On Facebook (Of All Places)

How I Just Had An Ego Death On Facebook (Of All Places)

3 Straightforward Steps For Bringing King-Like Order Into Your Mind

3 Straightforward Steps For Bringing King-Like Order Into Your Mind

Systemic Peace Of Mind: How To Fight Off The Subtle Squeeze Of Entropy In Your Home Life So Your Family Can Function Properly

Systemic Peace Of Mind: How To Fight Off The Subtle Squeeze Of Entropy In Your Home Life So Your Family Can Function Properly

The First Day Of The Next Decade

The First Day Of The Next Decade

3 Permission-Less (And Immediately Actionable)Tips To Break All Your Imaginary Rules And Transcend Your Personal Growth ‘Plateau’

3 Permission-Less (And Immediately Actionable)Tips To Break All Your Imaginary Rules And Transcend Your Personal Growth ‘Plateau’

The Sweet Sweet (But Maybe Not) Struggle Of Starting A Family Business With No Money In A Small Town

The Sweet Sweet (But Maybe Not) Struggle Of Starting A Family Business With No Money In A Small Town

The 5 Steps Of Letting Things Settle So That Creativity Can Emerge

The 5 Steps Of Letting Things Settle So That Creativity Can Emerge

Using John Ruskin’s 1849 Dust-Covered ‘7 Lamps Of Architecture’ As Inspiration For A Life Well-Built

Using John Ruskin’s 1849 Dust-Covered ‘7 Lamps Of Architecture’ As Inspiration For A Life Well-Built

Mirrored Reciprocation: Peter Kaufman’s Profoundly Simple Insight That Helps You Achieve An Enjoyable Life

Mirrored Reciprocation: Peter Kaufman’s Profoundly Simple Insight That Helps You Achieve An Enjoyable Life

Redefining ‘Enough’ And Creating An Audacious Self-Renewal

Redefining ‘Enough’ And Creating An Audacious Self-Renewal

The Brightest Future: We Did It All Backwards - Kids, House, And Now…We’re Married!

The Brightest Future: We Did It All Backwards - Kids, House, And Now…We’re Married!

Don’t Be Yourself: You’re Too Flawed To Stop Striving Now

Don’t Be Yourself: You’re Too Flawed To Stop Striving Now

Bill Gurley’s 5 De-Mystifying Tips For Runnin’ Down A Dream In A Practical Way

Bill Gurley’s 5 De-Mystifying Tips For Runnin’ Down A Dream In A Practical Way

Playing Dumb, Playing It Cool, And Playing To Win: My (Maybe Good) Approach To Dealing With The World

Playing Dumb, Playing It Cool, And Playing To Win: My (Maybe Good) Approach To Dealing With The World

Reclaiming Materialism After Gaining Spiritual Peace

Reclaiming Materialism After Gaining Spiritual Peace

Cerebral Camouflage: Why Your Ego Gets The Credit When Your Unconscious Mind Deserves It

Cerebral Camouflage: Why Your Ego Gets The Credit When Your Unconscious Mind Deserves It

How To Deal With Death If You’re Still Alive (Before You Need To)

How To Deal With Death If You’re Still Alive (Before You Need To)

Optimism Is Rebellious: How To Leverage Hope In A World Gone Sour

Optimism Is Rebellious: How To Leverage Hope In A World Gone Sour

The Mediocre Middle: Why Settling For Less Than You Could Be Is Terrifying

The Mediocre Middle: Why Settling For Less Than You Could Be Is Terrifying

Directional Demand: How to Amplify Your Inner Conscience and Make Wiser Choices

Directional Demand: How to Amplify Your Inner Conscience and Make Wiser Choices

Branch Bias: How Being Aware Of Your Family Tree Status Can Help You Avoid The Pitfalls Of Unfair Comparison

Branch Bias: How Being Aware Of Your Family Tree Status Can Help You Avoid The Pitfalls Of Unfair Comparison

Managing Dichotomies, Pinpointing Limiting Illusions, & Keeping The Devil At Bay

Managing Dichotomies, Pinpointing Limiting Illusions, & Keeping The Devil At Bay

The Shrink & Expand Principle: A Universal Thread Behind Short Fuses, Focus, Fasting, And Love

The Shrink & Expand Principle: A Universal Thread Behind Short Fuses, Focus, Fasting, And Love

Graham Weaver’s 4 Tips On How To Live An Asymmetric Life To Increase Your Upside (Even If It Is Worse At First)

Graham Weaver’s 4 Tips On How To Live An Asymmetric Life To Increase Your Upside (Even If It Is Worse At First)

3 Rock-Solid Ways To Piece Together A Peaceful Mind

3 Rock-Solid Ways To Piece Together A Peaceful Mind

How Benjamin Franklin Has Me Eagerly Awaiting My 30s

How Benjamin Franklin Has Me Eagerly Awaiting My 30s

Micro-Management Of Self: How I’m Gaining Clarity Through Consistent Measurement

Micro-Management Of Self: How I’m Gaining Clarity Through Consistent Measurement

Fate Games: Leveraging External Wisdom For A Chance At Prosperity

Fate Games: Leveraging External Wisdom For A Chance At Prosperity

Back To It: A Straightforward Antidote To Nearly Everything

Back To It: A Straightforward Antidote To Nearly Everything

Embracing Self-Critique, Obsession, and The Pursuit of Excellence

Embracing Self-Critique, Obsession, and The Pursuit of Excellence

The Meta Checkin: The 1 Simple But Effective Trick I’ve Found To Tackle Spiritual Bypass (Before It Gets Out Of Hand)

The Meta Checkin: The 1 Simple But Effective Trick I’ve Found To Tackle Spiritual Bypass (Before It Gets Out Of Hand)

Empowered Living 101: Bridging Your Expectations & Boosting Your Patience For What’s Ahead

Empowered Living 101: Bridging Your Expectations & Boosting Your Patience For What’s Ahead

The 5 Most Fruitful Ideas In My Mental Toolkit

The 5 Most Fruitful Ideas In My Mental Toolkit

Leveraging The Imagination And Summoning Your Spirit

Leveraging The Imagination And Summoning Your Spirit

Stewarding The Soul Towards Wholeness: Why Discernment Is Crucial For Getting Your Heart In The Right Place

Stewarding The Soul Towards Wholeness: Why Discernment Is Crucial For Getting Your Heart In The Right Place

How To Keep Your Ego In Check And Your Soul In Tune

How To Keep Your Ego In Check And Your Soul In Tune

Nowhere To Go, Nobody To Be: What I Imagine True Freedom To Be Like

Nowhere To Go, Nobody To Be: What I Imagine True Freedom To Be Like

Rejoice Or Die Trying: How To Brainwash Yourself (Before Someone Else Does) To Achieve Peace Of Mind And Hope For The Future

Rejoice Or Die Trying: How To Brainwash Yourself (Before Someone Else Does) To Achieve Peace Of Mind And Hope For The Future

The Daily Maze: A Genuine Approach For Go-Getters After A Dream So That You Stay On Track Day After Day (Despite What Life Throws At You)

The Daily Maze: A Genuine Approach For Go-Getters After A Dream So That You Stay On Track Day After Day (Despite What Life Throws At You)

3 Little-Known Perks Of Having Kids In Your 20s With Only 1 Income (Even Though You’re Not ‘Ready’)

3 Little-Known Perks Of Having Kids In Your 20s With Only 1 Income (Even Though You’re Not ‘Ready’)

Uncrowded Bets On Yourself: How To Deal With The World (Especially When You ‘Can’t Even’)

Uncrowded Bets On Yourself: How To Deal With The World (Especially When You ‘Can’t Even’)

Respect The Craft: How I Learned The Blueprint For Niche Mastery From A 13-Time World Pizza Champion

Respect The Craft: How I Learned The Blueprint For Niche Mastery From A 13-Time World Pizza Champion

Active Seeker: Why I’m Committed To Finding The Gems Deep Down & Adapting To The Treasures

Active Seeker: Why I’m Committed To Finding The Gems Deep Down & Adapting To The Treasures

Burning The Boats: The Delicate Dance Of Going All-In

Burning The Boats: The Delicate Dance Of Going All-In

Holy Hallways: How A Rural Church Sign Encouraged Me To Stay Curious & Open To Great Things

Holy Hallways: How A Rural Church Sign Encouraged Me To Stay Curious & Open To Great Things

Flow Games: What We Can Learn From The Transcendent Overlap Of Extreme Sports And Shamanism

Flow Games: What We Can Learn From The Transcendent Overlap Of Extreme Sports And Shamanism

Intradependence: How To Leverage Your Inner Resources So That You Can Become Self-Assured And Thrive In The Unknown

Intradependence: How To Leverage Your Inner Resources So That You Can Become Self-Assured And Thrive In The Unknown

Active Imagination 101: Jungian Analyst Robert Johnson’s 4-Step Practical Way To Reveal & Interact With Layers Of Your Soul (That You Never Knew You Had) For Even Deeper Personal Growth

Active Imagination 101: Jungian Analyst Robert Johnson’s 4-Step Practical Way To Reveal & Interact With Layers Of Your Soul (That You Never Knew You Had) For Even Deeper Personal Growth

Pioneer Mindset: Why Frontiers Are A Flow State’s Favorite Place

Pioneer Mindset: Why Frontiers Are A Flow State’s Favorite Place

The Touchstone Of Taste-Making: What It Takes To Reveal Your True Preference

The Touchstone Of Taste-Making: What It Takes To Reveal Your True Preference

Load, Aim, & Faith: A Quick & Dirty Way To Triangulate Your Life’s Meaning

Load, Aim, & Faith: A Quick & Dirty Way To Triangulate Your Life’s Meaning

The Quest Of Upside: Why Asking Questions Is Vital For Personal Growth

The Quest Of Upside: Why Asking Questions Is Vital For Personal Growth

Giving Yourself Permission To Strategically Slow Down (While The World Screams Speed Up)

Giving Yourself Permission To Strategically Slow Down (While The World Screams Speed Up)

The Importance of Taking Your Soul Off Airplane Mode

The Importance of Taking Your Soul Off Airplane Mode

Head Of Perseverance: Why Ernest Shackleton Forever Gets To Live Inside My Psyche Rent-Free

Head Of Perseverance: Why Ernest Shackleton Forever Gets To Live Inside My Psyche Rent-Free

Recalibrating Effect Of A Child’s Eyes: The Childhood You Provide Your Kids With IS The Legacy

Recalibrating Effect Of A Child’s Eyes: The Childhood You Provide Your Kids With IS The Legacy

The Assumption Of Difficulty: How Gall’s Law Reinforces The Importance Of Simplicity In Our Pursuits

The Assumption Of Difficulty: How Gall’s Law Reinforces The Importance Of Simplicity In Our Pursuits

The Doubt Re-Route: Tactics For Understanding And Overcoming Doubt In The Face Of Opportunity

The Doubt Re-Route: Tactics For Understanding And Overcoming Doubt In The Face Of Opportunity

The Gaggle of 'You': What Self-Discovery Reveals About The Illusion Of One You

The Gaggle of 'You': What Self-Discovery Reveals About The Illusion Of One You

Calm Stoke: How I Maintain A Steady Level Of Excitement About The World In My Late 20s (Even Though Life Is Hard AF)

Calm Stoke: How I Maintain A Steady Level Of Excitement About The World In My Late 20s (Even Though Life Is Hard AF)

Leaning Ladders: Why It’s Important To Question Where Your Actions Are Leading You

Leaning Ladders: Why It’s Important To Question Where Your Actions Are Leading You

The Art Of Satisficing: Why Making 'Good Enough' Decisions Are Optimal For Minimizing Regret

The Art Of Satisficing: Why Making 'Good Enough' Decisions Are Optimal For Minimizing Regret

The Top 7 Insights I've Learned Writing 100 Weekly Newsletters In A Row

The Top 7 Insights I've Learned Writing 100 Weekly Newsletters In A Row

Backboard Of Existence: Why Your 'Why Not' Needs To Be Stronger Than Your 'Why'

Backboard Of Existence: Why Your 'Why Not' Needs To Be Stronger Than Your 'Why'

Hair-Trigger Eagerness: Why Patience Takes The Self-Created Pressure Off And Allows For Divine Timing

Hair-Trigger Eagerness: Why Patience Takes The Self-Created Pressure Off And Allows For Divine Timing

The Enkrateia Effect: How I Followed Through On What I Set Out To Do (Despite Being Tempted At Every Turn)

The Enkrateia Effect: How I Followed Through On What I Set Out To Do (Despite Being Tempted At Every Turn)

The Power Of 'Feeling Into': 4 Different Ways I Melt Away Emotional Armor When I'm Feeling Blocked (Even If I'm Resistant To It)

The Power Of 'Feeling Into': 4 Different Ways I Melt Away Emotional Armor When I'm Feeling Blocked (Even If I'm Resistant To It)

The 3-Piece Puzzle For Creatively Restoring The Internet With Your Life's Task

The 3-Piece Puzzle For Creatively Restoring The Internet With Your Life's Task

The 3 Steps You Can Take To Stay Totally Confused About Your Life Direction

The 3 Steps You Can Take To Stay Totally Confused About Your Life Direction

Near-Death Experience 2.0 : Why I Choose Permissionless Living (Despite The Should's)

Near-Death Experience 2.0 : Why I Choose Permissionless Living (Despite The Should's)

Playing Vs. Delaying The Dharma Game

Playing Vs. Delaying The Dharma Game

Creating A Sphere Of Influence That Actually Serves You

Creating A Sphere Of Influence That Actually Serves You

Clear Pond Clarity: How To Hear The Whispers Of What You Want

Clear Pond Clarity: How To Hear The Whispers Of What You Want

Creativity's Beneficial Blindspot

Creativity's Beneficial Blindspot

The Sacred Depth Of Being A Black Sheep & Finding Your Way

The Sacred Depth Of Being A Black Sheep & Finding Your Way

The Forcing Function Of Fear: How To Use Fear To Scare You Into Progress

The Forcing Function Of Fear: How To Use Fear To Scare You Into Progress

The 1 Tricky Mistake Ambitious People In Their 20s Make (After Getting What They Want)

The 1 Tricky Mistake Ambitious People In Their 20s Make (After Getting What They Want)

3 Super Lame Reasons You're Not A Good Friend (Even Though You Want To Be)

3 Super Lame Reasons You're Not A Good Friend (Even Though You Want To Be)

6 Dignifying Questions To Ask Your Grandparents Before They Die

6 Dignifying Questions To Ask Your Grandparents Before They Die

The 1 Must-Have Framework As You Ambitiously Stumble Forward Towards Meaning

The 1 Must-Have Framework As You Ambitiously Stumble Forward Towards Meaning

5 Simple Principles For When You Feel Lost So That You Can Recalibrate And Feel Free

5 Simple Principles For When You Feel Lost So That You Can Recalibrate And Feel Free

Flow’s Pattern: 4 Quick Frameworks For Getting Into Flow States More Often So That You Can Boost Performance, Explore What’s New, And Transcend Your Comfort Zone

Flow’s Pattern: 4 Quick Frameworks For Getting Into Flow States More Often So That You Can Boost Performance, Explore What’s New, And Transcend Your Comfort Zone

The Evolution of a Passion Project: Psychedelic Grad 🎓

The Evolution of a Passion Project: Psychedelic Grad 🎓

Don't Live Your Life On Default: Become A Hero Of Your Own Story (How To Choose More Interesting Sacrifices)

Don't Live Your Life On Default: Become A Hero Of Your Own Story (How To Choose More Interesting Sacrifices)

7 Surprising Reasons Packing Parachutes Was The Best First Job Ever (And What It Taught Me About Hard Work And Pressure)

7 Surprising Reasons Packing Parachutes Was The Best First Job Ever (And What It Taught Me About Hard Work And Pressure)

What It Was Like To Take A Massive Risk To Get Into The Cannabis Industry (And How It Almost Didn't Work)

What It Was Like To Take A Massive Risk To Get Into The Cannabis Industry (And How It Almost Didn't Work)

How to Build a Relationship with the Universe (and Co-create a Magical Life)

How to Build a Relationship with the Universe (and Co-create a Magical Life)

How Hindsight Helps with Foresight (and Why Reflecting on the Path of Your Experiences is Useful)

How Hindsight Helps with Foresight (and Why Reflecting on the Path of Your Experiences is Useful)

Soul Seasons: Why Flowing with Nature is in Your Best Interest for Effortless Action and Energy Allocation

Soul Seasons: Why Flowing with Nature is in Your Best Interest for Effortless Action and Energy Allocation

3 Powerful Quotes that Really Shook Me and Fanned the Flames of My Soul

3 Powerful Quotes that Really Shook Me and Fanned the Flames of My Soul

Master the Mundane: 3 Ways to Minimize the Gap Between Your Expectations and Reality so You Can Find More Enjoyment and Suffer Less Unnecessarily

Master the Mundane: 3 Ways to Minimize the Gap Between Your Expectations and Reality so You Can Find More Enjoyment and Suffer Less Unnecessarily

Productive Curiosity: How Passion Projects Lead to Serendipity (and Why You Should Spend Your Attention Wisely)

Productive Curiosity: How Passion Projects Lead to Serendipity (and Why You Should Spend Your Attention Wisely)

Down to Earth: How Barefoot Shoes Can Reconnect You to Nature (and Change How You View the Rest of Your Life)

Down to Earth: How Barefoot Shoes Can Reconnect You to Nature (and Change How You View the Rest of Your Life)

State-Shifts & Schedules: Jamie Wheal on Hedonic Engineering (and the Benefits of Planning Out Your Altered States)

State-Shifts & Schedules: Jamie Wheal on Hedonic Engineering (and the Benefits of Planning Out Your Altered States)

Better Drugs: How to Feel More Whole When Sober (But Still Keep Things Interesting)

Better Drugs: How to Feel More Whole When Sober (But Still Keep Things Interesting)

The No Spot: How to Reframe Risk-taking  & Create More Opportunity for Yourself

The No Spot: How to Reframe Risk-taking & Create More Opportunity for Yourself