Published in Practice in Public·PinnedMember-only8 Really Small Things That Tell You a Lot About Someone#1. How they treat service staff — Learning how to read people is a psychological superpower, but it’s also a skill that anyone can pick up. It’s possible to glean a ton of information about others simply by paying attention. Ever since I started writing, I’ve been honing this skill. It’s not a hard and fast science…Psychology4 min readPsychology4 min read
Published in Practice in Public·PinnedMember-only10 Life Quotes That (If Applied) Will Change the Way You See The World ForeverWhy do we love life quotes so much? I think I have the answer. Life quotes have a way of piercing through the b.s. and noise surrounding us. Life quotes are the swords that cut the Gordian knots of noise and reveal the essence of life we know deep down…Life11 min readLife11 min read
Published in Curious·1 day agoMember-onlyInconvenient Truths About Life Most Self-Help Gurus Won’t AdmitBut I will — I’m semi-retired from self-help. I spent seven years doing it and I’m moving on to different styles of writing and building my business. But every once and a while I get the itch to talk about the industry — an industry that needs a voice of reason. At the end…Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·1 day agoMember-onlyYou’re Probably Telling Yourself One Of These Lies to Cope Instead of GrowStop trying to fool yourself — You’re so deep in your own rationalizations that addressing it’s like telling a fish it lives in water. You’re surrounded by your self-deception. It doesn’t occur to you that your outlook on life can be totally wrong or that your behavior doesn’t match the way you describe yourself. The way…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Published in Publishous·2 days agoMember-onlyStop Being a LoserAdvice from a toxic privileged male “bro writer” — Society lacks psychological libido. Just filled with apathetic, miserable, whiny, complaining, low-energy, helpless, low-energy, losers. When I say loser, I’m not talking about a lack of material success. I’m not talking about fitting into some standard that I set based on the superficial. I’m talking about the fact that people…Leadership7 min readLeadership7 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·2 days agoMember-onlyYour Brain Doesn’t Want You to Be SuccessfulHow to overcome cognitive biases that prevent change — The great lie ever told… “If you want it bad enough, you can achieve anything you want.” Who doesn’t want to live a better life? Who doesn’t badly want to live a better life? Human beings are wanting machines with endless desires. Yes, desire can shape your decision-making and help…Life Lessons6 min readLife Lessons6 min read
Published in Practice in Public·2 days agoMember-onlyHow to Dramatically Increase the Number of Posts You Write Each MonthPublish more articles = make more money — If you don’t write 2–4 posts per month on Medium, you’ll never make serious money. You’re just going too slow and you won’t build up a sizeable catalog to take advantage of the occasional virality that rounds out earnings for writers on the platform. This post will help you fix…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published in Publishous·3 days agoMember-onlyHow to Use Every Single Human Emotion to Your AdvantageEven the ‘negative’ ones — Many people in society suffer because they’re taught to view their negative emotions the wrong way. You’re taught to immediately want to suppress negative emotions. Even the word negative itself doesn’t accurately describe some of the emotions that fall under the label. Is anger a bad thing? It depends… Should…Life Lessons8 min readLife Lessons8 min read
Published in Publishous·Mar 23Member-onlyYou Can Discover Incredibly Useful and Secret Wisdom You Just Have to Know Where to LookCosts less than $10 — Some of the most valuable information you could ever consume — 10X more valuable than some dude in a Lamborghini giving money tips or a “ model” shaking her butt on TikTok — is right there for the taking, but no one takes it. In a world of neo-maniacs —…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
Published in Practice in Public·Mar 22These Quick Effective Writing Tips Will Make Your Articles 10X Easier to ReadHow to Not Suck at Writing: Episode #21 — When you write a blog post, each sentence only has one job. Get your reader to read the next sentence. This is crucial for writing on Medium because you get paid based on how long people spend reading your articles. The more people finish your posts, the more money you…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
