Do you know people who wander into a restaurant, glance at the menu, comment on every item, and then leave, telling everyone outside what they saw? Worse, some post it online, and the echo chamber churns out dozens of hollow…
As a youth, my hair was routinely massacred by Adventure Barbers. A couple of middle-aged gents operated a lucrative gig on the outskirts of my community. No matter what style you requested, you always got short back and sides. School…
The dirty secret of side-hustle culture is that if your life is already crammed with stress and chaos, your creative hustle isn’t going anywhere. You can romanticize the beauty of the escape plan all you want, but creativity needs oxygen.…
Promotions that feel like punishments. “Congratulations. You now get to drown with a better title.” Glen emerged from his military career as a Major. Nice dude. He was surprisingly “unmilitary” in bearing. We reminisced about trivial shared experiences like inedible…
Hi David, Today is 22 July, 2002. I want to say something simple. I don’t think you did a good job today. Not as a manager, and also not as someone who wants to grow or learn. You tried to…
The bright oncoming headlights blinded me. So much so that I squinted. I couldn’t even retaliate, because the high beams were off and the lights weren’t even angled up. It was just the tech. Similarly, LinkedIn posts began blinding me.…
Work-life balance is a cliché, and a sad illusion. Most people at work will never truly have it. But once you know that, you can actually do better for yourself. That’s the glimmer of hope. Proportion is what matters, not…
If you get slammed in the trend where “influencers” are punching down on normal people working and earning a living, get a reply ready. This helps you frame it objectively while working on ways to exit, if you even want…
The new CEO rolls into the parking lot in his brand-new car. A ridiculously expensive chrome tank with bulletproof doors. It’s a gut punch, because you’re drowning in debt. You watch him step out, and you compare. You can’t help…
Here’s what I do when anxiety hits: Anxiety spirals at 2 AM? I say, “Fear is here.” Breathe. I Watch it flap around, saying, You’re still here. Sounds stupidly simple. The real challenge is doing it every time. If you…