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Armchair psychologists who can dish it but can’t take it
Nothing cracks me up more than watching someone try to psychoanalyse you out of your own position, then immediately fold like a cheap suit the moment you push back. You
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You’re a poly what?
I recently discovered I’m a polymath, and suddenly my entire life kinda makes a little more sense. Not the scattered, unfocused, “jack of all trades, master of none” bullshit I’ve
Beware the chick with dreadlocks
“I don’t know where we’re going, but I know exactly how to get there.” – Boyd Varty Random thought… You know how, when people use words like universe
Permission to be human this weekend
I’m taking the weekend off to binge Mayor of Kingstown and catch up on the books that have been giving me dirty looks from my bookshelf. No content creation. No
Ads are a brain parasite and you’re the host.
Strap in. Buckle your seatbelts. Duct tape your frontal lobe to the dashboard because we’re going on a RIDE through the screaming neon hellscape of advertising, and I promise you,
Big Bad Bully Club
This week has been pile on city, and I’m watching people I used to respect turn into schoolyard bullies with blue checkmarks and LinkedIn profiles. Everyone’s got a take. Everyone’s
What would Søren do?
I spent another day unpacking old notebooks out of boxes. Went through an old diary that had notes from the time I was balls deep in the studying of Søren
One thing you you shouldn’t forget
I can’t remember the saying but you’ve heard it before… Something something all work and no play makes you blah blah. It’s true. We’ve gotten to that point where we’re
My man Wendig
I wanted to write about this but my man Chuck Wendig put it out there before me. So grab a glass of water or whatever and have a quick read
Asimov’s rolling in his grave and we need a 4th law…
Isaac Asimov is spinning in his grave so fast you could power a small city with the kinetic energy… The man who gave us the Three Laws of Robotics, which
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You’re using the wrong voice (and it’s killing your writing)
A dead poet in Los Angeles figured this out 40 years ago… I need to tell you something and you’re probably not gonna like it. Your writing voice. The one
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Se7en deadly marketing lessons
As I’m closing out on a week long water fast. I thought I’d re-share something that tips the scales in your favour if you use it ethically. One of my
Death by a thousand Discord messages
So it’s not a secret that I’ve been unwinding myself from doing client work for the last few years. Frankly, I’ve just been so bored of people flip flopping into
The most important thing to commoditise
Which also sounds gross by design… But it’s the ability to actually think. While everyone else is outsourcing their brains to ChatGPT or the LLM of their choice, you’re going
the Pulp Fiction way of getting things done
Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield didn’t fuck around when they had a job to do. They showed up, handled business, and got results. There was no endless planning meetings or
You’re not even trying.
“If my answers frighten you, then you should cease asking scary questions.” – Pulp Fiction You think you’re trying, but you’re probably not. (how’s that for a harsh
Troll Me a River
Crazy thing is you’re building something. You’re creating content and growing your audience, hell. Like many of us. You’re trying to make a living from your ideas and work. But
What would Kobe do?
“Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry In 2011, my young company, EGTBasketball, was running a
An invitation for entrepreneurs
If you run a profitable business, and you want to scale to 7 or 8 figures this year, I have an invitation for you. Here’s the the backstory: