I write short and actionable advice, called brain pickings, on slow marketing, productivity and humanity. Come for the humor, stay for the hindsight.
exactly 15 days ago I underwent one of the scariest and most humbling 47 minutes of my life. if you've…
they say you make your own luck,do you make your own bad luck as well? they say there are things…
the romans, the mayans, the mongols… entire civilizations minimized to one word in dusty history books. everything fades, yes, even…
"don't eat the yellow snow," I saw this golden piece of advice written on a postcard and chuckled to myself…
congratulations! you made it through anotheryear,12 months,52 weeks,365 days,8,760 hours,525,600 minutes,31,536,000 seconds. buckle up, today is day 1 of the…
if you've ever been to Mexico City, there's a high chance you've visited at least one official mercado,and an even…
novelty at each turn of a corner:new people, new language, new nature, new climate, new food, new textures, new smells,…
I run.not so much that it overtakes my life,and certainly not so fast as to merit a seat at the…
yes, it's my birthday today.these are 33 short lessons I've learned in the 12053 days I've graced this earth.(no, I…
small businesses account for 99.9% of all US firms,98% of them make no profit in the first years and 10%…
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