Published inThe Mind Of A Writer·3 days agoMember-onlyThe New Medium Author Badge: Why Do We Need This?Medium recently had the super bright idea to create an “author badge” for writers who have published a book that they can display next to their names all over Medium. What immediately sprang to my mind was how much it looked like the blue check mark of platforms like Twitter…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published inThe Mind Of A Writer·4 days agoMember-onlyI’m Getting A Flood Of External Views On Medium Since May StartedWhy it’s not good news — Another month, another “State of Medium” article from me. I wrote one last month in case you want to see it. What am I seeing this month? The title should say it all — I’m seeing a crap ton of external views on numerous articles. This is….. good news? No…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published inThe Post-Grad Survival Guide·5 days agoMember-only1 Lesson I Learned At 30 That I Wish I Learned At 20Read this when you’re failing. — I’m obsessed with a stupid number. My click-through rate on Youtube. I have a channel where I break down popular movies and, one by one, my videos keep tanking. It takes me 15–20 hours to make each one. I do a deep dive. I take pages of notes. I write…Self4 min readSelf4 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyThe Deep Message Of Dune Explained“The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience. A process that cannot be understood by stopping it. We must move with the flow of the process. We must join it. We must flow with it.” This is Dune’s main theme, summarized in one perfect…Film9 min readFilm9 min read
Published inThe Post-Grad Survival Guide·May 19Member-onlyLiving In Mexico Is Beautiful And Infuriating — And I Love ItTwo years ago, I came to Mexico. Seriously. Two years to the day. It was May 19, 2021 when I landed here in Mexico City, and I went on to have a horrible couple days afterwards. I felt so lonely. I was mortified at the idea of people talking to…Life Lessons6 min readLife Lessons6 min read
Published inThe Mind Of A Writer·May 18Member-onlyIt’s Actually Really Easy To Make 5-Figures Online — Here’s The SecretIn late 2017, I faced a huge dilemma. I’d worked as a freelancer for 24 months, and I was sick of the awful pay, client hopping, and writing about stuff I didn’t care about. But if I didn’t freelance, how could I make money? Hence my dilemma. I was headed…Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
Published inThe Post-Grad Survival Guide·May 17Member-onlyYou’re An Idiot If You Don’t Expect People Will Be IdiotsLessons from the Stoics — “When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and unfriendly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil.” -Marcus Aurelius Our favorite Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius has an important lesson for us: If…Self3 min readSelf3 min read
May 16The Original ‘Little Mermaid’ Is A Horrible MovieAriel captured the hearts of little girls everywhere in 1989’s The Little Mermaid. Too bad she was a horrific main character. I watched this movie again with my wife recently and I must say, I was massively underwhelmed by this timeless classic. Not only was I underwhelmed, I was baffled…Film4 min readFilm4 min read
Published inThe Mind Of A Writer·May 15Member-onlyWow, Medium Did Something That I Actually LikeHere’s my Medium stats over the last 30 days.Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published inThe Post-Grad Survival Guide·May 12Member-only1 Life-Changing Idea I Wish I Would’ve Focused On In My 20's“People try to get away from it all — to the country, to the beach, to the mountains. You always wish that you could too. Which is idiotic: you can get away from it anytime you like. By going within.” -Marcus Aurelius For the first time in my life, I’m…Life3 min readLife3 min read
