Upon setting a goal, you fantasize about the pleasure you’ll receive from accomplishing it. The problem is that only a tiny percentage of your overall time is spent enjoying the…
Browsing Category Life
Goodbye Sister
My only sister has died of breast cancer. She was 31 years old. She was the most important person in my life. I’m hurting. In the next several months, I…
What Is The Tao?
I’ve previously reviewed Osho’s When The Shoe Fits, but this book may actually serve as a better reading for complete beginners to Tao since it’s more introductory in nature. However, it…
How To Change The World
Out of all my podcasts, I’ve received the most amount of comments about The Black Pill, where I state that it’s fruitless to try to change society instead of yourself….
And Then What?
Many men raised in the West are programmed to set ambitious goals for themselves. They spend months or years trying to accomplish a specific goal, thinking that once it happens,…
Runaway Train
Ten years ago, I was staying at a hostel in Buenos Aires. I was nearly five months into what would be a six month backpacking trip through South America. Things…
Congratulations To The Man
Congratulations to the man who has been persecuted by the powerful, for he has found the truth. Congratulations to the man who has found the deepest love and then lost…
It’s A Mistake To Always Play Defense
At some point in your life, once you’ve accomplished goals centered around the pursuit of power, status, money, or women, you move from playing offense to defense. Energetic ambitions that…
The Past Is An Anchor
It’s tempting to think that you can start over at any moment, just pack up your bags and head to new places, but like a shadow, your past will follow…
The High Cost Of Working 40 Hours A Week
I recently took on a month-long project that served as a corporate job simulator, a full decade after quitting my microbiologist career. This short project was a powerful reminder how…
Playing In The Rain
On a cloudy summer day, a friend and I went to a cafe. A light rain started not long after we received our drinks, forcing people to hurry from the…
Achievement Is The Conversion Of Willpower And Time
I used to take personal achievement very seriously. If I wasn’t achieving, accomplishing, or even doing something productive, I believed I was moving backwards in life, wasting away like a…
You Become What You Fight
Once you declare an idea or person to be your enemy, you give them a room in your mind. Within that room you insert their history, strategies, tactics, strengths, and…
“When The Shoe Fits” By Osho Is A Deep Introduction To Tao
When The Shoe Fits is a transcription of a lecture given by Osho in 1974, based on the teachings of the ancient Taoist Chuang Tzu. Osho is one of the…
The Influence Curve
Many men want the influence of being followed by a great mass of people without understanding the costs to gaining that influence, not just from a fame standpoint, where you…
