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Do you ever feel like you are somewhere else? Not physically, but mentally. Emotionally. You might physically be in class, but mentally thinking about being on a beach, or hanging out with your friends or girlfriend, or playing basketball, or traveling. Even though I’ve spent the past week spending my time in Orlando and at… Continue reading

350 Sometimes, even if you know you are spiraling down a path that you didn’t expect to go in, it’s best to ride the spiral. If you hold back, if you keep feeling regret and remorse during and, even worse, anticipating the future regret, it can ruin everything. What if instead, you just let yourself spiral a… Continue reading

Daily post 349 Today, Jeff said he lost his phone. Here is the story. Jeff: “Hey, I lost my phone. Can you call it?” Me: “I’m not getting your number, Jeff.” Jeff thinks he’s smooth. I guess he is, but improvements are needed. Especially his magic tricks, like the Queen of Hearts? You’re the Queen… Continue reading

Spending time with people who are years ahead of you in a skill you personally are trying to improve is one of the greatest things you can do as an artist I watched two magicians do their magic today at the famous Fantasma Magic store in NYC People who are literally years ahead of me… Continue reading

we are humans, yes? are you a human being, or human doing? Can we be a little bit of both? Some days we simply need to be Some days we do Some days we are both Being human is not easy Human doings is not easy Humanity is weird Continue reading

When we fail, we learn what NOT to do next time. We use that as feedback to improve ourselves. But we are missing out on our success. When we succeed, we often just say “thank you” and move on Instead, when you succeed, take a humility approach and ask: what did I do differently that… Continue reading

This post was originally posted on my finance & economy blog: Down to Finance Albert Einstein is often quoted as saying “Compound Interest is the 8th wonder of the world; it is the most powerful force.” The reason investing is powerful is because of compound interest. For the past ~80 years, the stock market has averaged an annual… Continue reading

Two more days until Fall Break. I’ll be in Orlando, Florida. Excited to take a break. Much needed. Continue reading

“The concept that ‘If your partner doesn’t love 100% of who you are, change who you are so they do’ is utter BS” That was one of the greatest lines I’ve ever heard in a stand-up comedy show. Yes. Stand-up comedy show by Daniel Sloss (available on Netflix “Jigsaw”). Somehow, society has made that above… Continue reading

342 Some days will be difficult. Like today. Even though it’s a Sunday. It felt hard. Like something was weighing me down. Maybe my thoughts. Maybe my pre-mid-life existential crisis thoughts. Or maybe there is no reason. Maybe some days will just be a bit more difficult than others. It just gives me hope that tomorrow… Continue reading