Some days, you wake up running low on hope. Everything feels heavier than it
should, and you’re not sure if you can face the day.
I call these hard days, and they
People seem more passive nowadays.
They graduate high school and do everything they were taught to do. Their lives
play out as they should, and they hit every milestone with perfect timing.
When
Tell me if you’ve had this experience:
You’re in your car and you’re listening to a podcast. The guest says something
that pisses you off. You can’t believe someone
When I was 20, I was afraid of everything. What people thought, the universe, my
feelings, speaking, failing, succeeding, and just being alive. Everything felt
like a boundary, and I had nowhere to
Depression is a hope parasite.
When you’re exhausted and in pain, it’s not because there is something wrong
with your body. It’s because something is draining your reasons for moving
Have you ever heard this quote from Dune
[https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear]?
> I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings
total obliteration.
Dan Peña is a bastard [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDLSaWsECz93uRk8m7ZtN5A]
, but you can learn from him.
He’s a businessman who’s been working as a success coach for the past two
DITCH YOUR FRIENDS AND BECOME AN ALPHA.
If you’ve looked into self-improvement, then you’ve seen this message in a
hundred different places. It’s become essential wisdom for anyone trying to
Have you ever run from what you needed most? If you have, then you may have
chosen death.
When it came time to follow through on your commitment, or keep your promise, or
In 2022, it’s easy to feel trapped by social media, people’s expectations,
24-hour news feeds, and just plain old fear. I don’t know about you, but I’m
looking for
Sometimes, we need to let it flow.
And I’m telling you this as a man: Men cry too. It just means you really give a
shit about something.
> Everyone knows that
I always assume that thinking is going to solve my problems.
I assume that the more mental effort I put into something, the greater the
outcome will be. And sometimes, that works. But
The internet isn’t the world.
It is only a window to the world, one that we’re free to look in while sitting
safely on the toilet.
So, seeing as we all
This is wrong. All of it. Whatever is developing here, it’s not the way.
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What Is the Herman Cain Award?
Have you ever heard of the Darwin award? It was a
I don’t believe that porn shouldn’t exist.
Even if anyone did believe that, it’s not something we could ever truly get rid
of. Being fascinated by sex will never go
I was never good at hiding pain. I would hold everything in and do the best I
could to keep it together. The most I would reveal is a little desperation
behind my
If you plucked a random person off the street and looked into their mind, you’d
find a matrix of hopes, dreams, fears, and pain.
The burdens people carry can be impossible to
Remember nine months ago when people stormed the United States Capitol building
hoping to discover a secret chamber where Nancy Pelosi was keeping children held
captive? That was the result of an echo
You haven’t been ok for a while. Things are feeling stale. Your routine is
killing you. You catch yourself fantasizing about faraway places, exotic
activities, seeing someone new, being someone new.
Sometimes
I don’t need to tell you that the world is struggling right now.
People are tired. People are scared. People are hostile. People are addicted. I
won’t get into specifics. You
Has anyone ever told you, “You better enjoy this time. These are the best years
of your life.” How did that make you feel?
What if those years weren’t your best? What
Things can and do get better.
After a lot of self-work, resilience, and a willingness to explore your pain,
you can start making real progress with your mental health. I have, and it
I was at the gym, and my mental state took a dive.
I’ve freaked out in public before, and I was beginning to show signs of not
being ok again. But then
In recent years, neurologists
[https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-science-of-sleep-understanding-what-happens-when-you-sleep#:~:text=Researchers%20also%20believe%20that%20sleep,sleep%2C%20their%20health%20risks%20rise.]
, psychologists, [https://www.apa.org/topics/sleep/why] and athletic
You’re probably thinking, “why the hell would anyone do this?” Well, I’ll tell
you.
Jia Jiang [https://www.rejectiontherapy.com/about-jia], an introverted
entrepreneur, got a wild idea one day. He