7 Insights From Reading How The Internet Happened by Brian McCullough — Why Read This Book? First, Crypto Mania. Is bitcoin a bubble or truly a revolution? Have all the blockchain opportunities been exploited or are we still early to the party? To answer this question, I decided to study the history of the internet. It’s the closest situation we have for comparison’s sake. Second, General…

Fun Times With Fun Side Effects — But First, The Side Effect Mentality Process-oriented living is massively under-appreciated. Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s coaching philosophy epitomizes this idea. Nick Saban doesn’t focus on winning games, he focuses on executing every single play. If he does that, he will probably win the game. His results, 7 national championships, speak for themselves.

Cookies, Guts, Independent Thinking, Consistency, and Small Bets — Last year, to preemptively manage the inevitable coming of age shenanigans of a soon-to-be 21-year-old, I wrote myself 21 rules to stay on track and avoid the downsides of too much debauchery. Largely successful in adhering to my own advice, I picked up six additional life lessons since last year…

A Simple Technique To Manage Your Emotions — Certain problems are easy to solve. If you are thirsty, you take a drink. If you are hungry, you grab some beef liver (or at least I do). By now, most of us have learned how to handle these common biological signals. But what about some more complicated ones. What…

A Dead Simple Tip For Looking Smart & Funny By Winning Predictable Moments — You are wasting frequent opportunities to look smarter, wittier, and more confident. Where are these charisma freebies hiding? As is too often the case, the answer lies in plain sight. Brief intro: I’m Louis and I love learning. …

The self-improvement habit you should do more often — Without hesitation, daily journaling is my go-to self-improvement recommendation. I define journaling as a solo dialogue where you deliberately ask and answer questions. What does that look like? Tony Robbins is credited with saying that “the quality of your questions determines the quality of your life.” Journaling with quality questions will uncover good ideas and…

If you can do the 75HARD, you can do anything. — You are capable of achieving much more than you think. You aren’t held back by a fundamental shortcoming or genetic inadequacy. You have not been taught the art of execution. You could do more, but you do not know how. This is why I am deeply passionate about the 75HARD. The 75HARD teaches the art of execution — the art…

One simple step to reclaim your humanity — When you are out and about, keep your head up. Look around. Try it everywhere you go. You’ll notice the same thing. Everyone else is a zombie. Their faces are smothered by screens. Their ears are plugged, covered, or closed. …

7 Better Things To Do Instead — Graduating So Soon? As an aspiring entrepreneur about to graduate college, the natural next step would be to start my own company, right? Despite the simplicity and romanticism of that path, I’ve come to the conclusion it’s actually a bad idea for four reasons. A solution in search of a problem: If you…