Published in Yard Couch·PinnedMember-onlyLife Inside Lviv: The Ukraine Documentary that Will Change Your MindMy friend risked his life to film a documentary in Ukraine — “There’s no such thing as another person’s child. If they’re killing my sons it means they’re killing your sons too.” — Mykhaila, a Ukrainian mother, with a message for the mothers of the Russian soldiers. You meet a lot of creative people in New York. But none of them are…Ukraine4 min readUkraine4 min read
Published in Yard Couch·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Be Keanu Reeves: Affable, Humble, and Badass as HellYou never know what your impact will have on others — Sitting on a swinging hammock on the neon-infused rooftop, I asked again: “What’s it about?” The man in the black leather coat, who had been sitting atop the roof with me for hours, suddenly spoke. “Nobody matters. It’s only important how you feel about yourself, and how Keanu Reeves would…Philosophy5 min readPhilosophy5 min read
Published in Yard Couch·5 days agoMember-onlyWhy TikTok Does Not Need to Be BannedModeration and regulation are smarter — I did an interview this week with SiriusXM’s Arlene Bynon. We talked about social media, and the regulation of technology, and finally, we hit a touchy subject: TikTok. “When will the US government ban TikTok?” Arlene asked. “Hopefully, never,” I said. I added that yes, TikTok is digital cocaine for…Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 23Member-onlyA Lazy Guide to Getting Strong and How to Add 100+ Pounds to Your LiftsFeaturing Russian trainer Pavel Tsatsouline — Pavel Tsatsouline is an international treasure. The guy is like the handsome Squidward version of Joe Rogan. He is also a physical training expert to the US Marine Corps, the US Secret Service, and the US Navy SEALs and a former instructor for Spetnaz, the Soviet special forces. So yeah…Health5 min readHealth5 min read
Published in The Startup·Jan 21Member-only7 Genius Ways to Make Money on YouTube Without Making VideosYouTube could be your golden ticket — Last Spring my best friend found himself on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war filming a documentary, all the while exploding vacuum bombs and AMRAM missiles were on full rotation. “War isn’t Hell,” he told me. “War is war, Hell is Hell — and war is much worse.” And…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published in Yard Couch·Jan 21Member-onlyWhy I Defend Selling All of My BitcoinI jinxed it and you’re welcome — Since selling all of my Bitcoin on Jan. 10 the asset is up 28%. It’s now sitting pretty at $22,000 and has recovered all its losses since FTX collapsed. Fuck. Fucking fuck fuck. Shit. Pricks. Shieeet. Just kidding. I totally defend my decision. It’s not like I didn’t regret what…Bitcoin5 min readBitcoin5 min read
Published in Making of a Millionaire·Jan 20Member-onlyWhy Instagram as we Now Know it is Dead and GoneAnd the next big thing — Mark Zuckerberg’s move of taking Facebook to the metaverse was a colossal misstep — like an off-brand Monopoly piece landing on “Go To Jail.” As The Financial Times reported late last year, Facebook (now Meta) had its first back-to-back quarterly revenue decline. Facebook is a “Social Media Retirement Home.” So…Marketing5 min readMarketing5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Jan 15Member-onlyWhy ChatGPT is Dumb and Fooled by Easy PatternsThere’s no real thought; no real understanding — “Dumb” is a word you don’t want to hear a writer say, especially when talking about a state-of-the-art AI like ChatGPT. But I feel at home with mean sharp little words like Punk, Cheap, and Dumb; they’re much easier to pin down than Good, Happiness, or Love. ChatGPT, like Nirvana’s…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Published in Yard Couch·Jan 12Member-onlyWhat the Tao Teaches About Living a Better LifeA doctrine on the true Nature of Things — The Tao Te Ching takes twenty minutes to read and twenty lifetimes to understand. This two-and-half-thousand-year text credited to Lao-tzu (or Laozi) — literally, ‘Old Master’ — is a doctrine on the true Nature of Things. The Tao is when you’re in zone; it’s the moment before you kiss your…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·Jan 10Member-onlyWhy I’m Selling All of My Bitcoin For NowContagion spreads like wildfire — I did it. I sold it all. Thousands in Bitcoin. Everything I had, gone. But why? The reason is that your net worth is the size of your attention span and the amount of risk you’re willing to take. Risk management isn’t just for financial advisors — it’s a way…Bitcoin7 min readBitcoin7 min read
