dill's blogI’m reading 80 books this year—Why I don’t recommend it I read 64 books in 2020. Last year, I read 70. So naturally, I stretched the goal this year and set my GoodReads challenge to 80 books. I’m hitting a point of diminishing returns. Let...

dill's blogQuitting vs. giving up A few weeks ago, I interviewed Lynne Tye for my book. She’s a badass entrepreneur who wrote the article which inspired me to launch my business. The conversation flew by as we laughed and vibed over building stuff. O...

dill's blogThe gift of suffering My friend and I saw a play at the Kennedy Center last night. It was lovely. Things shutting down for a year made us appreciate being able to go out and do things. Since things have gone relatively back to normal, I’ve...

dill's blogGrow a mustache—Why you should be more polarizing (Yes, ladies. Even you.) The idea I want to alienate more people. Let me explain. The goal is not to go out of my way to piss people off. I don’t want to do or say anything controversial ju...

dill's blogYou can do it (actually) Here’s a self-improvement cliche: You are capable of so much more than you think. I check in with my coaching clients every two months or so. The most common statement I’ve heard over the last year when I do so is,...

dill's blog2am nightmare Every month or two, something shitty happens. I wake up in the middle of the night—usually around 2 or 3 o clock—and I’m wide awake. Each time, I think it’s like 30 minutes before my alarm is supposed to go off. Then I check...

dill's blogI’m scared to talk to women I’ve never been able to go up to an attractive woman and just start flirting with her. I used to think there was something wrong with me—that I was weak or a coward. But that’s 95% of dudes. For many years, I th...

dill's blogWriting is still hard I’m day 69,420 into writing my book. It feels that way at least. When I decided to embark on this journey last August, I thought I could finish it by December…Silly, silly man. I’ve pushed back the publish date severa...

dill's blogWhat I learned from Will Smith’s slap I never thought I’d use this blog to respond to pop culture, but here we are. Anyone with eyes knows about what happened at the Academy Awards. People seem strangely divided on their opinions. I’m not...

dill's blogSick thoughts I’m sick. It’s not COVID. This usually happens twice a year when the temperature changes. Cold symptoms. Cough. Congestion. Sore throat. It’s not fun but I tend to survive. One thing that the pandemic has taught me is how oft...