Up since 5am

dill's blogUp since 5am I woke up this morning to someone banging on my door. It was my downstairs neighbor. He said there was a ton of water coming into his apartment from the ceiling. We inspected my water heater and the entire thing was flooding....

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Sep 25, 2021
A secret skill

dill's blogA secret skill There’s something one of my best friends does that pisses me off in a delightful way. She’s infuriatingly good at asking follow-up questions. We can be on the phone for an hour and I’ll realize we’ve been talking about me th...

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Sep 24, 2021
Dammit, our parents were right

dill's blogDammit, our parents were right I’m almost the same age my mom was when she had me. As my friends and I approach the ripe age of 30, I’m realizing more and more that the cliches of getting older are cliches for a reason. There are the funni...

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Sep 23, 2021
How to not be nervous around women

dill's blogHow to not be nervous around women There’s a video of Craig Ferguson I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. It’s his answer to: “How can I as a young man be better at talking to women?” But I think it applies to all facets of life: making...

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Sep 22, 2021
Is people-pleasing so bad? (pt. 2)

dill's blogIs people-pleasing so bad? (pt. 2) Last week, I wrote about how my mind has recently changed on the topics of people-pleasing, saying No, and protecting our time. These are all things I’ve been working on for the past year as I run my own...

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Sep 21, 2021
Doing shrooms in NYC

dill's blogDoing shrooms in NYC In March, I joined an online coaching program and met Tomas, a guy who would soon become a close friend. This weekend, seven months later…I met him in real life. He’s been sober for six years, so before the trip, I was...

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Sep 20, 2021
Simple lesson (pt. 3)

dill's blogSimple lesson (pt. 3) A simple lesson I learned this year: It’s lovely to craft a successful career for ourselves. But what is twenty times more important is sustaining fulfilling relationships with other people—friends, family, and collea...

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Sep 18, 2021
Simple lesson (pt. 2)

dill's blogSimple lesson (pt. 2) A simple lesson I learned this year: “Working harder” is almost never the solution. Nine times out of ten, it’s more effective and peaceful to cut out all the nonessentials first. Simple lesson (pt. 2)

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Sep 17, 2021
Simple lesson (pt. 1)

dill's blogSimple lesson (pt. 1) A simple lesson I learned this year: Rejection is always good news. It’s the best possible proof to show this isn’t a good fit right now. Simple lesson (pt. 1)

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Sep 16, 2021
How to beat confirmation bias

dill's blogHow to beat confirmation bias Confirmation bias: “The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one’s existing beliefs or theories.” No matter how objective or reasonable we feel our opinions are, this psychological fallacy pla...

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Sep 15, 2021