Two Hours with AI Drives Massive Progress Anywhere
Armed with AI, you are two hours of aggressive action away from making massive progress on quite literally anything.
Stop Caring About Others' Imagined Judgments; You Aren't Central
Harsh truth: No one on earth is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. Despite what you believed growing up, you are not the center of the universe. The people you think are judging you...
Sleep 9‑to‑5 to Fix Most Health Issues
Going to bed at 9 and waking up at 5 will solve a remarkable number of your health problems.
Your Life Changes when You Own Your Rescue
My life got a lot better when I realized no one was coming to save me. Not my parents. Not my boss. Not my teachers. Not my coaches. Not the government. Not my friends. No one was going to rescue...
Three‑Minute Nightly Brain Dump Fuels Morning Writing
This dead-simple 3-minute habit has helped me write every morning for 90 minutes, no matter what. Here’s how it works: I don't: • Wake up • Open a blank doc • And start typing If I did, the dreaded blinking cursor on the blank page would...
Eliminate Mediocrity: A Core Duty for Leaders
One of the most important jobs you have as a business owner is to constantly rid your organization of mediocrity.
Start Your Day with Simple, Mindful Morning Ritual
Wake up (early) Hydrate with lemon and salt Don’t even think about your phone Light mobility & cardio for blood flow Pull a fresh espresso shot Grab your Muji pen and journal Write 3 handwritten pages on whatever is in your head Watch the sunrise and put...
Shift to a Career, Then Launch a $40k Side Hustle
I escaped Wall Street when my little side hustle reached $40k/month. Here's how you can do the same: First, there are 3 ways to earn money in the world. 1. Jobs A job is where you trade dollars for hours. For example, you're a Starbucks...
Simple Spreadsheet Turns $600K Biz Into Scalable Growth
My digital business generates $600K/month. And I run it with this simple spreadsheet: It takes me less than 10 minutes per week to fill out. But in my first 3 years of business? I made EVERY decision based on "vibes." This works for a while. But...
Recovery First, Then Work: Schedule for Success
If you want to work harder, schedule in time to recover first, then schedule in time to work.
Blend Analog Planning with AI Execution for Peak Productivity
How I’m currently working: - Decide what to work on with pen, paper, and silence - Execute what you want armed with the infinite intelligence of AI I call it the AI-Analog Barbell.
Free AI Prompt Turns Your Data Into Business Lessons
Want my Full Business Reflection Prompt (for free)? This AI prompt pulls from your calendar, Slack, and memory to build a “What Happened” list and then extracts the lessons hiding inside it. Comment the word RECAP below, and I’ll send it over.
Immersive AI Tool Practice for Weeks Boosts Proficiency
If you aren't already, start immersing yourself in AI tools for multiple days (ideally weeks):
Six Mental Hacks Turned My Writing Into $20M Business
Writing online is one of the best habits you can build. But in my first 9 months: • I had under 100 followers • I wrote blogs no one read • I was ready to quit entirely So I found 6 mental hacks to keep...
Only Chase Passion if It Pays the Bills
Another piece of advice I'd add: Do not follow your passion unless your passion is becoming not broke.
Solve Your Own Problem, Build a Product, Let Customers Market It
How anyone can make $1 million in 12 month (this is what I did): 1. Solve a problem you have 2. Package your solution into a product 3. Put that product for sale on the internet 4. Tweak your solution until it's so good...
Simple Habits Solve Modern Life's Biggest Challenges
You can solve almost every modern-day problem with writing, exercise, clean eating, sunshine, good friendships, and meditation.
Big Learning Investments Spark Major Personal Growth
Every leap of progress I’ve made came directly after an uncomfortably large investment in my education
Earn $400k with AI Newsletter, 4‑hour Weeks
Our paid “Write With AI” newsletter does around $400k/year. This is over *double* my old Wall Street salary. That job required 80-hour weeks. But this newsletter only takes 4 hours every week. Use this to build your own newsletter:
Health Is a Holistic Balance of Mind, Body, Spirit
How I define health: • Mind, body, spirit • Low resting heart rate • Consistent energy levels • Body I feel proud to see in the mirror • Progressively improving strength levels • Body with relatively few aches and pains • Low levels of intrusive thoughts or...
Three Dimensions Define Recovery: Mood, Energy, Clarity
14 thoughts on recovery: 1. There are three types of recovery: physical, mental, and spiritual. 2. You are either working or recovering on all three dimensions. There is no in between. 3. You can operationalize recovery on three dimensions: your mood, your energy,...
Write Daily, Turn Ideas Into Million‑dollar Ventures
Want to become a writer? Here's how: Just start writing & publishing your ideas on the internet.
5‑Minute Morning Journal for Elite Daily Clarity
My go-to morning journal questions: 1. What's 1 thing I'm grateful for? 2. What's 1 thing I'm excited about? 3. What's 1 virtue I want to exhibit? 4. What's 1 thing I'm avoiding? 5. What's the 1 thing I need to do? 1-sentence answer limit. 5 minutes...
5 Simple Tools Powered My 438
Writing online is how I built an 𝕏 audience to 438,000 and a $20,000,000 digital business. But my writing tech stack could not be simpler. I never start writing without these 5 tools:
Those You Fear Judging You Aren't Thinking About You
the people you're afraid of judging you aren't thinking about you at all get started
Win Online with Tiny, Consistent Content Effort
It has literally never been easier to win: • 94% of blogs have fewer than 5 posts • 99% of podcasts have fewer than 21 episodes • 85% of YouTube channels have less than 10 videos • Americans spend 2.5 hours per day doom-scrolling You...
Free AI Prompts to Streamline Workflows and Scale Business
Last month, I spent 9+ hours creating 8 AI prompts to help you: • Streamline your workflows • Scale your digital business • And create AI output you can trust Want access? Comment "context" below. I'll send it to you for free (no opt-in). https://t.co/B9pf4NS8F6
Wealth Creation Is a Moral Duty, Not a Sin
It is your moral responsibility to get rich. I grew up the poorest kid at my school. So I spent my entire 20s rewiring my financial mindset. And I learned that building wealth comes from creating value for the world and capturing a...
Balance Gratitude, Agency, and Vision to Overcome Regret and Anxiety
Values I want to keep top of mind: 1. Gratitude for the past 2. Agency in the present 3. Delusion for the future The first handles any regret. The last handles any anxiety. And the middle puts me in the right state of mind to take...
Delay Carbs Until After Deep Work and Exercise
No carbs until deep work is done and workout is complete My go-to whenever I want to operate at maximum cognitive output
Morning Handwritten Pages Dissolve Creative Blocks
All of your creative problems will melt away with 3 handwritten journal pages, first thing in the morning, before you touch your phone.
Sustain Success with 70% Effort, Not Full Throttle
Not every day needs to be 100% full intensity. I used to operate this way, and there was a season of my life where it served me quite well. But now I find a lot of benefit of having a default around...
Write to Reveal What You Really Know
2 common biases: • Thinking you're a master when you don't know very much (Dunning-Krueger Effect). • Thinking you're a fraud when you actually know a lot (Impostor Syndrome). The antidote to both? Writing. You'll quickly understand how much you know (and how much you...
Publish First, Ignore Metrics for 48 Hours
Content strategy I enjoy: Post & ghost. It's easy to get into the bad habit of writing something & obsessively checking the engagement. So now I don't look at the numbers for at least 48 hours. Less dopamine from engagement. More dopamine from hitting...
Stop Seeking Data, Start Acting on What You Know
You don’t need more information. You need to take more action on your currrent information.
Leverage Cheap Tech, Internet, Consistency to Win
Remember: • You have the same phone as a billionaire • AI tools give you damn near infinite leverage • The internet gives you access to 3 billion eyeballs It has literally never been easier to win—all you need is a little bit of...
Success Depends on Consistent Boring Work, Not Talent
lack of "talent" isn't why you're failing achieving anything is *directly* correlated to how much boring, monotonous work you are willing to put in for long periods of time
19 Hard Lessons I Wish I'd Learned in My 20s
19 inconvenient truths I keep stapled to my desk (I wish I had learned these sooner in my 20s):
Tackle One Lead, Conversion, Ops Project at a Time
The only 3 business bottlenecks: 1. Leads 2. Conversion 3. Operations At any time, we focus on 1 initiative for each (and put every other idea on a "Later" list.) More leads, better conversion, tighter operations. Relentless obsession on 1 project at a time to improve...
Weigh Immediate Pain and Future Gain for Better Choices
It’s not delayed gratification, it’s future suffering prevention. Every choice has an immediate pain/pleasure impact and a long-term pain/pleasure impact. If you can simply hold the present and future implications of any decision in your mind at the same time, making the...
Stop Calling Yourself “Aspiring”—You’re a Writer When You Write
Quick life hack: Kill your "aspirings." You are not an "aspiring" writer. • If you wrote today, you are a writer. • If you did not write today, you are not a writer. Replace writer with anything you want. You're either doing the thing,...
Anxiety Signals Action: Identify Uncertainty and Act
Anxiety is a signal for action. Rather then letting it hunt you down, probe deeper into these feelings. Find what is uncertain or what you’re failing to communicate. Take control over the parts you can, and DO SOMETHING.
Mark Daily Wins: Reward Writing with Calendar Xes
Great tip on consistency here. We are simple dopamine chasers. Which means every time you write, you need to reward yourself. The easiest way to do this? Print out a giant calendar. Make a big red X over each day you write and publish.
Stop Watching Your Portfolio, Start Building Skills
It’s a great time to stop looking at your investment account and get back to building skills.
Early Caffeine‑fueled, Phone‑free Writing Boosts Productivity
Current morning routine that is working well: • 5 AM wake up • Hydrate with electrolytes and creatine • Craft my own double espresso • Write by hand for 90 minutes • Walk to cafe to cram second espresso • Write again for 60 minute • Leave...
Saying No Is the Entrepreneur’s Greatest Skill
Found out (the hard way) that the most important words in entrepreneurship are “No. No. No.”
Earn $5K in a Struggling Industry, Prove Them Wrong
Can you make a ton of money in a struggling industry? Most will say no. But most are wrong: Dustin recently landed a $5,000 ghostwriting client. The industry?
Morning Handwritten Pages Dissolve Creative Blocks
All of your creative problems will melt away with 3 handwritten journal pages, first thing in the morning, before you touch your phone.
Time, Energy, Attention: Stop Wasting Them Forever
You have three finite resources: time, energy, and attention. And 99% of people waste them. • Doomscrolling • Watching the news • Checking notifications • Comparing themselves to others And every time you waste them, they're gone forever.
Block Days to Deep‑Dive Into Emerging AI Tools
Your weekly reminder: Clear your entire calendar to immerse yourself in new AI tools for multiple days