Popular Articles

One of the best decisions I’ve made with writing is to not pigeonhole myself into one subject. I don’t track page views, measure traffic to my site, or sell ads against my articles—and I never will. Instead, I follow one guideline: add value—whether that’s by telling a 400 year-old story or interviewing a controversial writer.

Anyway, here are some of my most popular articles from the past few years. There are plenty more scattered across the internet, but it’s a start.

There’s a Guy Inside Me Who Wants to Lay in Bed and Eat Donuts All Day – These 3 Lessons Help Me Outsmart Him

Forget Role Models. You Need an Anti-Model. Just Ask LeBron James.

How to Deal With an Insane Boss, as Told by a Stalin Survivor

My First Two Jobs “Weren’t Hiring” — Here’s How I Got In Anyway.

I Wrote 200K+ Words Under Other People’s Names This Year. Here’s What I Learned.

What a Polio Survivor Taught Me About Mastering Anything

Amateurs Invent Things. Geniuses Steal and Improve Them.

The Facebook ad-pocalypse is coming, so spend your budget on creativity

I Exchanged Letters With a Man in Solitary Confinement. Here’s What He Taught Me.