Judd Apatow and the Moment of Creation
Recently, Emmy Award-winning director, screenwriter, producer, author, and comedian Judd Apatow jumped on Sam Harris’s “Making Sense” podcast and talked about comedy, creativity, and flow.…
2022: Retrospective
Did you watch The Rings of Power or The House of the Dragon this year? Both new shows were perfectly…fine. They took place in lovely…
How to Create Deep Work That Survives
“You HAVE to build your brand to stay part of the conversation.” Any creative person operating online these days faces the challenge of building their…
Put On Your Hard Hat
I’m fascinated with the boring processes hiding behind creative genius. In other words, what is mistaken for “unbelievable talent” is usually just weeks and months…
Write the Truest Sentence You Know.
I’m working my way through Ken Burn’s in-depth documentary on Ernest Hemingway. Before he became a famous writer, Hemingway was just a young father, living…
2021: Retrospective
“This space that has been granted to us rushes by so speedily and so swiftly that all save a very few find life at an…
Bo Burnham’s Brilliant Burrito Ballad
I woke up today and decided, “Damnit Steve, it’s time to finally write that article about burritos and existential crises.” If that first sentence is…
Get Back to What Got You There.
I’ve been trying to work myself out of creative debt for the past 18 months. Creative debt occurs when somebody spends more time consuming other…
2020: A Retrospective
“Build a life you don’t need to escape from.” – Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key Looking back, 2020 was a dumpster fire in many…
Avoid Creative Debt
I think about debt quite a bit. Mostly, that I try to avoid it. These days, we have a team over at Nerd Fitness that…
6 Books that Will Change Your Life (Especially During Quarantine)
“A person who does not read good books has no advantage over a person who cannot read.” – Mark Twain Books have changed my life.…
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13 Ways I Made Money as a Kid (before 18)
At age 5, I started my first entrepreneurial venture. At age 10, I got in trouble at school for selling illegal goods at the lunch…
Not Fade Away: The Book That Broke Me
I read a book recently that wrecked me. It’s called Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived, by Peter Barton, with Laurence Shames. It’s…