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These are various essays on work, careers, and me figuring things out. This is 79(!) essays written between 2020 and 2021 and sorted by topic. They all live on Medium, but are linked here for your fantastic convenience.
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Who you are and what it’s all about14 essays
- Dec 17, 2021I Don’t Study Philosophy Because I Want To
- Nov 23, 2021SPOILER ALERT: Life Is Against You
- Aug 4, 2021Sometimes it’s easy to lose hope
- Jun 26, 2021Living For The Mundane moments
- Jun 19, 2021Living Life On Purpose
- Jun 18, 2021Cole Beasley, Vaccinations, and Freedom
- Jan 2, 202120 Lessons To Take Out Of 2020
- Oct 10, 2020Dear 2020 Version of Joel
- Sep 25, 2020Why Getting Benched Was The Best Thing That Ever Happened
- Sep 1, 20203 Life Lessons that Make the Coronavirus the Best Teacher.
- Aug 29, 2020Who Are You? 4 Ways to Know Yourself More Clearly
- Aug 20, 202022 Things I Learned From 22 Days Traveling Eastern Africa
- Aug 19, 2020Simplicity
- Mar 11, 2020A Life by Design
People and relationships12 essays
- Nov 26, 2021How To Deal With Difficult People (Especially this weekend)
- Jul 13, 2021What If You’re the One That’s Wrong?
- Jul 13, 2021Why Are You Surprised By Rude People?
- Jun 21, 2021My Dad is Proud of Me. Now What?
- Jun 17, 2021Does Accountability Make Someone a Bully?
- Oct 13, 2020Stop Trying To Make People Happy
- Sep 24, 2020I Asked My 20 Favorite People Why They Care About Me.
- Sep 18, 2020Stop Pushing What You Know. Nobody cares.
- Sep 8, 20203 Traits Of The Toxicly Arrogant
- Sep 4, 202010 Questions to Get Better Answers From Anyone
- Aug 22, 20206 Guaranteed Ways To Lose Touch With Any Friendship
- Jan 27, 2020Being Nice Destroyed My Relationships, Here’s How I’ve Adapted
Habits, goals, and getting things done15 essays
- Jul 20, 2021Don’t Get Angry, Get Better
- Jul 6, 2021Here are 3 Ways To Get Better At It
- Jun 25, 2021The Push and Pull of Patience and Urgency
- Jun 22, 2021When You Feel Overwhelmed or Unfocused, What Do You Do?
- Jun 16, 2021Do This As If It Matters
- Jan 6, 2021How To Be Good At Anything
- Oct 17, 2020How to Make Smart Choices With 3 Questions if Your Timeline Matters
- Oct 3, 2020How To Accomplish Goals When You Really Don’t Want To
- Sep 30, 2020How New Month Resolutions Changed My Years For Good
- Sep 12, 2020Stop Letting Your Goals Make You A Prisoner.
- Sep 1, 2020I Canceled My Debit Card Because I Don’t Have a Budget
- Aug 23, 2020I Gave Up On Mornings And It Transformed My Life For Good
- Aug 21, 2020How To Save Countless Hours With This One Idea
- Aug 17, 2020Discipline, Opportunity, and Showers.
- Aug 16, 202021 Days of Paper Clips
Borrowed wisdom7 essays
- Jul 8, 20216 Jordan Peterson Rules That Aren’t About The Carnivore Diet
- Jul 2, 20215 Mark Manson Quotes I Can Share With My Mother
- Jun 29, 2021Two of the Biggest Lessons Jerry Seinfeld Ever Taught Me
- Oct 28, 20207 Things The 9–5 Worker Can Learn From Cal Newport’s “Deep Work”
- Oct 22, 2020I’m Responsible For My Lack Of Opportunities
- Oct 22, 2020This 5-Word Phrase Changed My Life For Good
- Oct 21, 2020Gary Keller’s Focusing Question Could Simplify Everything
Work and career10 essays
- Dec 10, 2021I Want My Career To Be Relationship-Focused ft. Gary Vee & Ryan Holiday
- Dec 4, 2021You Don’t Have To Climb the Career Ladder To Be Happy
- Jul 27, 2021Why I Never Want To Be A Digital Nomad
- Jul 7, 2021I Am My Company’s Product
- Jun 24, 2021All Leaders Are Readers, But That Doesn’t Mean Anything.
- Nov 17, 2020Don’t Apply To Jobs After You’ve Been Laid Off, Take a Break Instead
- Sep 14, 2020If You Love What You Do, You’ll Work Every Day of Your Life
- Sep 11, 2020You Need To Start A Work Journal Yesterday
- Aug 26, 2020I’ll Pay Full Price To People I Know. Every Time.
- Aug 24, 2020How I Found a Job During a Pandemic in Just 28 Days
College and your 20s8 essays
- Jul 26, 2021Growth, School, and Ego…
- Nov 12, 202021 Things Most People Don’t Learn In Their 20s
- Oct 22, 2020The 5 Best Investments You Need To Make In Your 20s
- Sep 5, 2020Stop Encouraging Young People To Say No To Opportunities
- Aug 31, 20208 Ways To Get an F on Your College Experience
- Aug 28, 202025 Thought-Provoking Quotes To Get You Through College
- Aug 25, 20204 Things my Arrogance Kept Me From Learning in College
- Aug 16, 20208 Things I Wish I Knew As a College Freshman
Writing and the Medium experiment13 essays
- Jul 27, 2021Quality Writing Isn’t Real
- Jul 1, 2021Why Would Anyone Want to Read JoelsBlog?
- Jun 30, 2021Putting a Content Strategy In Place
- Jun 28, 2021Why I Don’t Write About Making Money On Medium
- Jun 23, 2021I’m Tired of Self Help
- Jun 23, 2021Inspired Writing is Rare
- Jun 15, 2021Writing a Daily Muse
- Jun 10, 2021I Don’t Want You To Read This
- Oct 17, 202013 Words That Sound Exactly Like What They Mean
- Sep 15, 2020I Made $9.86 In My First 31 Days on Medium, And I’ve Learned From Every Penny
- Sep 7, 2020Why I Don’t Produce Long Content
- Sep 6, 2020What if I Don’t Have a Voice Worth Reading?
- Aug 14, 2020Today, I write.
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