#ijustturned

[If you are interested, here is 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, And 35.] 1. Entrepreneurship is awesome. And lonely. And empowering. And kinda sucks. 2. It sucks mindlessly filling up vending machines every day. 3. The only women who love you unconditionally are your mom and your daughter. 4. I love traveling and talking about cotton, 5. Sales sucks if under pressure to produce. 6.…

[If you are interested, here is 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, And 35.] 1. I knew it academically but not empirically. All government spending is taxation. 2. Sleeping well is a goal of mine. Honestly, I’m terrible at it right now. 3. The easy button for cotton marketing. 4. I’m going to the funerals now. I should have gone to all the weddings too. 5. My draw to investments is why others…

[If you are interested, here is 42, 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. And 35.] 1. Starting at 22, after maybe cutting your teeth in a few awful jobs to learn, everyone should follow these three simple career rules. 2. In his latest book, Reframe Your Brain, Scott Adams said that you shouldn’t look for a “soulmate” you should look for someone who “keeps promises. Similarly, you shouldn’t look for a “dream…

I Just Turned 41: Here Are 20 Things I Learned In The Last Year

[If you are interested, here is 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. And 35.] 1. I am likely making more progress than I think I am. 2. I think that literature and math should be the foundation of education. 3. Lebanese immigrants are often fantastic at business. 4. That I love this poem. 5. Quid sit homo means “what is man.” 6. Education is nearly impossible to force. 7. We are all exposed to more…

I Just Turned 40: Here Are 20 Things I Learned In The Last Year

[If you are interested, here is 39. 38. 37. 36. And 35.] 1. Fear can be a funny thing. But we should not let it control us. 2. I have more respect for old things. Things that have endured. 3. The three most addictive things in the world. 4. Comedian Steve Harvey made it like everyone else did. He refused to give up. 5. The year 2020 would look like this. 6. The American Robin is one of the…

I Just Turned 39: Here Are 20 Things I Learned In The Last Year

[If you are interested, here is 38. 37. And 36. And 35.]

1. You stop kids (or anyone) from a certain behavior by getting them to internalize it.

2. Patience is the biggest secret of the internet.

3. Most comedians are the baby of the family.

4. T.S. Eliot always had a day job.

5. Tupperware parties are designed they way they are for a reason.

6. Vuja Deis the opposite of Déjà…