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Achieving · Becoming · Enwakening

Enwaken Life Book

A newsletter structured like a book. It's built from my life, so it never gets finished and published; it lives on. Subscribe and new chapters come to you by email, or read the whole thing here, in order.

Start at the beginning
  1. Dedication
  2. Preface (About the Author)
  3. Introduction
  4. The Three Paths
Path IAchieving37 essays
  1. Part 1: Achieving
Money11
  1. Win at Life By Understanding Asymmetric Risk
  2. How to Make Big Money Without Taking Big Risks
  3. The Real Meaning of Persistence: Getting Better At Quitting
  4. Share This Article With Anybody Who Owes You Money
  5. How to Make Money Investing In Startups
  6. My Best Startup Investment: A Peek Inside Y-Combinator
  7. The Biggest Financial Mistake I Ever Made
  8. You Can Be Wealthy Right Now
  9. Spending isn’t How You Go Bankrupt
  10. My Quest to Get the Coveted American Express Black Centurion Card
  11. More is the Enemy of Enough
Productivity10
  1. Avoid Procrastination by Breaking Down Daunting Problems
  2. Dealing with Your Email Inbox
  3. Stop Being Habitually Late
  4. Doing What You Say You’re Going To Do Is a Superpower
  5. Start With the End in Mind
  6. Look to the Past to Get Inspiration for the Future
  7. Don’t Listen to Bullshit Advice Because it Sounds Good
  8. Make Better Decisions with 5 Unique Rules of Thumb
  9. Moving from Engagementstan to the Republic of Gettingshitdone
  10. An Espresso Martini Won’t Solve All Your Problems — But Two Might
Relationships16
  1. My Mother Is Trying to Kill Me
  2. From Man Cave to Dad Save: The Sweet Solution to Sibling Rivalry
  3. What Tom Brady and My Son Can Teach You About Success — It’s Not About What You Do
  4. Why You Should Bribe Your Friends and Family To Watch the Super Bowl
  5. I Finally Read Tuesdays With Morrie and I Don’t Get It
  6. On Not Knowing What to Say
  7. On Not Being the Fool in a Conversation
  8. This is Why You Shouldn’t Talk to Strangers
  9. Why Do People Play Pickleball?
  10. Vegetarians are Evil (and Other Hard to Digest Truths)
  11. 3 Rules to Get Away with Anything
  12. I Was a Guy Pretending To Be a Girl, Pretending To Be a Girl
  13. Unlock Your Hidden Potential With Your Hidden Network
  14. 5 Ways to Recognize the Best Person for the Job
  15. People Adore Simon Cowell Because He’s Not Afraid To Tell Them To Go to Hell
  16. Surrounding Yourself with Great People Starts with One Hard Thing

Achieving, with a line on every essay →

Path IIBecoming30 essays
  1. Part 2: Becoming
  1. Becoming A Success First Meant Losing All My Money
  2. What Is the Shortest Path to Success? How Do I Get Rich Quick?
  3. Yes, I Have Bipolar Disorder
  4. Start Talking About Your Mental Health
  5. My Heart Attack Was One of the Best Things That Ever Happened to Me
  6. The Light at the End of the Tunnel is the Headlight of an Oncoming Train
  7. One Simple Trick to Not Getting Emotionally Dragged into the Muck
  8. Resolutions or Looking Back at 2023
  9. Feeling Tired and Run Down?
  10. Why I Don’t Drive My Tesla Like a Maniac (Any more)
  11. I Stopped Texting and Driving After this One Minute Thought Exercise
  12. Discovering Truth in a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure World
  13. Explaining the Common Cold and the Line at the DMV
  14. One Simple Thing You Can Do to Reduce Anxiety and Increase Happiness
  15. Nobody Ever Became a Better Person by Watching Must-See TV
  16. What Did I Do Before I Journaled?
  17. Supercharge Your Gratitude with the Power of Specificity
  18. I Used to Think Meditation Was Stupid
  19. What do psychedelics actually do anyway?
  20. Problem-Solving in an Altered State of Consciousness
  21. I Injected My Own Blood Into My Brain (neuroPRP)
  22. Internal Family Systems: A Therapy Revolution 40 Years in the Making
  23. How I Stopped Drinking Alcohol Using IFS Therapy in Two Minutes.
  24. Getting in Touch with Your IFS Parts
  25. Sir, Step Away From the Self-Help Aisle
  26. Betrayed and Hurt But Still Barefoot
  27. The One Secret to Living a Great Life
  28. 10 Regrets From a 58-Year-Old Douchebag
  29. I Just Want to Drive a Zamboni
  30. What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self?

Becoming, with a line on every essay →

Path IIIEnwakening8 essays
  1. Part 3: Enwakening
  1. Busting Loose
  2. I Didn’t Want to Break Free, But it Happened Anyway
  3. Suffering Comes From Bonding Meaning To Nothing
  4. The One Thing Alan Watts Forgot to Tell Us
  5. Life Isn’t About Finding a Better Flashlight: It’s About Getting Comfortable With the Dark
  6. Ancient Chinese Wisdom, or Is It?
  7. Think You Can Handle the Truth?
  8. Need a New Story to Believe In?

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  1. Epilogue