Let me start by saying I do not have an eating disorder. I just don’t like food very much. The entire process of meal planning, grocery shopping, and cooking, and doing dishes, and eating, and cleaning up the mess, and leftovers — it is exhausting. And there’s nothing rewarding about…

I’m not sure what I was thinking when I metered my stories a couple of years ago but I do know I was a fool for doing so. I’ll explain. First of all, I am a fairly new writer on Medium with a very small audience. I believe at the…

10 Q&As from a lifetime of minimalism. I’ve been into minimalism for most of my life so it feels pretty normal to me. However I can see how some people find it extreme, or strange, or simply don’t understand what the hype is all about. And yea, I get it…

Last Sunday marked the 77th straight week of publishing my weekly newsletter Sunday Notes. And at first, I had no idea what I was doing. I had a small list of subscribers and decided to jump in the weekly newsletter game. Here are my top 5 lessons learned after 77…

Field notes from a domestic battlefront. I am a househusband. A dedicated soldier executing dishes, laundry, and occasional shopping with military-like precision. Pajama pants are my fatigues and 409 is my weapon of choice. …

Why you should quit sucky things and move on with your life. Yesterday I took on a freelance writing gig. Ghostwriting for a well-known influencer, you would know the name if I told you, and today I quit. At first, it seemed like a great opportunity, but as things went…

On breaking up with 50-year-old technology. It’s official. I no longer use voicemail. I called my carrier and asked them to shut off the feature as I am obviously not qualified to do so myself. No longer will I be associated with antiquated technology from the 1970s. I won’t hear…

An easy 4 step system. I subscribe to an absurd amount of email newsletters. And without a system to organize them, my inbox would look like a digital landfill. This is my system for handling newsletters in Gmail. 4 Steps for a cleaner inbox. Create an alias email address like…

It’s easier than you think. Here we are. Staring at an intimidating white screen without a respectable thought in our mind. It’s getting late. I should have started writing by now. WTF am I going to write about today. This is a common problem every writer faces including yours truly…