Why Growth Requires Struggle

Last month’s email about trigger warnings was an unexpected hit. I can’t remember the last time I got such an overwhelmingly positive response from people about a subject. But I also got a lot of questions about pain, trauma, challenge, and struggle. Most of these questions were some variation of, “Is there such a thing as being exposed to too much...

Oct 2022

Trigger Warning: Reality Hurts

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from September 7, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents Trigger Warnings The Verdict Is In Death of “Safety-Ism” Trigger Warnings Years ago, many readers wrote to me complaining...

Sep 2022

Are You Not Entertained?

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from July 18, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. In David Foster Wallace’s classic novel, Infinite Jest, there’s a movie that is so entertaining that anyone who views even a small portion of it will give up all...

Jul 2022

3 Principles for a Better Life

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from June 13, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents 3 Principles for a Better Life #1 You Are Perfect, But… #2 Most People Aren’t Evil #3 A Bit of Truth in Everything 3 Principles...

Jun 2022

The Biggest Lesson I’ve Learned From You

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from May 9, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Today marks the one hundredth edition of this newsletter. For ninety-nine newsletters, I’ve written with the intent to help and inform you. But for the one hundredth...

May 2022

On Slaps and Celebrity

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from April 1, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents The Slap Will the Book Celebrity Worship Another Outrage The Slap Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and...

Apr 2022

The Life Cycle of Outrage

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from March 7, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents The Outrage Begins The Reaction The Third Wave The Outrage Begins Moment Zero: A Significant Event occurs. Eye witnesses and...

Mar 2022

How Trust Runs the World

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from February 8, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. A quick note before we start: The first live webinar for The Subtle Art School will be Saturday, February 12th at 2:00 PM US eastern time. Current members can sign up here. Non-members...

Feb 2022

What in the World Are You Doing?

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from January 3, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents Your Focus for the New Year The Subtle Art School Your Focus for the New Year Welcome to the first Monday of the new year....

Jan 2022

The Point Is to Stop

This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from December 13, 2021. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on and stuff I’ve enjoyed reading that month in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person. Let’s dive right in. Table of Contents The Point Is to Stop The Subtle Art School Signed Books for the Holidays The Point...

Dec 2021