Build massive rut-free momentum going into 2024 — to crush your New-Year goals and resolutions — Self-sabotage got me in a chokehold. Blitz-chess procrastination. Surfing celebrity-gossip. Near-daily NoFap relapses. Nagging existential doubt — and an unexpected breakup to worsen it all. This wasn’t my 2023 Q4 “gameplan” — but as Mike Tyson quipped, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”

Valuable “meta” use cases I’ve found in 10 months of tinkering with ChatGPT — This isn’t your typical ChatGPT article. You know, the hyperbolic “6 Mindblowing ChatGPT Secrets 99% of People Don’t Know About” kind. The actual “secret” most don’t know? ChatGPT itself can write such clickbaity ChatGPT blogs! Try it yourself: Prompt: “Act as a professional writer specializing in ChatGPT and AI. Use…

And 12 ethical ways to boost your sales, branding, and marketing with them — Snake oil salesmen with slicked-back hair, shady promises, and sly grins. That’s the image “Sales & Marketing” would invoke in my mind. But spiritual places flipped that image — through clever, creative, and ethical moves that proved… You could sell (big) without false promises, manipulation, and predatory tactics… “Sales &…

November 15th edition of the Manximize-1–2–3 newsletter — Manximize-1–2–3 shares fortnightly insights on fitness, productivity, and all-round excellence. Plus, free access to my best articles, book picks, and more. I first sent this to my 6300+ subscribers a week ago. To get these editions fresh in your inbox, subscribe here. At A Glance M123 changes based on last week’s survey results …

The shocking result of slacking on a “simple” 2-minute daily habit — I first sent this to my 6000+ Manximize-1–2–3 email subscribers a week ago. To get such quick value fresh in your inbox, subscribe for free here. “HOW did I, of all people, turn so unproductive?” fear asked my soul. Procrastinating with blitz chess. Surfing B.S. celebrity gossip. …

And 9 tips to get maximum ROI from the self-help books you consume — Being a self-help writer is a blend of delight, anger, and shame. Delight at improving lives. Rage as the self-help space sweeps reality under a Utopian rug. It's a shame to have added a few stitches to this rug. Tearing open this deceitful rug, I want to lay bare 3…

No, not cardio, intermittent fasting, or quitting carbs — Today’s sea of B.S. (overcomplicated) fat-loss advice boils my blood. Trendy restrictive diets. Endless cardio and spine-straining crunches. Hard-to-pronounce supplements. Wallet-burning fat burners. Artificial (and fatal) liposuction. None of that is necessary (or optimal). Who am I to claim so? Someone who lost 50+ lbs, built a six-pack physique, and…

November 1st edition of the Manximize-1–2–3 newsletter — Manximize-1–2–3 shares fortnightly insights on fitness, productivity, and all-round excellence. Plus, free access to my best articles, book picks, and more. I first sent this to my 6300+ subscribers a week ago. To get these editions fresh in your inbox, subscribe here. At A Glance: Proven Productivity: A better way to set &…

Nuanced NoFap truths the NoFap gurus and forums don’t reveal to you — Masturbating to p*rn is a weird thing. We know we’ll feel like sh*t every single time—the all-too-familiar crash in energy, motivation, clarity, and confidence. But we keep falling prey to the illusion that it’s pleasure heaven. Again and again and again. We aren’t to blame. Our hyper-sexualized society and culture…